When a Man Picks Up a Teddy Bear in a Toy

question 95

Multiple Choice

When a man picks up a teddy bear in a toy store and tells the clerk, "This is for my son's first birthday," which situational influence is being demonstrated?

• A)purchase task
• B)social surroundings
• C)physical surroundings
• D)temporal effects
• E)antecedent states

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Definitions:

Peter Principle

The concept that employees within an organization tend to rise to their level of incompetence, promoting based on past performance rather than suitability for the new role.

Promoted Regularly

Refers to a consistent and systematic approach to moving employees to higher positions or ranks within an organization.

Natural Selection

A process in biology by which organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Outplacement

A support service provided by some organizations to help former employees transition to new jobs, often following layoffs.