Employees Who Find Themselves Unhappy at Work Tend to Perform

question 42

Multiple Choice

Employees who find themselves unhappy at work tend to perform with less effort and enthusiasm. Instead of the company trying to fix the deficiencies of their employees, they should be discovering what an employee's strengths and talents might be. What test should these employees take?

• A) the Pennebaker Test
• B) the Via Strengths Inventory
• C) the Clifton StrengthsFinder
• D) the Work-Life Questionnaire

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Definitions:

A-not-B Effect

A cognitive error observed in young children where they will search for an object in a location where it was previously found (location A) rather than its new location (location B), even after they see it moved.

Object Location

The specific place or position at which an object resides or can be found.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed.

Conserve

To protect something, especially natural resources, from waste, loss, or damage.