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When people deal with uncertainty in a situation by using something they know as a starting point and then modifying their thinking from there, they are using the ________ heuristic.
 
  a) representativeness
  b) status quo
  c) anchoring and adjustment
  d) information overload

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Women staff members at Techy Inc have been protesting on and off for years that there are not any women in upper management positions. There are currently 20 upper management positions available.
 
  In an attempt to appease the protestors, the company appoints 2 women into these positions and fills the remaining 18 positions with men. The protests stop. The company has engaged in ________. a) a push for equality
  b) abolishing the glass ceiling
  c) enabling the glass cliff affect
  d) the act of tokenism


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katieost

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d


mspears3

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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