Your boss is considering having all mid-level managers enroll in a charisma training program to enhance their leadership abilities. After looking into research on such programs, your boss reconsiders this idea, citing that
A. little to no improvement in charisma was found in the study.
B. managers who received the training reported a slight decrease in their own job satisfaction five months after training occurred.
C. improvements in charisma may have been due to a placebo effect or other factors that created positive expectations.
D. the training took place during one extensive session, which resulted in a significant decline in transfer of training.
Answer: C
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a. substance addiction disorders. c. substance use disorders. b. substance dependence disorders. d. substance misuse disorders.
The main reason that it is so difficult to predict dangerousness is that
a. no relevant, valid measures exist to measure this behavior. b. most clinicians refuse to work with clients who have been assaultive in the past, so little data is available to use in making such predictions. c. dangerousness is often comorbid with drug and alcohol abuse, which renders our instruments much less reliable. d. the base rate for such behaviors is very low for most groups of people.
Which of the following experiences characterizes REM sleep?
A. When awakened during this stage, people are often groggy and confused. B. When in this stage people are often able to toss and turn on the bed, freely moving. C. The person experiences dreams. D. The person experiences vague tingling sensations in the limbs.
Which of the following is not an argument used to dispute the disease concept?
a. Jellinek's research methodology was flawed b. the progressive and irreversible nature of addiction has not been supported by research c. AA has a vested interest in the disease model d. research studies have shown that alcoholics can control their use