Word Et Al

question 5

Multiple Choice

Word et al. found in their second experiment that when confederates mimicked the nonverbal behavior that white interviewers demonstrated toward black applicants in the first experiment:

• A) the applicants' performance in the second experiment was rated more poorly than when the confederate mimicked the nonverbal behavior in the white/white pairings.
• B) the applicants were more angry and hostile during the interview than when the confederate mimicked the nonverbal behavior in the white/white pairings.
• C) did not respond to the changes in the nonverbal immediacy of the interviewer.
• D) the applicants moved their chairs closer to the interview than when the confederate mimicked the nonverbal behavior in the white/white pairings.

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Definitions:

Sunk Cost

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, which should not influence future business decisions.

Period Cost

Expenses that are not directly tied to the production process and are charged to the period in which they are incurred.

Future Decisions

Decisions that will be made in the future, often based on forecasts or projections.

Variable Cost Method

A pricing strategy that only accounts for direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead costs, excluding any fixed costs from its calculations.