Kylie, Jake, and Sam Have Different Ideas About What Makes

question 21

Multiple Choice

Kylie, Jake, and Sam have different ideas about what makes a job satisfying.They all work for a non-profit organization and go to areas where disease epidemics have broken out.The pay is not high, and there can be extreme health risks.Their coworkers are friendly, intelligent, and generally nice.Most of them will never be world renowned, but there is a chance to engage in interesting analyses and publish research done by their team.Jenna feels strongly that she wants to be able to make a difference and help people when they are in trouble.Jake worries deeply about expenses.He has a large load of student debt to pay off, and his wife is expecting their second child.Sam likes teamwork but isn't thrilled by it.She also has mild anxiety about germs.Which of the following statements is most likely true?

• A)Kylie has the highest level of job satisfaction.
• B)They all have essentially equal levels of job satisfaction.
• C)Kylie is the most likely to quit.
• D)Jenna has the highest job satisfaction.
• E)Sam has the lowest job satisfaction.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process in psychology by which a response is made to a stimulus similar to the one that originally elicited the response.

Observational Learning

A learning process whereby individuals acquire new behaviors or knowledge by observing and imitating others.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A procedure in which the conditioned stimulus in one conditioning experience is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned stimulus. For example, an animal that has learned that a tone predicts food might then learn that a light predicts the tone and begin responding to the light alone. (Also called second-order conditioning.)

Mixed Emotional Reactions

Experiencing multiple emotions at the same time, which might be conflicting or complementary.