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21.Which of the following the MOST accurate statement regarding the : 1245460
21.Which of the following is the MOST accurate statement regarding the quality of one’s mentor?
a.The only way a successful worker can be a poor mentor is if (s)he does not care about the success of their protégé.
b.There is no such thing as a bad mentor, only a bad protégé.
c.Having no mentor is better than having a poor mentor.
d.Having a poor mentor is better than having no mentor at all.
22.Job ________ refers to the positive feelings that result from an appraisal of one’s work.
a.turnoverc.satisfactoriness
b.qualityd.satisfaction
23.Researchers have found that certain personal characteristics are positively associated with job satisfaction. Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?
a.hopec.optimism
b.resilienced.affiliation
24.Klasen, Usher, and Bong studied teachers from three different countries to assess their levels of job satisfaction. These included all but which of the following countries?
a.The United States of Americac.Canada
b.Mexicod.Korea
25.Generally speaking, Klash, Usher, and Bong found that a teacher’s ________ was highly related to his/her level of job satisfaction.
a.number of studentsc.years in their occupation
b.salary leveld.sense of self-efficacy
26.Harry is about to finish his college degree, and he is worried that he’ll never find a job that will make him happy. He hears people complaining about their work all of the time, and wonders if he is destined to wake up every day for the next 40 years dreading going to work. Based on the chapter you’ve read, what would you advise him?
a.As long as he studied hard in college, he’ll probably be happy with his occupation from the very beginning.
b.Most people eventually find a job in which they are reasonably happy.
c.He is probably correct, but should take comfort in the fact that he will only have to work eight hours a day.
d.If he is happy with his home life, he will probably be happy with his work. If he is unhappy at home, he’ll probably be miserable at work.
27.If you were told that research suggests that those in white-collar occupations generally experience an increase in job satisfaction with age, while those in blue-collar occupations do not, you should assume that these findings apply to
a.women but not men.c.both men and women.
b.men but not women.d.neither men nor women.
28.A worker described as _____ would feel devalued.
a.alienatedc.plateauing
b.burned outd.generative
29.If he is like most alienated workers, Rocky would be most likely to explain his feelings about his job by saying,
a.“I feel guilty for getting paid so much for doing so little.”
b.“Nothing that I do at work really matters.”
c.“My mentor does not help me at all.”
d.“Most days on the job I really like my responsibilities, but there are some days I’d rather forget.”
30.If Zack is like the alienated workers interviewed in Terkel’s (1974) classic study, he would most likely describe himself as a
a.“ghost in the machine of industry.”
b.“cog in a faceless machine of industry.”
c.“machine head.”
d.“warrior ready to rage against the machine.”
