Question

Monique really wants a new car, especially now that she admires a coworker's new vehicle every day. What need seems to be motivating Monique to also buy a new car?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is: Personal need for status and respect.

Explanation:

The reason why Monique wants a new car is that she wants to be admired as she admires her coworkers' new car. It is highly possible that Monique does not necessarily need the new vehicle but her need for personal recognition and respect is likely to drive her to eventually purchase a new car.

Answer 2

Answer: Personal need for status and respect

Explanation:

It is known that people care about the way that other members of their work groups, society etc view them. In this they care about their social worth or social reputation. Monique had a need for a new car, but seeing her coworker with one already made her review her self-worth and spurred the desire to want to attain the status of owning a car even more. Although the degree of concern about one’s social status varies across people, contexts, and time, these concerns are rarely dormant and easily stirred as it has in Monique. Social worth is among peoples’ most critical and pervasive considerations at work, as well as in most social settings. While respect reflects the worth and value accorded to people, status is conceptualized as the respect and admiration that an individual possesses in the eyes of others,. It is also a yardstick of the social worth that others confer on an individual.