During a Job Interview, the Recruiting Manager from CornBlend Fuels

question 41

Multiple Choice

During a job interview, the recruiting manager from CornBlend Fuels told Jonah that ethanol was a more efficient transportation fuel and was, therefore, environmentally superior to petroleum-derived fuel. Afterwards, in doing his own research, Jonah learned that this viewpoint was disputed. Critics of ethanol-from-corn production cited a recent ________ study, contending that ethanol was in fact more environmentally harmful than gasoline, when considering the amount of land required, the amount of chemicals (fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides) required, the higher transportation costs incurred, and amount of agricultural wastes generated.

• A) renewability management
• B) ecocentric management
• C) sustainability analysis
• D) environmental analysis
• E) life cycle analysis

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Definitions:

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, attributing them to internal or external factors.

Capital Punishment

The legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime, typically crimes of a severe nature such as murder.

Cognitive Dissonance

The discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions, leading to an alteration in beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors to reduce the discomfort.

An Attribution

The process of explaining one's own behavior or the behavior of others.