Alan Has Just Given His Subordinates a Very Difficult Project

question 3

Multiple Choice

Alan has just given his subordinates a very difficult project. Now he is telling them he has every confidence they will be successful. Alan is using communication to ________.

• A) inspire
• B) motivate
• C) control
• D) manipulate

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Definitions:

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Status Variables

Variables that indicate or reflect an individual's social or professional position, often used in research to examine effects of social status on various outcomes.

Psychological Treatments

Therapeutic interventions designed to address and alleviate mental health issues primarily through verbal communication, behavior modification, and cognitive restructuring.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on the dependent variable.