An Employee May Be Legally Fired for Refusing an Order

question 23

True/False

An employee may be legally fired for refusing an order to do something illegal in the course of his or her job.

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Definitions:

Incentive Motivation

Motivation that is derived from some property of the act itself, rather than being generated internally, often involving a reward or punishment as stimulus.

Cognitive Aspects

Features or components related to the process of thinking and understanding, including perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning.

Partial Frustration Responses

Reactions that occur when an individual encounters obstacles that partially, but not completely, block goal achievement, leading to varied levels of emotion and behavior change.

Stimulus Feedback

Information received following an action or response, which can affirm or modify future behavior.