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Mimi

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Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the Rokeach Value Survey?
 
  A) economic success
  B) social recognition
  C) personal discipline
  D) world peace
  E) meaning in life

Question 2

Janice Yoder works in an environmental campaigning organization and often needs to interact with a large team for project implementation activities. However, she always finds it difficult to work as a part of a team.
 
  She always seems to have major disagreements with team members which lead to antagonistic relations between them. Though she has moved from one team to another, her relations with colleagues always seem to be hostile and cold. How would the attribution theory describe this behavior?
  A) low on consensus
  B) high on reliability
  C) high on adaptability
  D) high on consistency
  E) low on distinctiveness


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Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: C) Instrumental values refer to preferable modes of behavior, or means of achieving the terminal values. Personal discipline is an instrumental value and all other options are terminal values.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: D) Consistency in a person's actions means that the person responds the same way over time to the same situation. Yoder has had hostile relationships with colleagues over a long period of time. Thus, her behavior shows consistency.



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