A Union Is Attempting to Organize Clerical and Factory Workers

question 52

Multiple Choice

A union is attempting to organize clerical and factory workers at a local manufacturing plant in Oshkosh. The NLRB makes a determination to include the clerical and factory workers in the same bargaining unit because they have indicated that their demands are very similar. The NLRB is applying a principle of:

• A) Community of interests.
• B) Geographical proximity.
• C) Interdependence of jobs.
• D) Exchange of labor.

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Definitions:

Drug Tolerance

The reduction in the effect of a drug after repeated use, requiring higher doses to achieve the same effect.

States of Consciousness

The different levels of awareness of one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences, ranging from fully alert to various stages of sleep.

Selective Attention

Selective attention is the cognitive process of focusing on a particular object or task in the environment for a certain period, while ignoring irrelevant informations.

Cocktail Party Effect

The brain's ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, much like when a person can focus on a single conversation in a noisy room.