The Size of Offices, the Elegance of Furnishings, and Executive

question 9

Multiple Choice

The size of offices, the elegance of furnishings, and executive perks such as health club memberships are all examples of __________.

• A) themes
• B) agendas
• C) material symbols
• D) rituals
• E) rewards

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs.

Fake Treatment

A placebo or sham treatment given to participants in research, which has no therapeutic effect.

Demand Characteristic

Cues in an experimental environment that communicate to participants how they are expected to behave.

Control Group

A control group in scientific experiments is the group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or experimental condition and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the treatment.