Jean-Paul Works for National Public Radio

question 77

Multiple Choice

Jean-Paul works for National Public Radio.He has been assigned to run the fund drive necessary to keep NPR on the air in various communities.Suppose that keeping NPR on the air in a given community is contingent upon the percentage of people in the community who donate money.It is likely that

• A)Jean-Paul will get more donations from people who have a collectivist orientation than from those who have an individualist orientation.
• B)Jean-Paul will be likely to get a greater percentage of donations from people living in the city than from people living in smaller close-knit communities.
• C)whether the people Jean-Paul speaks with are in a good mood or a bad mood will have no influence on their willingness to donate.
• D)if Jean-Paul is truthful and tells people that many others have already donated,people will be less likely to donate their own money.

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Definitions:

Blaming The Victim

A phenomenon where the victim of a crime, accident, or any type of abusive maltreatment is held entirely or partially at fault for the incident.

Harassment

Behavior directed at an individual or group that is intimidating, offensive, or demeaning.

Causal Attributions

The process of inferring the causes of events or behaviors, which can influence individuals' understanding of their own and others' actions.

Blaming The Victim

The fallacy of assigning fault to victims of a misfortune or crime, rather than focusing on the perpetrator or causal factors.