At a helicopter plant in the united states, an army of consultants arrived one day, without explanation. the rumor mill kicked in; employees guessed the plant would be shut down or some of them would be laid off. three months later, management unveiled its new plan, involving a new method of manufacturing based on teams. but management did not adequately answer questions about the purpose of the changes, employees resisted, conflicts arose, and the formerly popular plant manager lost the trust of his people. costs skyrocketed, and quality plummeted. in this example, it would have been better if the manager had practiced

a. procedural justice.
b. outcome evaluation.
c. priority layoffs.
d. open communication.
e. intrinsic reward.

What occurred during the free banking era? the dollar bill was introduced. the second bank of the united states was established. repaying of loans was not closely monitored. currency varied widely from state to state.

Acriterion for waiving informed consent is that, when appropriate, subjects are provided additional pertinent information after the study. in which of the following studies would it not be appropriate to provide subjects with information about missing elements of consent: a study in which researchers told students that they would be given a quiz after reading some study materials when the researchers did not intend to use a quiz, but were attempting to focus subjects’ attention on the material.a study in which subjects were told that they performed in the third quartile on an anagram task when in reality students were randomly assigned scores that were not related to their actual performance.a study in which subjects were assigned to study activities based on an undesirable or unflattering physical characteristic as assessed by members of the research team.a study involving decision-making games in which subjects were led to believe that they were interacting with another student in another room, but were actually interacting with a computer programmed to provide consistent responses to all subjects.

Which of the following is an example of the treatment technique for ocd called exposure and response prevention (erp)? a. callie has a hoarding compulsion. she becomes anxious whenever she has to throw something away; she even keeps stuff that she doesn't need and will never use. her therapist has arranged for callie's unnecessary belongings to be discarded of when she is away from home. b. carrie has an obsessive fear of contamination which has led to compulsive hand washing. her therapist is treating her by making her touch dirty laundry but not allowing her to wash her hands following for increasingly longer periods of time. c. kelly has religious obsessions. she feels that if she doesn't read biblical passages every hour of the day, she will do something evil. her therapist is treating her by having her attend religious services more frequently so that good thoughts will replace the bad ones. d. kerry has an obsessive fear of contamination which has led to compulsive hand washing rituals. her therapist is treating her by forcing her to wash her hands repeatedly, even when she doesn't feel anxious.