Your Boss Calls You on the Phone and Asks If

question 66

Multiple Choice

Your boss calls you on the phone and asks if you can have the report you're working on finished two days earlier than scheduled. You weren't expecting this question and don't feel that you can provide a definitive answer on the spot. Which of the following would be your best reply?

• A)Let me get back to you on that.
• B)Sure, no problem. I can probably find some way to make it work.
• C)Can I finish my report two days early? That's a very good question.
• D)I'll check my schedule to see if its doable and call you back within a half hour.
• E)I wasn't expecting this, so it's really an impossible question to answer right now.

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Definitions:

Self-efficacy

An individual’s belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments.

Expectancy

A person’s subjective feeling that a particular behavior will lead to a reinforcing consequence.

Locus of Control

A psychological construct that refers to how strongly people believe they have control over the situations and experiences that affect their lives.

Self-efficacy

A person's confidence in their ability to carry out actions required to achieve certain outcomes.