After the Disappointment of Not Getting a New Position, an Employee

question 19

Multiple Choice

After the disappointment of not getting a new position, an employee states, "That job looks like a real headache, anyway." This is an example of ________ to reduce discomfort from dissonance.

• A)reducing importance
• B)increasing importance
• C)reducing influence
• D)increasing influence

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Definitions:

Paraphilia

Paraphilia refers to intense and persistent sexual interest other than sexual interest in genital stimulation or preparatory fondling with phenotypically normal, physically mature, consenting human partners.

Female Orgasmic Disorder

A sexual dysfunction characterized by a woman’s persistent or recurrent difficulty, delay in, or absence of achieving orgasm following sufficient sexual arousal and stimulation.

Pedophilia

A psychiatric disorder characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children.

Erotic Plasticity

The degree to which an individual's sex drive or sexual orientation can be influenced by cultural, social, and situational factors.