You Have Been Offered a New Job You Really Want

question 14

Multiple Choice

You have been offered a new job you really want, and you are now negotiating your compensation package. You believe the hiring manager is being honest when she says she simply cannot pay the full salary that you've asked for. So instead, you ask if she'd be willing to give you three extra paid vacation days if you agree to the lower salary she has offered. What approach are you taking?

• A) integrative
• B) distributive
• C) BANTA
• D) win-lose

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Definitions:

Optimal

The most favorable or desirable condition or outcome, especially from the standpoint of biology, where it often refers to the most efficient allocation of resources for survival and reproduction.

Fitness Payoff

The benefit gained in terms of reproductive success and survival by adopting a particular behavior or strategy.

Thief Phenotype

A behavioral characteristic exhibited by some individuals, where they steal resources (such as food or nesting materials) from other members of the same or different species.

Fitness Cost

A negative effect on the reproductive success of an individual, often resulting from a particular trait or behavior.