You Remember That Your Parents Were Warm and Responsive but Set

question 114

Multiple Choice

You remember that your parents were warm and responsive but set reasonable rules and expectations for your behavior. They would most likely be characterized as having an _______ parenting style.

• A) authoritative
• B) authoritarian
• C) indulgent-permissive
• D) indifferent-uninvolved

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Definitions:

Core Job Characteristic

Fundamental aspects of a job that affect an employee's motivation, satisfaction, and performance.

Hindering Job Demands

Aspects of a job that impede progress, exert unnecessary pressure, or detract from performance.

Decreasing Hindering Job Demands

The process of reducing job requirements that obstruct an individual's ability to achieve their work goals.

Motivating Potential

Describes the capacity of a job or task to enhance an individual's motivation, typically measured by factors like skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.