Midori Is Concerned That the Members of Her Project Team

question 20

Multiple Choice

Midori is concerned that the members of her project team will easily lapse into conformity.To avoid this problem,she assigns Sammy to the team to question the group's decisions and offer contrasting opinions.What is Sammy's role in the team?

• A) diverger
• B) devil's advocate
• C) assimilator
• D) referent observer

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Definitions:

Attribution Theory

A framework used to understand how individuals explain the causes of their own and others' behavior and events.

Explanations

Statements or accounts that make a subject or situation clear to someone by describing or interpreting its significance.

Attributes

Refers to qualities, features, or characteristics that are inherent in or ascribed to someone or something.

External Causes

Factors outside an individual's immediate control that influence events or outcomes.