Which of the Following Statements About Negative Emotions Is INCORRECT

question 155

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about negative emotions is INCORRECT?

• A)Negative emotions like anger can result from an event such as not having your opinions heard by your supervisor.
• B)Employees who manage their negative emotions are involved in fewer conflicts than employees who do not.
• C)Negative emotions that are not managed can become the norm in a workplace.
• D)Negative emotions are always destructive in the workplace.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses. In operant conditioning, generalization occurs when responses learned in one situation occur in other, similar situations.

Discrimination

The unfair or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, often based on race, age, sex, or disability.

Classical Conditioning

An acquisition method where two stimuli are frequently paired; the response, at first prompted by the second stimulus, is later prompted by the first stimulus in isolation.

Reinforcer

Any stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future.