If You Are Asking for Someone's Participation in a Decision

question 73

True/False

If you are asking for someone's participation in a decision in order to exercise social influence on him or her, you are using the tactic of ingratiation.

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Definitions:

Substitute Physician

A medical doctor who temporarily fills in for another physician, often referred to as a locum tenens.

Locum Tenens

A person who temporarily fulfills the duties of another; specifically, a physician or clergyman acting temporarily for another.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Latin, meaning “the thing speaks for itself,” which is also known as the doctrine of common knowledge.

Respondeat Superior

Latin, meaning “let the master answer,” a doctrine under which an employer is legally liable for the acts of his or her employees, if such acts were performed within the scope of the employee’s duties.