Wendy Stayed Home from Work for a Year After Her

question 47

Multiple Choice

Wendy stayed home from work for a year after her son was born, forfeiting the salary she earned as a loan officer for a bank. When she decided to go back to work, her position was filled and she had to find another one. The position she landed was at a slightly lower level, and the pay was somewhat less. Economists would talk about these as:

• A)cost benefit analysis
• B)the rewards and costs paradigm
• C)opportunity costs
• D)FMLA costs
• E)direct financial costs

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Definitions:

Belief Perseverance

The phenomenon where people maintain their convictions even after the evidence on which those beliefs were based has been refuted.

Traumatic Events

Incidents that cause psychological, physical, or emotional harm or distress, often leading to long-term effects on the individual's well-being.

Coping Mechanisms

Psychological strategies that individuals employ to manage stress, adversity, or trauma, aiming to minimize negative emotional responses.

Embodied Attitudes

The concept that attitudes and opinions are reflected through one's physical actions and postures, suggesting a deep interconnection between body and mind.