Employees Preparing for Overseas Assignments Should Be Trained in Cultural

question 52

True/False

Employees preparing for overseas assignments should be trained in cultural differences, attitude formation and behavioral influence, factual country knowledge, and language skills.

Understand memory phenomena such as the serial position effect, tip-of-the-tongue experience, and retrieval cue failure.

Appreciate the influence of culture on memory, specifically in the context of autobiographical memories.

Recognize the role of organization in memory, including the use of clustering and the organizational structure of long-term memory.

Identify the differences between recall methods, including free recall, cued recall, and recognition.

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Definitions:

Door-in-the-Face Technique

A persuasion strategy where an initial, large request is made knowing it will be refused, followed by a smaller request, which is actually the desired outcome, making the second request seem more reasonable.

Political Office

denotes a position of authority or service in the government or related organization, held by an individual.

Balance Theory

A theory in social psychology suggesting that people strive for balance in their relationships and beliefs for cognitive consistency.

Pitchman

A person who promotes and sells a product or service, often using persuasive or catchy pitches, traditionally in a live setting but also often through media.