If a CEO Wears a Suit and Tie to a Board

question 80

Multiple Choice

If a CEO wears a suit and tie to a board meeting and later in the day changes into jeans and a T-shirt to attend a football event with friends,he is engaging in

• A) saving face.
• B) impression management.
• C) controlled alertness.
• D) ethnomethodology.

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Theory

A psychological perspective that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions, and how they might relate to early experiences.

Personality

A constellation of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral patterns characterizing an individual's unique adjustments to life.

Conflicting Forces

Opposing elements or principles that create tension or disagreement within a situation or individual.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach that seeks to explore unconscious motives and conflicts as determinants of behavior.