The Determination of Specific Job Tasks and Responsibilities Is Called

question 88

Multiple Choice

The determination of specific job tasks and responsibilities is called _____.

• A) job design
• B) ergonomics
• C) job enlargement
• D) job enrichment

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underemphasizing the role of situational factors.

Defensive Attribution

A psychological process by which individuals tend to ascribe greater blame to the victims of misfortune for their own victimization when they feel threatened by the likelihood of a similar event happening to them.

Observational Learning

A learning process through which behaviors, attitudes, or skills are acquired by watching and imitating the actions of others.