Mark Is Comparing Two Jobs

question 181

Multiple Choice

Mark is comparing two jobs. One pays $70,000 per year, but will be very stressful. The other pays $60,000, but will be less stressful. According to research presented in your text on Money Matters, Mark will ____.

• A) unambiguously prefer the $70,000 job
• B) unambiguously prefer the $60,000 job
• C) decide to take the 70,000 job even though he recognizes the $60,000 job would probably make him happier
• D) decide to take the $60,000 job even though he recognizes the $70,000 job would probably make him happier

Gain insight into the use of deception in psychological research and its ethical implications.

Understand the concept and implications of social loafing within group tasks.

Recognize the effects of social presence on individual performance, including social facilitation and inhibition.

Identify strategies to mitigate social loafing and enhance group productivity.

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