When a Colleague Asks You for a Small Favor That

question 40

True/False

When a colleague asks you for a small favor that you cannot grant, you should use a goodwill opening and a buffer closing as a courtesy.

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Definitions:

Absolute Threshold

The minimum intensity of a stimulus that one can detect 50% of the time.

Difference Threshold

The minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time. We experience the difference threshold as a just noticeable difference (or jnd).

Guitar

A stringed musical instrument with a long fretted neck, a flat wooden soundboard, and typically six strings, which are plucked or strummed.

Detecting

The process or act of discovering or identifying the presence of something concealed or unknown.