Roscoe Is an Autoworker on an Assembly Line

question 50

Multiple Choice

Roscoe is an autoworker on an assembly line. When asked to comment on his job, Roscoe says, 'First, I am a nothing to this company. Second, my "do-nothing" job serves no purpose in the production of automobiles.' Roscoe is best described as

• A)burned out.
• B)generative.
• C)having poor occupational priorities.
• D)alienated.

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Definitions:

Hypothetical Thought

Thinking that involves considering possibilities, scenarios, or outcomes that are not based on immediate reality but on imagined or projected situations.

Deductive Reasoning

A logical process whereby a conclusion is reached based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true.

Top-Down

An approach or process that starts from the upper levels of a hierarchy and moves downwards, often referring to management, processing, or information systems.

Bottom-Up

An approach or process that starts from the most basic or elementary level and works upwards in complexity, typically used in decision-making, problem-solving, and information processing contexts.