When You Go to Your Boss to Ask for a Raise

question 50

Multiple Choice

When you go to your boss to ask for a raise, you begin negotiations by asking for a huge raise that is sure to be rejected. You are using the:

• A) door-in-the-face technique
• B) social facilitation method
• C) foot-in-the-door technique
• D) social manipulation technique

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Definitions:

Organized Labor

Refers to unions or groups of workers who band together to negotiate for better working conditions, wages, and benefits.

McCarthyism

Post–World War Ⅱ Red Scare focused on the fear of communists in U.S. government positions; peaked during the Korean War; most closely associated with Joseph McCarthy, a major instigator of the hysteria.

Foreign Policy

A country's strategies and decisions in relation to its interactions with other nations, concerning diplomacy, military actions, trade, and treaties.

Civil Rights Initiatives

Programs, policies, or legislative actions aimed at ensuring and improving legal rights and social quality for all, particularly for marginalized groups.