Attitudes Help to Explain and Predict Job Performance

question 87

True/False

Attitudes help to explain and predict job performance.

Compute direct materials price variance and appreciate its effect on the cost of production.

Analyze and calculate the total variance in overhead costs.

Understand the procedure for computing direct material cost variance.

Determine the actual cost of direct labor through variance analysis.

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Definitions:

Intellectual Performance

The efficiency or skill level shown by an individual in tasks that require cognitive effort, such as problem-solving, abstract thinking, and understanding complex ideas.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

Stereotype Threat

The risk of confirming negative stereotypes about an individual's racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural group that can hinder performance in relevant areas.

Social Comparison

A theory positing that individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they stack up against others they perceive as somehow faring better or worse.