Imagine You Are Recruiting People to Volunteer to Do Part-Time

question 41

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are recruiting people to volunteer to do part-time tutoring of elementary school kids.Dissonance theory would suggest that a successful strategy to enhance the commitment of the volunteers would be to pay them:

• A) only a token amount of money for volunteering
• B) fairly little to begin with but increased wages over time
• C) a large bonus if things go well after three months
• D) a large training salary but a fairly low tutoring salary

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Definitions:

Preindustrial societies

Societies characterized by an economy based on agriculture, with limited technological development and a predominance of subsistence farming.

Kohlberg's dilemmas

Moral dilemmas used by Lawrence Kohlberg in his research to study moral reasoning and the development of moral judgment across different stages of human life.

Cross-cultural studies

Research aimed at comparing cultural practices, values, and psychological processes across different cultures to understand cultural influences on behavior and cognition.

Moral reasoning

The process by which individuals think about, analyze, and assess the principles and reasons behind their ethical judgments and behaviors.