Quiz on Expectations and Goal-Oriented Interactions in Gender and Work
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According to status characteristics theory, how do people assess each other's competence and value in a task?

  • By seeking cues about others' performance and using status characteristics to assess it (correct)
  • By disregarding status characteristics and focusing solely on performance
  • By weighing each status characteristic consciously and precisely
  • By assuming that people will perform equally in a particular situation

    • According to status characteristics theory, who tends to be disadvantaged in terms of performance expectations?

  • Those who are perceived as valuable
  • Those with higher status value
  • Those with lower status value (correct)
  • Those who are perceived as competent

    • What are the expectations regarding women's competence and contributions?

  • Women are expected to be more competent than men
  • Women are expected to be equally competent as men
  • Women are expected to be less competent than men (correct)
  • Women are not expected to be competent

    • What is the main focus of status characteristics theory?

    <p>To explain goal-oriented interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to expectation states theorists, how do people weigh status characteristics in assessing others' performance?

    <p>Unconsciously and imprecisely</p> Signup and view all the answers

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