A New Employee Is Encouraged to Cooperate in a Scheme

question 16

Multiple Choice

A new employee is encouraged to cooperate in a scheme to cheat on worker time cards. The employee refuses to cooperate,and two colleagues verbally threaten him with physical harm if he does not comply. In what behaviour are the employees who threatened their colleague engaged?

• A)employee shrinkage  
• B)personal aggression  
• C)political deviance  
• D)personal deviance

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Definitions:

Klinefelter Syndrome

A condition in which a male has one or more extra X chromosomes, causing the development of female secondary sex characteristics.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

A group of inherited disorders of the adrenal gland whereby individuals born with this condition lack an enzyme needed by the adrenal gland to make the hormones cortisol and aldosterone.

5-alpha Reductase Deficiency

A genetic condition that affects male sexual development before birth and during puberty.

Turner Syndrome

A chromosomal disorder affecting females, characterized by the partial or complete absence of one X chromosome, leading to developmental issues and infertility.