Jerri Still Doesn't Have a DVD Player

question 63

Multiple Choice

Jerri still doesn't have a DVD player. He says he is not ready to have one of these "new-fangled devices." He can be termed a(n) :

• A) innovator.
• B) early adopter.
• C) late majority.
• D) laggard.

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Definitions:

Signalling Theory

Job applicants interpret their recruitment and selection experiences as cues or signals about unknown characteristics of a job and an organization and what it will be like to work in an organization.

Harshness

The quality of being extremely strict or severe in conditions or treatment.

Perceptual Biases

Cognitive biases that result from the simplification of processing social realities, often leading to distorted interpretations.

Central Tendency

The tendency to assign most ratees to middle-range job performance categories.