When the Mayor Ordered a Salary Increase for the City's

question 25

Multiple Choice

When the mayor ordered a salary increase for the city's police officers, there was a sudden loss of morale among the city's firefighters. The firefighters' sudden dissatisfaction best illustrates

• A) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
• B) the spillover effect.
• C) the two-factor theory.
• D) relative deprivation.

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Definitions:

Assumption Of Risk

A legal doctrine that holds that an individual can be barred from recovering damages for any harm suffered if they voluntarily exposed themselves to a known risk.

Assault

An attempt to commit a battery.

Battery

The unlawful touching of another person.

False Imprisonment

An intentional tort involving the unjustified confinement or detention of a person.