A Supervisor Tells the Worker the Results of the Evaluation

question 22

Multiple Choice

A supervisor tells the worker the results of the evaluation and tries to persuade the employee to improve. The _____________ approach is a presentation based on logic alone rather like a lecture.

• A) performance
• B) tell-and-sell
• C) sell-and-see
• D) authoritarian

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Definitions:

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

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Psychological Function

A generic term for processes related to the mind, such as thinking, perceiving, feeling, and behaving, that enable individuals to navigate and interpret the world.

Gerontologist

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Age Successfully

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