Bonnie Patterson Is a Manager for Seven Years at Wayne

question 4

Multiple Choice

Bonnie Patterson is a manager for seven years at Wayne and Watson, a legal consultancy firm. A good part of her work day involves holding meetings and she likes to get work on a time-bound schedule. For this reason, members of her team receive the agenda at the beginning of the meeting, followed by some time to contemplate over the issue at hand individually. Subsequently, the team members present their ideas one after the another, the group discusses them together, and lastly, a ranking is done to choose the most favored idea. This represents the ________ approach of group decision making.

• A) interacting
• B) reference group
• C) brainstorming
• D) nominal group
• E) groupthink

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A section of the brain involved in experiencing emotions, such as fear and pleasure.

Hippocampus

A part of the brain associated with memory formation, organization, and storage.

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures in the brain that help control movement, coordination, and learning.

Frontal Lobes

Portions of the brain located behind the forehead that are responsible for complex cognitive functions, including decision making, problem solving, and controlling behavior.