Davis Hosiery Mills Has Each New Employee Sign a Form

question 41

Multiple Choice

Davis Hosiery Mills has each new employee sign a form acknowledging receipt of the company's handbook. The handbook states that employees will be terminated for good cause only. It also contains a disclaimer, in small print, which informs the employee that the employment relationship is "at will." An employee of Davis Hosiery sues for wrongful termination.

• A) The employee cannot sue because termination for good cause is not generally recognized as a limitation to employment-at-will, even when placed in an employee handbook.
• B) Davis Hosiery will win the case because the employee signed a form acknowledging that the employment relationship at Davis Hosiery is "at will."
• C) Depending on the statutes or court decisions in the state where Davis Hosiery is located, the employee can proceed with the lawsuit because the disclaimer was neither prominent nor conspicuous.
• D) The employee cannot sue if she lost her copy of the handbook.

Identify behavior therapy techniques and their theoretical foundations, including systematic desensitization and aversion therapy.

Understand the process and importance of self-monitoring in behavior modification.

Recognize the use of behaviorist methods in treating phobias and other psychological issues.

Acknowledge the criticism of behaviorism and its limitations.

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Definitions:

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory for events that occurred before a certain point in time, often due to brain injury or diseases.

Anterograde Amnesia

An inability to form new memories following the onset of an amnesia-causing event, though long-term memories from before the event may remain intact.

Hippocampus

A region of the brain associated with the formation of new memories and spatial navigation.

Anterograde Amnesia

A loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.