Technical Skills Include ________

question 53

Multiple Choice

Technical skills include ________.

• A) experience gained by experiments that are used in performing managerial tasks
• B) job specific knowledge needed to proficiently perform work tasks
• C) the ability to work well with individuals and groups
• D) skills managers use to think and to conceptualize about abstract and complex situations

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological concept indicating the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate personality-based explanations for others' behavior while underestimating situational explanations.

Dispositional Cause

Cause of behavior attributed to internal factors such as personality or character.

Situational Cause

Cause of behavior attributed to external factors, such as delays, the action of others, or some other aspect of the situation.