A Study of Beliefs About Older Workers Found

question 6

Multiple Choice

A study of beliefs about older workers found

• A) younger workers tended to have generally negative beliefs about older workers.
• B) older workers had more positive beliefs about older workers than did younger workers.
• C) younger supervisors may have lower expectations of older workers.
• D) direct, frequent experience with older workers did not change negative beliefs of younger workers.

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Definitions:

Affective Forecasting

The process of predicting how one would feel in response to future emotional events.

Low Grade

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