Author Question: Rachel has been with XYZ Corp for over 20 years. During her time there, she has been promoted many ... (Read 44 times)

kfurse · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Rachel has been with XYZ Corp for over 20 years. During her time there, she has been promoted many times. She began her career as an assistant and is now a middle manager.

However, in the last 10 years, she has not moved above her current role into the upper echelons of management positions at the corporation. Which of the following explains this slowdown? a) Rachel likely doesn't have the skills necessary for the next position.
b) Rachel has hit a glass ceiling at the corporation.
c) Rachel needs more training in her current position before she can advance.
d) Rachel is happy with her current position and doesn't want to advance.

Question 2

Eric knows that plane crashes are extremely rare and statistically unlikely.

However, he avoids flying and instead drives everywhere, even though he knows the likelihood of being injured in a car accident is far more likely than in a plane accident. Eric is being affected by the ________ heuristic. a) anchoring and adjustment
b) representativeness
c) status quo
d) availability