Competencies Refer to an Individual's Capability to Orchestrate and Apply

question 42

Multiple Choice

Competencies refer to an individual's capability to orchestrate and apply combinations of ________ over time to perform work successfully.

• A) knowledge, skills, and abilities
• B) job duties, job specifications, and job identification
• C) jobs, positions, and tasks
• D) positions, job identification, and skills

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Definitions:

Primary Deviance

In labeling theory, the initial act or attitude that causes one to be labeled deviant.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

An inaccurate statement or belief that, by altering the situation, becomes accurate; a prediction that causes itself to come true.

Conflict Theory

A sociological perspective that sees social life as a competition, and focuses on the distribution of resources, power, and inequality.

Labeling Theory

Howard Becker’s idea that deviance is a consequence of external judgments, or labels, that modify the individual’s self-concept and change the way others respond to the labeled person.