Building on the Idea That Intentional Exposure to a Weak

question 45

Multiple Choice

Building on the idea that intentional exposure to a weak strain of a virus can protect people from the virus,McAlister,Perry,and Maccoby (1980) applied ______ to help students to ______.

• A) inoculation theory; resist social pressures to smoke
• B) inoculation theory; improve their in-class conduct
• C) cognitive dissonance theory; resist social pressures to smoke
• D) cognitive dissonance theory; improve their in-class conduct

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Definitions:

Federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act

A United States federal law enacted in 1988 that prohibits most private employers from using lie detector tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment.

Lie Detector Tests

A scientific method attempted to determine if a person is telling the truth or lying by measuring physiological responses to questions, also known as polygraph tests.

Adverse Employment Decisions

These are decisions made by employers that negatively affect an employee's terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, such as demotions, terminations, or reductions in pay.

Workers' Compensation Acts

Laws that provide financial compensation and medical care for workers who are injured or disabled in the course of their employment.