Martín Works for a Polling Agency and Has Been Tasked

question 48

Multiple Choice

Martín works for a polling agency and has been tasked with developing a bank of survey questions that measure both direction and intensity of public opinion regarding the approval rating of the current president. Martín has developed several questions that measure direction, but now needs some questions that measure intensity. Which question should Martín include to measure intensity?

• A) Do you feel that the president is doing a good job or a poor job when it comes to environmental policy?
• B) Do you believe the president has made the overall political climate in America more hostile or less hostile?
• C) Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, strongly disapprove, or somewhat disapprove of the job the president is doing?
• D) Do you agree or disagree with the statement that the current president has implemented policies that have improved the economy?

Explain the role of contingency in management and organizational behaviour.

Understand the significance of the Hawthorne studies in the human relations movement.

Understand the concept and implications of barter in different economic systems.

Grasp the principles of trade and the role of money in facilitating exchanges between states or regions.

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Definitions:

Sociobiologists

Scientists who study the biological basis of social behavior across species, including humans, often focusing on evolutionary influences.

Evolutionary Concepts

Ideas and principles derived from evolutionary biology that explain the adaptations and changes in species over time.

Social Behavior

Actions among individuals, within groups or societies, that are influenced by and affect others, including cooperation, competition, and aggression.

Linkage Studies

Genetic research methods that aim to find the location of specific genes by studying traits or diseases within families.