When a Person Is Ostracized by a Parent or Spouse

question 26

Multiple Choice

When a person is ostracized by a parent or spouse over a long period of time, it is ____.

• A) less devastating than when ostracized by strangers for a few minutes
• B) equally devastating than ostracization by strangers for a few minutes
• C) more devastating than ostracization by strangers for a few minutes
• D) less devastating than ostracization by strangers for a long period of time

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Definitions:

Organizational Politics

reflects the activities and actions within an organization aimed at improving personal or departmental gain, often at the expense of others or the company overall.

Resource Allocation

The process of distributing available resources among various projects, tasks, departments, or entities within an organization.

Formal Rules

Explicitly stated regulations or guidelines that dictate the behavior or operations within an organization or society.

Inoculation Effect

A psychological phenomenon where a belief becomes stronger when exposed to counterarguments in a weak fashion.