Scenario: Mr. Yoshimura Goes to Tennessee
Mr. Yoshimura, vice president of quality control at Oshimura Yarn, has recently been assigned to a three-year project at the company's Tennessee plant. Mr. Yoshimura has brought his wife and his three daughters with him from Yokohama to Tennessee.
-If the family finds it difficult to adjust on returning to Japan after three years,they will experience ________.

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Reverse culture shock is the feeling of disorientation and difficulty in readjusting to one's home culture after living abroad for a significant period of time. Since Mr. Yoshimura and his family are moving from Japan to the US for three years, they may experience difficulties adjusting back to their home culture of Japan after living in the US for an extended period of time. Social loafing refers to a phenomenon where individuals put forth less effort when they work in a group. Expatriate failure refers to the premature return of an expatriate to their home country due to difficulties adjusting to the host country or work-related issues. The halo effect is a cognitive bias where an individual's overall impression of a person influences how they perceive and evaluate that person's specific traits and actions.