Question

Professor Jones is a member of the faculty committee on academic standards. He personally disagrees with the other committee members' proposed plan to begin accepting students with below-average grades. Professor Jones is most likely to vote in favor of their plan if:_________.

A. the other committee members are unanimous in their opinion.
B. he stated his personal opinion early in the committee's discussion.
C. committee voting is done by private ballot.
D. he has a high level of self-esteem.

Answer 1

A. the other committee members are unanimous in their opinion.

Step-by-step explanation:

Decision taken by a group of people over a particular situation determines the action to be taken. For example, a committe working on stimulus package to be offered to its citizens would need to take a decison before such is done. This discision would be uniform irrespective of individual opinion of the committee.

In the case of Professor Jones, he would most likely vote in favour of the committee plan on accepting students below-average grades if the committee members are unanimous in their opinion.

Answer 2

A. The other committee members are unanimous in their opinion.

Step-by-step explanation:

Professor Jones personally disagrees with the other committee members' proposed plan but he would most likely have to vote in favor of their plan if "The other committee members are unanimous in their opinion".

This is because all members of the academic committee are expected to vote, and as usual in the voting system, the opinion with the highest vote is likely to be adopted. If other committee members votes against professor Jones opinion, he would have no other option than to vote in favor of their plan too.

The other Committee members unamimous decision would compel Professor Jones to also Vote in favour of their plan.