Severance Packages Are Distinguishable from Settlement Packages

question 26

Multiple Choice

Severance packages are distinguishable from settlement packages

• A)in that severance packages involve a lump sum payment offered to bring an employment dispute to an end.
• B)in that settlement packages involve a lump sum payment offered to bring an employment dispute to an end.
• C)in that settlement packages contain only that which is owed to the employee under statute.
• D)in that severance packages are offered in exchange for a release.
• E)settlement packages are always more generous to the employee than severance packages.

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Definitions:

Uncertainty-Identity Theory

The theory that people join and identify with groups in order to reduce negative feelings of uncertainty about themselves and others.

Entitativity

The degree to which a group is perceived as being a coherent and distinct entity, with members sharing common characteristics or a common fate.

Uncertainty-Identity Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals form or join groups in order to reduce uncertainty about themselves and their place in the world.

System Justification Theory

The theory that negative stereotypes get attached to groups partly because they help explain and justify why some individuals are more advantaged than others.