"The student government is like the sun, and the clubs, organizations, and committees are like the planets that revolve around it." This sentence is what figure of speech?
a. simile
b. repetition
c. antithesis
d. metaphor
a
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a. ethnocentrism b. misinterpretation c. stereotyping d. uncertainty
In the United States, autonomy and freedom are greatly valued. Which of the following describes this type of culture?
A. collectivist culture B. ethnocentric culture C. egocentric culture D. individualist culture
What is the defining characteristic of a panel discussion?
A. designed and developed for television talk shows B. used to regulate discussion participation in a large discussion body C. group members interact among themselves for the benefit of an audience D. promotes equality of participation E. heavily used in market research
From analyses of discussions characterized by groupthink, poor decisions were found to be mostly a product of the
A. low quality and quantity of the relevant information. B. combination of characteristics of members and the information they had. C. characteristics of the group who fails to think critically. D. characteristics of the group members.