You Are Interviewed for a Job

question 24

True/False

You are interviewed for a job. You have included five pages of outstanding accomplishments on your résumé and only one seemingly minor flaw in an otherwise-impressive record. Your interviewer, however, seems unfairly focused on your single blemish, ignoring your accomplishments. This is an example of the negativity bias.

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Definitions:

Cash Register

An electronic or mechanical device used in retail environments to calculate and record sales transactions, and to store cash.

Stock Management

The process of ordering, storing, tracking, and controlling inventory to ensure that a company has the right amount of goods on hand to meet customer demand.

Drugstore Assistant

An individual working in a pharmacy who helps in the dispensing of medication and provides customer service under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Social Information-processing Model

A theory that suggests individuals understand and respond to social situations based on their interpretation of social information.