Exam 15: Section 2: Predicting Violent Behavior: the Psychology of Risk Assessment

A study of hiring found _____. However, when two candidates had similar qualifications, _____.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established to enforce Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964). This commission states that employers have an obligation to maintain a particular work environment whereby employees are free from:

When women are victimized by other women, such harassment appears to occur only about _____ of the time.

One of the norms of distributive justice is _____, which is the concept that rewards are to be distributed according to each individual's contributions to the group.

According to the text, legal, permissible sexual behavior in the workplace is _____ illegal sexual harassment. The cases that end up in court involve especially _____.

The development of the sexual discrimination laws is the result of:

When fostering inter-group cooperation, it is essential to work towards achieving common goals. Goals that are considered important to both groups are referred to as _____ goals.

When determining whether a particular behavior is offensive, a judgment needs to be made as to whether others in the same situation would have considered the environment as hostile. This standard is referred to as the:

Among the military, the rate of reported harassment was about_____ for females and about _____ for males.

Another form of harassment is when a work environment is so contentious that victims cannot carry out their job responsibilities. This type of sexual harassment is referred to as:

It is often difficult to take a precise look at how much sexual harassment takes place on the job. One reason, according to the text, is that when asked about such past events, victims create reports that might be biased because of:

Unfortunately, the facts of the case are not the only things that determine the outcome. The text notes that it is often the character or perceived character of both parties that influences the outcome of a case. Making it even more complex is the personal characteristics of the judge. Among the personal characteristics of the judge that appear to make the most impact are:

Regarding judgments about fairness, we tend, as a group, to feel some level of distress when not getting as much as we think we deserve. Conversely, individuals seldom have any sense of concern when getting more than is deserved. Interestingly though, males and females differ in their applications of principles of fairness. According to the text, when asked to work as long as they think is fair for a set amount of money, women worked _____ than their male counterparts. Women also tend to _____ when dividing the money between themselves and a co-worker.

Courts have emphasized that employers have a responsibility to assure harassment is not part of their overall environment. This means that employers need to:

Ginger had been victimized by sexual harassment by her co-worker for over six months. She had tried to appease the harasser, attempted to avoid him, but eventually filed an internal complaint. Her form of coping is known as:

Two basic forms of sexual harassment at work were identified by:

Ben felt that he should have received more money for his efforts and he followed an established procedure to appeal his case to the supervisor, detailing the amount of work done and his contributions to the final product. Ben's ability to participate in the process of reward distribution decisions is an example of:

In instances in which employees feel they are being treated unfairly, they generally try to:

In terms of sexual harassment, an explicit exchange, where a threat against a job or promotion is made unless the victim complies sexually, is called:

Research has identified two basic forms of coping for victims of sexual harassment. One form of coping entails a victim blaming herself or trying to ignore the behavior altogether. This type of coping is referred to as: