{"id":215420,"date":"2025-05-17T01:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T01:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=215420"},"modified":"2025-05-17T01:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T01:54:45","slug":"grace-works-in-an-advertising-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/17\/grace-works-in-an-advertising-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace works in an advertising agency."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Grace works in an advertising agency. Grace’s coworkers help her complete presentations, contact clients, and assist her with research. Her coworkers are serving as<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Instrumental function
B: Intrinsic function
C: Elementary function
D: Expressive function<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Correct Answer: A: Instrumental function<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the field of social psychology and organizational behavior, functions<\/strong> refer to the roles people play in supporting one another, especially in a workplace setting. Grace\u2019s coworkers are helping her complete tasks<\/strong> such as presentations, client communications, and research. These are all goal-oriented actions<\/strong> aimed at accomplishing specific work objectives. This describes the instrumental function<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instrumental Function<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The instrumental function<\/strong> focuses on practical assistance and task completion<\/strong>. It includes behaviors that help an individual achieve their work-related or goal-directed tasks. When coworkers contribute to duties like making presentations or conducting research, they are providing support that directly affects job performance and productivity. This type of support is often task-oriented and helps maintain efficiency within the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not the other options?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • B: Intrinsic function<\/strong> \u2013 The term \u201cintrinsic\u201d usually refers to internal motivation or something inherently rewarding. This doesn\u2019t describe the support Grace is receiving, as the focus is not on her personal satisfaction or internal drive but rather on external, practical help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • C: Elementary function<\/strong> \u2013 This is not a commonly recognized category in sociology or psychology in relation to interpersonal support. “Elementary” often implies something basic or fundamental, but it does not capture the nature of task-related coworker assistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • D: Expressive function<\/strong> \u2013 This function relates to emotional support<\/strong>, such as showing empathy, listening, and helping someone cope with stress. While important in the workplace, Grace\u2019s coworkers are described as helping her complete tasks<\/strong>, not manage emotions. Therefore, this does not match the scenario.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Grace\u2019s coworkers help her with specific work-related tasks such as presentations and research. This type of support is best categorized under the instrumental function<\/strong>, as it helps her accomplish tangible goals. This function plays a critical role in productivity and collaborative success in professional environments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Grace works in an advertising agency. Grace’s coworkers help her complete presentations, contact clients, and assist her with research. Her coworkers are serving as A: Instrumental functionB: Intrinsic functionC: Elementary functionD: Expressive function The Correct Answer and Explanation is : Correct Answer: A: Instrumental function Explanation: In the field of social psychology and organizational behavior, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215420\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}