Growth in the Direct-Selling Industry Is the Result of Two

question 339

Multiple Choice

Growth in the direct-selling industry is the result of two trends: direct-selling retailers are expanding into markets outside the United States,and

• A)increased gas prices and traffic congestion are causing people to want the store to deliver the products to them.
• B)the pendulum is beginning to swing back to more mothers (and fathers)staying home during the day with children,making direct selling more convenient.
• C)the cost of purchasing or leasing real estate to build an actual "brick" retail store is becoming prohibitive.
• D)graduating business students are finding it more difficult to find a traditional sales position and like the idea of being their own bosses.
• E)some consumers prefer one-on-one customer service and a social shopping experience rather than online shopping or big discount stores.

Understand the contributions of cognitive psychology, including its relevance to artificial intelligence.

Discern the role and impact of psychoanalysis in psychology.

Appreciate the interdisciplinary connections and practical applications of psychology, such as its influence on technology and therapy.

Understand the basic assumptions and concepts of various schools of psychology such as psychoanalytic, behaviorism, humanism, and Gestalt psychology.

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Definitions:

Closely Related

Describes organisms that share a significant amount of genetic information due to recent common ancestry.

Cladogram

A diagram depicting the evolutionary relationships between different groups of organisms, showing how they diverged from a common ancestor.

Lines of Descent

The lineage or genealogical sequence tracing the transmission of genetic traits from ancestors to descendants.

Homoplasy

Similarity in the characters in different species that is due to convergent evolution, not common descent. Characters that exhibit such similarity are called homoplastic features or homoplastic traits. Compare with homology.