What Is the Advantage of Using Job Performance as a Job

question 21

Multiple Choice

What is the advantage of using job performance as a job analysis method?

• A) This method can provide information about standard as well as nonstandard and mental work.
• B) Direct exposure to jobs can provide a richer,deeper understanding of job requirements than workers' descriptions of what they do.
• C) With this method there is exposure to actual job tasks as well as to the physical,environmental,and social demands of the job.
• D) This method focuses directly on what people do in their jobs,and thus it provides insight into job dynamics.

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Definitions:

Diffusion of Responsibility

A phenomenon where individuals are less likely to take action or feel a sense of responsibility when others are present.

Cognitive Dissonance

is a psychological phenomenon where an individual experiences discomfort due to conflicting beliefs, behaviors, or attitudes.

De-individuation

A psychological state of decreased self-evaluation and decreased evaluation apprehension causing antinormative and disinhibited behavior.

Stimulation and Crowding

The phenomenon where high levels of stimulation (from noise, people, etc.) can either energize individuals and improve performance or lead to discomfort and decreased performance, depending on context and individual differences.