Instructions: Each of the Following Sentences Tells What You Are

question 1130

Multiple Choice

Instructions: Each of the following sentences tells what you are trying to persuade someone to do. Beneath each sentence are four reasons that attempt to convince this person that he or she should take this particular course of action. Select the letter of the reason that seems irrelevant, illogical, or untrue. If you wanted to persuade someone to donate money to a certain charity, you might say that

• A) the charity helps people who truly need it.
• B) the organization manages its money wisely.
• C) donating will provide him or her with a tax deduction.
• D) the organization s headquarters are in a brick building.

Recognize the goals of humanistic psychology.

Identify and understand various personality theories.

Analyze the evolution of personality over the lifespan.

Understand mechanisms people use to rationalize actions.

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Definitions:

Labor Problem

Challenges and conflicts arising between employers and employees, often concerning wages, working conditions, and rights.

Stereotypes

Widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas about a particular type of person or thing.

Popular Culture

A set of practices, beliefs, and objects that are dominant or ubiquitous in society at a given point in time.

Workplace Rules

Regulations and guidelines established by businesses or organizations to dictate expected behavior and processes within the workplace.