____________ occurs when expectations of an event influences a person's behavior, which in turn influences the event's outcome.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Self-fulfilling prophecy

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You are asked handle the written and oral reports from your group's findings. It is best to

a. construct the written report as you would construct a term paper. b. distribute the written report to the media after presenting the oral report. c. realize that these reports are entirely different from informative or persuasive speeches. d. take the written report and read it aloud as the oral report.

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Below-the-line employees are those employees in media companies who:

a. use fairly common skills to perform their jobs b. earn less than $100,000 per year c. do not have college degrees d. do not own a portion of the company

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Which theory of leadership explains how leaders can become more effective once they have carefully analyzed themselves, their groups, and the circumstances in which they must lead?

a) Trait theory b) Style theory c) Situational theory d) Functional theory e) Transformational theory

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Choose the response that best completes the following sentence: If you find evidence that does not agree with your claim during your research,

A. you should weigh that evidence against any confirmatory evidence that you found and then decide how to proceed. B. then you can still make your claim, as long as you have found other evidence that supports it, but you have an ethical requirement to acknowledge the other evidence. C. the only ethical thing to do is to drop your claim or adapt it to reflect this new evidence. D. you should ignore it, as long as you have also found sources that support your claim.

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