Rodrigo, an Assembly-Line Worker, Spends Much of His Weekends Playing

Multiple Choice

Rodrigo, an assembly-line worker, spends much of his weekends playing drums in a jazz group. Matthew, who works on the same assembly line, spends most of his weekends watching movies and sports on television. Which of the following generalizations fits best with findings from Martin Meissner's research on "the long arm of the job?"

A) Rodrigo is a good example of someone with instrumental work orientations.
B) On average, more workers are like Rodrigo.
C) On average, more workers are like Matthew.
D) Rodrigo is typical of younger workers; Matthew is a typical older worker.