Which of the Following Would Be Considered Discouraged

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be considered discouraged?

• A) The 14-year-old child movie star as the child cannot work on long shoots.
• B) The retired CEO who did a career change and is now a school teacher.
• C) The former Enron VP who now works as a taxi driver.
• D) The unemployed construction worker who gave up looking for work.
• E) All of these are considered discouraged.

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Definitions:

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in activities for their own sake, for the pleasure and satisfaction derived from the activity itself rather than for some external reward.

Type A Personality

A personality trait characterized by high levels of competitiveness, urgency, aggressiveness, and impatience.

Social Impressions

The process by which individuals form an opinion or judgment about others within a social context.

Actor-Observer Effect

A psychological bias where individuals attribute their own actions to situational factors while attributing others’ actions to their personalities.