Asking a Colleague "How Was Your Weekend?" Is

question 59

Multiple Choice

Asking a colleague "How was your weekend?" is

• A) an effective greeting in any culture.
• B) accepted in the U.S., but considered intrusive in some cultures.
• C) never acceptable in a business environment.
• D) grounds for a lawsuit.
• E) offensive to members of every low-context culture.

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Definitions:

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Equipotentiality Premise

The presumption that all stimuli have an equal chance of becoming acquired phobias.

Specific Phobias

Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations that pose little to no actual danger but lead to significant avoidance behavior.

Neutral Stimuli

Stimuli that do not initially elicit a strong emotional or physiological response but can become associated with meaningful outcomes through conditioning.