Which of the Following Is an Example of Retaliation

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of retaliation?

• A) Promoting an employee who does not meet the job qualifications.
• B) Denying your employee their annual merit increase because you learned that they participated in a harassment investigation against one of your fellow managers who is a close friend.
• C) Selecting the women applicant over the male applicant because she is more attractive.
• D) Providing a negative job reference on a former employee.
• E) None of these are considered retaliation.

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Definitions:

Kelley's Attribution Theory

A theory that explains how individuals deduce the causes of other people's behavior by attributing it to internal dispositions or external situations.

Dispositional Attribution

The tendency to attribute people's behaviors to their internal qualities, traits, or character, rather than to situational factors.

Aggressive

A behavior characterized by being ready or likely to attack or confront; involving forceful actions or tactics.

False Consensus Effect

The cognitive bias to overestimate how much other people share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.