Vance Recently Took Over the Role of Director of an Academic

question 22

Multiple Choice

Vance recently took over the role of director of an academic unit at a large university. While Vance has a Type A personality and is very organized and direct, his predecessor was very Type B and liked to roll with the flow. Due to his predecessor's personality, it is likely Vance will experience a long period of difficult change due to which phenomena?

• A) utilitarianism
• B) formal regulation
• C) ethics
• D) historical precedent
• E) anchoring bias

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Definitions:

Barnacles

Marine crustaceans with hard protective shells, known to attach permanently to surfaces like rocks and ships' hulls.

Arthropoda

A phylum of invertebrate animals with exoskeletons, segmented bodies, and jointed appendages, including insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans.

Annelida

A phylum of segmented worms including earthworms, leeches, and their relatives, characterized by a segmented body and often a well-developed coelom.

Echinodermata

A phylum of marine animals characterized by radial symmetry, a calcareous endoskeleton, and a water vascular system, including starfish and sea urchins.