A special-interest group has hired George Pappas to speak to Congress members about H1-B visa legislation. The corporation wants to relax restrictions on who can receive these visas and wants to influence legislation in its favor. George is an example of a(n)_____.
A. activist
B. angel investor
C. lobbyist
D. marketer
E. publicist
Answer: C
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A. People view sexuality based on socially created definitions about what is appropriate. B. The role of the family perpetuates male dominance. C. Gender is something we perform rather than a definition of who we are. D. Behavior varies between men and women due to their biology.
Which of the following statements about bureaucracy is false?
A. It is uncommon for bureaucracies to meet Weber’s criteria for ideal bureaucracies. B. Secretaries and other assistants often have more power than their job description or salary indicates. C. The informal culture of a bureaucracy typically connects high-ranking employees to those of the lower ranks. D. Informal norms within a bureaucracy may increase or decrease worker productivity.
The Peter Principle states that workers are promoted to their level of incompetence
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
A Thurstone scale was constructed to measure creativity. The scale scores ranged from 1 to 13 . If the scale was properly constructed we could conclude that
a. a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2 b. a person with a score of 6 was more creative than a person with a score of 5 c. a person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10 d. a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 2 and a person with a score of 5 was half as creative as someone with a score of 10 e. a person with a score of 6 was three times as creative as a person with a score of 1