Suppose That You Are the Manager of an Electronics Store

question 165

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are the manager of an electronics store, and that you have asked the salespeople in two different departments-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 up ideas independently, whereas you have asked the people in the computer department to get together as a group 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:

Freud

The founder of psychoanalysis, an Austrian neurologist known as Sigmund Freud, introduced a therapeutic method that involves dialogues between psychoanalysts and patients to treat psychopathology.

Mind's Structure

The organization of the mental aspects and processes of an individual, often conceptualized as having various parts like the id, ego, and superego in Freudian theory.

Psychoanalyst

A therapist who practices psychoanalysis, a method of psychological therapy originated by Sigmund Freud that explores the influence of the unconscious mind on behavior.

Weak Ego

Refers to an individual's fragile sense of self that has difficulty maintaining personal boundaries or coping with stressors.