answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
aksik [14]
2 years ago
7

Debra is an advisor to the president. before a weekly staff meeting, the president asks her to play ‘devil's advocate', and argu

e against the majority opinion. the president is most likely trying to prevent ________ from occurring
Social Studies
1 answer:
astraxan [27]2 years ago
5 0
<span>The President is trying to alleviate groupthink. Having Debra take an opinion against the majority allows the rest of the staff to re-think their own positions and see the merits (and demerits) of both sides of the argument. This stops everyone from blindly falling into a mode whereby they will agree with anything posited, simply because someone else put the idea forward.</span>
You might be interested in
Marion belonged to a group that got together once a month in group members' houses to converse in Russian, which they had all le
dedylja [7]

Answer:small segments of one's own behavior

Explanation:

This group eventhough not big but it has that significant small role that it plays in one's own behaviour. It bringing back their Russian langauge eventhough it only happens once a month but it does play a role in someone not forgetting their Russian langauge because for that moment they get to converse it comes back to them who they are as Russians.

6 0
2 years ago
How does your prior knowledge help you better understand “civil disobedience”? give specific examples, and discuss parts of the
LiRa [457]
My prior knowledge refers to the psychology of human behavior.

When i read the writing about civil obedience, i automatically assume the point of view of the perpetrator.
Often time, there are two major factors why people conduct such things:
- Necessity (such as having to put bread on family's table)
- Or a rebellious phase (commonly done by adolescents)
Knowledge in human behavior helped me understand the reasons why the civil obedience happening in the first place
5 0
2 years ago
Read 3 more answers
Which of the following best summarizes how the environment impacted the growth of the Maya?
g100num [7]

The correct answer is B. Just took the tes and know its B for sure

6 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
George has persuaded most of his department to support a cancer run this spring. He really wants to get Nathan on board since Na
Nesterboy [21]

Answer:

B - Coalition tactics.

Explanation:

A coalition (a joint effort of several parties/individuals) tactic involves getting others to support your effort to persuade someone to do something. In this case, George wants to persuade Nathan. To do so, he asks Terry, Sandy and Marvin to "work on him", to help him persuade Nathan of taking part in this project of his, creating a some kind of coalition to help him.

8 0
2 years ago
Brain development leads an infant to undergo ____________, which occurs as unused neural connections weaken and disappear. Pleas
AfilCa [17]
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "synaptic pruning." Brain development leads an infant to undergo synaptic pruning, which occurs as unused neural connections weaken and disappear. Synaptic pruning refers to <span>neurological regulatory processes. It facilitates a productive change in neural structure by reducing the overall number of neurons or connections.</span>
5 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Other questions:
  • When the communication messages at a tourism destination are stated in indirect ways, mostly conveyed in non-verbal codes, the v
    15·1 answer
  • With the aid of a correctly labelled graph show the effect on milk if the price of coffee decreases
    6·1 answer
  • Which generalization can most logically be made from this passage?
    11·2 answers
  • Anton and his friends are discussing a study he read about in his developmental psychology class. In the study, the researcher m
    13·1 answer
  • Direct parallels can be drawn between elvis and his most inspired follower, _______________, regarding such elements as intellig
    11·1 answer
  • Which of the following best describes the results of Dr. Sneed's study on volunteering and hypertension? a. Volunteering has a m
    9·1 answer
  • During Freedom Summer: Select one: a. very few white college students participated. b. only black activists participated in the
    13·1 answer
  • At the post office one day, you spy a mother and her three unruly children. She consistently threatens to spank them when she ge
    5·1 answer
  • Anthropologist Jason De León uses a four-field anthropological approach when studying the experiences of Mexican migrants attemp
    6·2 answers
  • Sandra, a sixth-grader, is trying to complete a three-dimensional puzzle. She tests pieces for fit as she gradually moves toward
    10·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!