Flattering Your Boss and Helping Co-Workers with Their Work

question 124

Multiple Choice

Flattering your boss and helping co-workers with their work:

• A)are NOT forms of influence.
• B)are two sources of power.
• C)are two ingratiation activities.
• D)are forms of silent authority and upward appeal, respectively.
• E)are two political tactics that are NOT influence strategies.

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Definitions:

Interpretive Bias

The tendency to interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, often leading to skewed understanding or judgment.

Reflective Skepticism

The practice of questioning and critically examining one's own beliefs and assumptions.

Critical Thinkers

Individuals who actively and skillfully conceptualize, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information to reach an answer or conclusion.

Belief and Doubt

The state of accepting something as true versus the feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.