Cecil Is Competing with Pete for the Same Position

question 40

Multiple Choice

Cecil is competing with Pete for the same position. Cecil is concerned because Pete is perceived as more attractive than he. To minimize the effect of attractiveness on ratings of applicants, Cecil should hope that

• A) the interviewer is female.
• B) Pete is interviewed by someone of the same gender.
• C) the interviewer is very experienced.
• D) his interviewer is a transactional leader.

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Definitions:

Mirror Neurons

Neurons that fire both when an individual acts and when the individual observes the same action performed by another, thought to play a role in learning and empathy.

Simulate

To imitate or replicate the appearance, function, or conditions of (something) for study, training, or analysis.

Observational Learning

The method of learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others and the outcomes of those behaviors.

Classical Conditioning

An associative learning process where a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response.