You and your family are moving to a new apartment. Because your little brother has an excellent memory for things in general, he is put in charge of remembering what is packed with what. Because your mother usually takes care of bill payment, she is put in charge of remembering with what companies your family needs to file a change-of-address form. And because you have been the one handling most
of the logistics of the move (hiring a company to inspect the new apartment for termites, making sure that you received your deposit back on your old apartment, etc.), you are put in charge of keeping track of these things. This is an example of ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
transactive memory
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a. They were brought into more and more frequent contact with one another. b. They engaged in a number of tasks that built perspective-taking abilities. c. They were put in a situation that established a clear winner and a clear loser. d. They were put in a situation where they needed to cooperate in order to achieve a superordinate goal.
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If you have a small number of incumbents in a job (6 people), how many should you interview as part of your job analysis?
a. all 6 b. 2 c. 4 d. 1
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