Charlie is most likely to experience cognitive dissonance if he decides to buy the car that
a. is black inside and outside, which might mean less maintenance, a good thing since he hates fussing with cars.
b. is advertised as quick to accelerate up to 80 miles per hour, a feature that he looked for because he likes to pass slow drivers.
c. received a high rating in customer satisfaction, which is important to him because his last car was a lemon. d. uses alternative fuel and is therefore environmentally friendly, something Charlie cares deeply about.
e. is sleek and so much sexier than all the other cars but is also a gas guzzler and costs much more than he wants to spend.
e
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A) Job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and "shocks" B) Job satisfaction, mentally challenging work, and "shocks" C) Job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and mentally challenging work D) Mentally challenging work, supervision, and adequate compensation E) Mentally challenging work, adequate compensation, and career opportunities
Allen's wife died almost one year ago. For a long period, he experienced overwhelming emotional turmoil. In the past few weeks, however, he seems to have pulled himself together and started to make the transition into being a widower. According to the Parkes/Bowlby model, Allen is best classified as now being in a state of
a. yearning. b. numbness. c. reorganization. d. disorganization and despair.