Question

Kevin is told that if he works for five days at a telemarketing job, he can expect to earn $100 a day on commission alone. When he gets his paycheck at the end of the week, it comes to only about $80 per day. He’s very upset even when he finds out that his coworkers all made only about $60 each per day. This is an example of __________. Group of answer choices relative deprivation dispositional frustration catharsis instrumental aggression fear-aggression

Answer 1

COMPLETE QUESTION:

Kevin is told that if he works for five days at a telemarketing job, he can expect to earn $100 a day on commission alone. When he gets his paycheck at the end of the week, it comes to only about $80 per day. He’s very upset even when he finds out that his coworkers all made only about $60 each per day. This is an example of __________.

Group of answer choices

(a) relative deprivation

(b) dispositional frustration

(c) catharsis

(d) instrumental aggression

(e) fear-aggression

ANSWER: RELATIVE DEPRIVATION

EXPLANATION:

RELATIVE DEPRIVATION occurs when an individual have the perception or believe that he or she have a worse condition or lack a resources (e.g. money, rights, social equality) than other people in a common situation or event or within a socioeconomic group.

Thus, in Kelvin’s case, he had unfulfilled expectations due to pay cut, which in turn leads to frustration.