You, the Manager of an Electronics Store, Have Asked the Salespeople

question 95

Multiple Choice

You, the manager of an electronics store, have asked the salespeople in the camera department and the computer department to come up with regular, weekly ideas about how to increase sales. However, you have asked the people in the camera department to think of ideas independently, whereas you have asked the people in the computer department to get together every week and brainstorm. You should expect, after several weeks of this, that ____.

• A)the camera group will come up with more ideas, but the computer group will have a stronger group bond
• B)the computer group will come up with more ideas and have a stronger group bond
• C)the computer group will come up with more ideas, but they will not necessarily have a stronger group bond
• D)the camera group and the computer group will likely come up with the same number of ideas, but the computer group will have a stronger group bond

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Definitions:

Illness Anxiety Disorder

A chronic condition characterized by excessive worry about having a serious, undiagnosed medical illness despite few or no symptoms.

Cognitive-Behavioral

A therapeutic approach that addresses dysfunctional emotions, maladaptive behaviors, and cognitive processes through a number of goal-oriented, explicit systematic procedures.

Malingering

Intentionally faking illness to achieve some external gains, such as financial compensation or military deferment.

Financial Compensation

Payment provided to individuals or groups as restitution for loss, injury, or suffering.