From an Evolutionary Perspective, Which of the Following Is True

question 133

Multiple Choice

From an evolutionary perspective, which of the following is true of sleep?

• A) Sleep plays a minor role in brain plasticity.
• B) Sleep is essential to clearing out waste in neural tissues.
• C) Synaptic connections between neurons decrease during sleep.
• D) Sleep hinders the consolidation of memories.

Understand the principles behind the "Peter Principle" and career plateauing.

Recognize the importance and impact of mentoring and coaching in an organization.

Acknowledge the effects of recruitment strategies on applicant decisions.

Understand the role of realistic job previews in employee retention and satisfaction.

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Definitions:

Reflexive Modernity

A new period of modernity in which the traditional stability-maintaining structures of class, family, and industrial forms of production have waned, placing greater pressure on people to create their own sense of stability and identity.

Ontological Security

A stable mental state derived from a sense of continuity in one's social and material identities, providing a sense of order in one's life.

Task Time

An organic sense of time in which work is shaped by the demands of the task to be performed. For example, work in a farming community is shaped by the seasons.