In Denmark,students Tend to Prepare Résumés That Underplay Their Achievements

question 44

Multiple Choice

In Denmark,students tend to prepare résumés that underplay their achievements.Interviewers know that they must ask probing questions to elicit an account of these achievements in the interview.In the United States,students tend to construct their résumés to broadcast all of their achievements.These descriptions reveal that Denmark is a ____ society and the United States is a(n) ____ society.

• A)collectivist;individualist
• B)low uncertainty avoidance;high uncertainty avoidance
• C)feminine;masculine
• D)High power distance;low power distance

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Definitions:

Hypnotic Suggestibility

The degree to which a person can enter a hypnotic state, characterized by increased responsiveness to suggestions.

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and increased suggestibility, often used for therapeutic purposes.

Tolerance

The ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular, the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

Abstinence Syndrome

A characteristic cluster of withdrawal symptoms that results from sudden decrease in an addictive drug’s level of usage.