You Have Just Received Your Results on an Exam

question 342

Multiple Choice

You have just received your results on an exam. Although you thought that you were prepared, you didn't do very well. You can't recall exactly what the questions asked but clearly remember how much work you put in preparing for it. You decide that the reason you performed poorly must have been because the exam questions were unfair in some way. You tell your friend that and they point out that it doesn't sound like you've considered possible explanations related to yourself (e.g. even though you thought you were prepared you actually weren't) . If that was the case, what kind of effect might that reflect?

• A)groupthink
• B)a stereotype
• C)a social role
• D)a self-serving bias
• E)a social norm

Recognize the potential environmental benefits of alternative materials and technologies over traditional metal mining.

Understand the relationship between mining practices, recycling measures, and the extension of depletion time for mineral resources.

Understand different organizational models and their communication characteristics.

Identify and differentiate among the scientific management, human relations, and bureaucracy models.

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Definitions:

Present Value

The present worth of a sum of money or series of cash flows expected in the future, calculated using a particular rate of return.

Interest Rate

The percentage of a sum of money charged for its use, indicating the cost of borrowing money or the return on invested savings.

Interest Rate

The cost of borrowing money or the return on investment, typically expressed as a percentage of the sum borrowed or invested per year.

Undertake Project

To begin or commit to a planned series of actions or tasks.