Rebekah let her friend stay at her house for a few months for free. During this time, she got mad at her friend for having loud parties and not contributing to house cleaning. Rebekah told her friend, “Since this is my house, and you’re not paying me any rent, you cannot have parties anymore, and you’d better start helping me clean.” This view is an example of _______.

a. equality matching.
b. communal sharing.
c. authority ranking.
d. market pricing.

d. market pricing.

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According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. There may be a tendency for some individuals to develop a psychological dependence on TV that resembles addictive behavior and this is more likely to occur in women than in men. b. There may be a tendency for some individuals to develop a psychological dependence on TV that resembles addictive behavior and this is more likely to occur in men than in women. c. There are no studies in the literature that support the notion that TV addiction is a real phenomenon. d. Most of the research on TV addiction is research that could be characterized as “macro-level” research. e. None of the above is true.

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Within an organization, why are managers often caught between a "rock and a hard place" when it comes to information dissemination throughout the organization?

A. because information is power B. because managers must keep some information from each of the groups of which they are a member C. because managers must both innovate and respect tradition D. because groups compete for limited amounts of information E. none of the above

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