The Principal Effect of Episodic Framing on Viewers' Attributions of Responsibility

question 9

Multiple Choice

The principal effect of episodic framing on viewers' attributions of responsibility is

• A) to increase their reliance on dispositional or individualistic accounts of political problems (e.g., to conclude that crime is caused by immoral people).
• B) to make them more likely to cite societal accounts of political problems (e.g., to conclude that crime is caused by inequality and racial discrimination).
• C) to make viewers less prepared to offer any causal account of political problems.
• D) to increase their reliance on both individualistic and societal accounts.

Recognize the purpose and methodology of performance appraisals in performance management.

Understand job design approaches and their impact on employee performance and motivation.

Appreciate the importance of valid and reliable performance appraisal systems.

Identify and differentiate between major ethical theories including utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, ethical relativism, and ethics of care.

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Definitions:

Selection Pressure

Environmental factors that influence the reproductive success of individuals or populations, leading to evolution through survival of the fittest.

Virulent Strains

Variants of microorganisms, particularly viruses and bacteria, that have increased severity or harmfulness in their effects on hosts.

Pathogen Hosts

Organisms that harbor pathogens, serving as a site for the pathogen to live, grow, and multiply, potentially causing disease.

Selection

The process by which certain traits become more prevalent in a population due to differential survival and reproduction of individuals who possess those traits.