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Skip is watching the news one night when he begins to think about his day at work and a conversation he had with a coworker. As he replays that conversation over again, he becomes unaware of the news on the television. Suddenly, he snaps back to alertness and realizes that 15 minutes have passed. Skip was experiencing

Janet is an ambitious college student who plans to apply for graduate school and is very concerned about her academic performance. She always tries to get a good night’s sleep because she believes that neural connections underlying learning are strengthened during sleep. Janet subscribes to the __________ theory of sleep.

In one study, hypnotized participants asked to drain color from colored images showed diminished activity in the visual cortex regions associated with color. This did not occur with participants who were not hypnotized. Which theory of hypnosis is supported by this result?

Deano, a high school senior, is attracted to novelty and risk taking, has a lousy relationship with his parents, and generally feels invincible. He may be at risk for

Otto knows that humans depend greatly on vision, and he learned that we are adapted to sleeping at night because our early ancestors were vulnerable in the dark, when they were unable to see hazards and predators. Which theory of the benefits of sleep does this represent?

Which of the following words means “about a day” and refers to biological patterns that include sleep?

A [_] is responsible for and supports the work of others.  Word Bank: strength planning manager conceptual organizing weakness leading technical self-management controlling opportunity human threat

The component of POLC that inspires people to higher performance is [_].  Word Bank: strength planning teamwork conceptual organizing weakness leading technical self-management controlling opportunity human threat

An internal and positive component of SWOT is [_], while an external and negative component of SWOT is [__]. Word Bank: strength planning teamwork conceptual organizing weakness leading technical self-management controlling opportunity human threat

Managers should have all of these skills but lower-level managers focus on [_] skills and upper management focus on conceptual skills. Word Bank: strength planning teamwork conceptual organizing weakness leading technical self-management controlling opportunity human threat