You Encounter the Following Problem During Next Term's Registration

question 39

Multiple Choice

You encounter the following problem during next term's registration.One of the classes you planned to take is full,with no chance of your getting in.You need another class,and the only constraint it has to meet is that it must meet at either 10:00 or 11:00.So,you read systematically through the catalog,writing down the titles of any courses that sound interesting.When your list is complete,you look up meeting times,and cross out any courses that do not meet at 10:00 or 11:00.Next,you go to the registrar's office and find that one of the remaining courses has open spaces,so you sign up for it.You can correctly be described as having used ______.

• A)generate-and-test
• B)means-end analysis
• C)reasoning by analogy
• D)productive thinking

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Definitions:

External Factors

External factors refer to the environmental, social, economic, and political conditions outside an organization that influence its operations and decision-making.

High Machiavellianism

A personality trait characterized by a person's tendency to be manipulative, exploitative of others, and deceiving for personal gain.

Cutthroat Salesperson

A highly competitive and aggressive sales professional who employs ruthless tactics to close deals and outperform competitors.

Authoritarian Personality

is a type of personality characterized by strict obedience to authority and favoring centralized control over individual freedom.