A Foreign Alliance Talk (Scenario)

question 96

Multiple Choice

A Foreign Alliance Talk (Scenario)
As manager of the international department for your company, you have been asked by the local Chamber of Commerce to deliver a speech on foreign trade. The chamber president even goes so far as to say "and be sure to include the EU, NAFTA, CAEU, GAFTA and all that stuff because we're afraid the economists are right -all the good jobs will have to go elsewhere." As you pour over your notes, you try to choose the best information to present in the allotted half hour.
-Another hot topic will be NAFTA. One of the points that you emphasize is that __________.

• A) U.S. high- tech companies, such as computer manufacturers, have been hit hard by the NAFTA provisions
• B) Canada is profiting the most in this arrangement
• C) the United States has definitely come out the worst of the three nations
• D) the expansion of NAFTA has benefited North America's competitiveness and economic power

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses and anxiety through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation combined with relaxation exercises.

Placebo Technique

A harmless pill, medicine, or procedure prescribed more for the psychological benefit to the patient than for any physiological effect.

Exposure

Therapy technique that involves repeatedly exposing a client to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation and has the goal of reducing the client’s fear.

Anti-Anxiety Drugs

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