A Corporate Office Decides to Replace the Windows in Its

question 27

Multiple Choice

A corporate office decides to replace the windows in its building after an employee explains to the authorities that high-end custom windows block excess sunlight and heat.In this buying centre context, the role played by the employee is that of a(n) :

• A)moderator.
• B)decider.
• C)buyer.
• D)gatekeeper.
• E)influencer.

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Definitions:

Transitivity

Principle that says if a relation holds between a first object and a second object, and holds between the second object and a third object, then it holds between the first object and the third object. Piaget argued that an understanding of transitivity is characteristic of concrete operational thought.

Logical

Pertaining to the use of reason and systematic thinking to analyze and form judgments.

Seriation

The concrete operation that involves ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

Horizontal Décalage

The observation that within Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, some abilities do not appear simultaneously but develop sequentially over time.