Goal Setting Influences Employee Behavior and Performance Mainly by Improving

question 22

Multiple Choice

Goal setting influences employee behavior and performance mainly by improving:

• A)situational contingencies and learned abilities.
• B)aptitudes and learned abilities.
• C)motivation and role perceptions.
• D)role perceptions and learned abilities.
• E)self-confidence and aptitudes.

Comprehend the common physical manifestations associated with psychological disorders like depression.

Understand the concept of anomie and its societal implications.

Identify and explain various types of crimes, including white-collar and corporate crimes, and their impact on society.

Analyze the role of social theories (labeling theory, conflict theory, functionalist perspective) in understanding deviance and social control.

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Branch

Part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for stimulating "rest-and-digest" or "feed and breed" activities that occur when the body is at rest.

Type A Characteristics

Personality traits including competitiveness, impatience, and a sense of urgency, often linked to stress and heart disease.

Hyperarousal

A condition of increased psychological and physiological tension marked by such effects as reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, and exaggerated startle reflex.

Competitiveness

The characteristic of being eager to be more successful than others, often measured in terms of winning or outperforming rivals in an activity or market.