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What is Pollyanna principle?

36. Susan, the human resource manager at Pepsi, created an employee training program on safety standards. After all employees attended the training, Monica noticed that the number of employee complaints about safety violations went up. This is probably a result of the effect of ____ on perceptual selection.
a.
learning
b.
novelty
c.
personality
d.
contrast


ANS:  A                    

   37.   The Pollyanna principle influences which factor of perceptual selection?
a.
motivation
b.
contrast
c.
learning
d.
familiarity


ANS:  A                   

   38.   The Pollyanna principle states that people process ____ events more efficiently and accurately than they do ____ events.
a.
urgent, low priority
b.
pleasant, unpleasant
c.
unpleasant, pleasant
d.
high priority, low priority


ANS:  B                   

   39.   Tom Brown, who has just presented a new marketing plan to his boss, Michael Scott, tells his friends about all the positive feedback he received while ignoring the negative comments. This is an example of the ____ principle perceptual selection.
a.
projection
b.
impression management
c.
Pollyanna
d.
suppression


ANS:    C