People Who Perceive That They Are Victims of Interactional Injustice

question 102

Multiple Choice

People who perceive that they are victims of interactional injustice tend to blame their immediate supervisor rather than the organization at large. Why is this?

• A) Interactional justice or injustice is intimately tied to the conveyer of the information.
• B) Interactional injustice usually occurs during face-to-face encounters.
• C) When people are not treated with respect they tend to retaliate against those closest to hand.
• D) Interactional injustice is in the eyes of those who perceive they are disrespected.
• E) Interactional injustice is most often the result of impersonal policies of the organization.

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A technique in behaviorism used to train a new behavior by rewarding actions that are progressively closer to the desired behavior.

Rewards

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Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually teach a new behavior through reinforcement of successive approximations to the desired behavior.

Emotional Disturbance

A condition characterized by significant difficulties in emotional regulation, leading to problems in social, educational, or occupational functioning.