Leighton Has Been an Assistant at Security Financial for More

question 259

Multiple Choice

Leighton has been an assistant at Security Financial for more than 14 years. She earns a good salary and has made friends at work, but she has been passed over for promotion twice and feels that no one appreciates her abilities and skills. Leighton is concerned with satisfying her

• A) physiological needs.
• B) social needs.
• C) safety needs.
• D) esteem needs.

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Definitions:

Power Tactics

Strategies or methods used by individuals or groups to exert influence or control over others to gain authority or power.

Milgram

Refers to Stanley Milgram, a psychologist known for his groundbreaking research on obedience, demonstrating that people are willing to obey authority figures to the extent of causing harm to others.

Agentic State

A psychological state in which an individual sees themselves as an agent executing the orders of an authority, often used to explain obedience to authority.

Submissive

Characterized by a willingness to yield to the authority or will of others, often at the cost of one's own preferences or needs.