Task Identity Refers To

question 49

Multiple Choice

Task identity refers to:

• A)the degree to which a job entails a variety of different activities, requiring the use of different skills and talents.
• B)the degree to which a job requires completion of an identifiable piece of work with a visible outcome.
• C)the degree to which a job has impact on the work of other people.
• D)the degree to which a job provides independence and discretion to an individual in scheduling the work and determining the procedures to use.

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Definitions:

Attitude

A psychological tendency expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor, which influences individuals' behavior and perceptions.

Cognition

The mental processes that are involved in acquiring, storing, retrieving, and using information and that include sensation, perception, imagery, concept formation, reasoning, decision making, problem solving, and language.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A persuasive strategy where a smaller request is made first to increase the likelihood of agreement to a larger request later.

Attitude

A predisposition in one's mindset to appraise an entity positively or negatively, indicating favoritism or antipathy.