Your Instructor Has Organized the Class into Groups of Three

question 50

Multiple Choice

Your instructor has organized the class into groups of three students each and assigned each group a research project on different aspects of the workings of Congress.Regardless of the individual contributions of each member of the group,all three students of each group will receive the same grade based on the quality of the project.After numerous attempts to organize the group to work on the project,you realize the third student in your group will not participate.Instead,you and the second student get together to finish the project since both of you are very concerned about your final grade in the class.However,you are both angry that the third student is going to benefit from your hard work without contributing.Had the instructor told each group that each student's grade on the project would be based on their individual contributions,which problem would the instructor have avoided?

• A)a delegation problem
• B)an empirical problem
• C)a collective action problem
• D)a free-rider problem
• E)a principal-agent problem

Identify non-traditional therapies and their targeted issues.

Understand different therapy approaches and their effectiveness.

Identify the importance of hope and the placebo effect in therapy.

Recognize therapies that may be harmful or lack effectiveness.

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Definitions:

Self-Promotion

A strategy individuals employ to present themselves to others in a favorable light by highlighting their strengths and accomplishments.

Past Accomplishments

Refers to the achievements or successes an individual, group, or organization has realized in the past.

Coworkers

Individuals who work together in the same organization or workplace, often collaborating or interacting as part of their roles.

Golem Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which lower expectations placed upon individuals either by supervisors or the individuals themselves lead to poorer performance.