Match the Following: -Competence

question 47

Multiple Choice

Match the following:
-Competence

• A)Creating conditions for heightened motivation through the development of a strong sense of personal self-efficacy.
• B)The fit between the work role and the employee's values and beliefs.
• C)The belief that one has the ability to do the job well.
• D)Having control over how one does his or her work.
• E)The belief that one's job makes a difference within the organization

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by a person holding two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas.

Dissonance

A psychological or emotional state of tension resulting from conflicting attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors.

Festinger

Leon Festinger, an American social psychologist known for his theory of cognitive dissonance, which describes the discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions.

Sherif's Robbers Cave

An experiment on conflict and cooperation by Muzafer Sherif, demonstrating how group identity can be used to foster unity or create conflict.