If Management Tries to Threaten or Punish Ima and Boyd

question 186

Multiple Choice

If management tries to threaten or punish Ima and Boyd for their efforts to gain union representation, the two workers could ask the ________ to investigate these unfair labor practices.

• A) National Labor Relations Board
• B) Bureau of Labor-Management Relations
• C) Department of Justice
• D) Federal Trade Commission

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Definitions:

Pleasure-Giving Urge

Denotes an intrinsic motivation or desire to seek activities or stimuli that provide enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.

Defence Mechanisms

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals, groups, and even nations to cope with realities and to maintain self-image.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where socially unacceptable impulses are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behaviors.

Repression

A psychological defense mechanism where distressing thoughts and feelings are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.