Laura Is a Manager at a Retail Store

question 5

Multiple Choice

Laura is a manager at a retail store. She recently found out that the company is facing budget cuts. She was given the option to give all of her employees a 3% pay cut or lay off one employee. If she were using utilitarian values as her guide, which decision would she MOST LIKELY make?

• A) give all her employees a 3% pay-cut
• B) organize a protest
• C) quit the job so she does not have to make a decision
• D) lay off one employee

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Definitions:

Onlooker Behavior

Refers to a social development stage where an individual observes others engaging in an activity but does not join in.

Parallel Play

A developmental stage in early childhood where children play next to each other without interacting or coordinating their activities.

Nonsocial Play

A type of play where children play alone or with objects, without significant interaction with others.

Associative Play

A stage of play where children play together but not cooperatively, often observed in children aged 3 to 4 years.