The Attitudes and Behavior Patterns of People Are Part of the

question 119

Multiple Choice

The attitudes and behavior patterns of people are part of the

• A) political environment.
• B) social and cultural environment.
• C) competitive environment.
• D) firm's resources and objectives.
• E) economic and technological environment.

Recognize the importance of proofreading as a distinct stage in the revision process that goes beyond checking for spelling or grammatical errors.

Understand the positive outcomes of effectively managing diversity.

Recognize the difference between homogeneous and diverse teams.

Identify gender differences in communication.

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Definitions:

External Attribution

The process of assigning the cause of one's own or others' behaviors to external factors or circumstances beyond the individual's control.

Illusory Correlation

The phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables (typically people, events, or behaviors) even when no such relationship exists.

False Uniqueness Effect

Refers to an individual's tendency to underestimate the commonality of one's abilities and one's desirable or successful behaviors.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that ensures, by the behavior it generates, that it will come true.