Nov 28, 2015 · Question 6 1 out of 1 points Mark is having difficulty in school. He thinks he should tell his professor that he believes he is being treated unfairly but is afraid that this will just make the professor angry and result in more unjust treatment. He decides to stay in bed and avoid class (and his professor) because he does not know how to resolve the Selected Answer: avoidance …
Locus of control is a set of beliefs about whether one’s behaviour is controlled mainly by internal or external forces. High “externals” see their behaviours controlled by factors like fate, luck and powerful people. High “internals” see stronger effects on their behaviour as a consequence of self-initiative, personal actions and free ...
Dec 08, 2017 · 13. People's behavior can be described in terms of the spotlight effect. This means that they: tend to see themselves as being above average in ability. underestimate the extent to which other people's opinions should be taken into account. overestimate the extent to which other people are noticing them. perceive that their fate is determined by forces not under their …
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People with a high need for achievement tend to avoid risks and prefer working in teams. False - People with a strong need for achievement (nAch) want to accomplish reasonably challenging goals through their own effort. They prefer working alone rather than in teams, and they choose tasks with a moderate degree of risk.
2. Need for affiliation: This need refers to a desire to seek approval from others, conform to their wishes and expectations, and avoid conflict and confrontation.
The concept of employee engagement is related to motivation, but not to role clarity. False - Employee engagement is also described in terms of self-efficacy—the belief that you have the ability, role clarity, and resources to get the job done.
Need for power: People with a high need for power (nPow) want to exercise control over others and are concerned about maintaining their leadership position. They frequently rely on persuasive communication, make more suggestions in meetings, and tend to publicly evaluate situations more frequently.
True. Self-concept and past experiences regulate a person's motivated decisions and behavior, but social norms have little to no influence on them. False - Self-concept, social norms, and past experiences also regulate a person's motivated decisions and behavior.
Kieran's manager Jerome never discusses personal topics, avoids eye contact, and doesn't attend office parties or other work-related social events. Kieran tells a coworker, Mindy, about his fear that their manager is planning to fire them because of his aloofness. Kieran is reassured when Mindy points out that Jerome is quiet ...
She thinks carefully before she speaks, turns in error-free reports, and tirelessly strives to meet her goals. Chelsea is demonstrating. A) conscientiousness.
Organizational socialization is the process by which newcomers learn an organization's values and norms and acquire the work behaviors necessary to perform jobs effectively. True or False. true. An individual's enduring tendencies to feel, think, and act in certain ways are referred to as his/her.
Emotional intelligence concerns understanding and managing the moods and emotions of others but not oneself. True or False. true. When organizational members share an intense commitment to cultural values, beliefs, and routines and use them to achieve their goals, a strong organizational culture exists.
It's blocked at my university and I was just wondering what the general consensus is about this website. Happy Saturday.
Just curious. I don’t have a surname; my name is in the form [given name] [child of] [father’s name], and I publish as [given name] [father’s name]. What do other people do?
Disclaimer: not trying to come across as arrogant or entitled, just trying to work out where I'm going wrong.
I am attending my first conference this week, and yesterday I attended a poster session and stopped by one that belonged to an RA of a lab quite similar to mine. I was pretty excited to meet someone that's more of a "colleague" to me, since most attendees are professors/postdocs/PhD students and I was quite overwhelmed.
So this week I successfully completed my master's thesis and I'm preparing myself for the defence that scheduled to take place in a couple of days. I was going over my paper and I noticed two mistakes re the interpretation of a the P-value under a null hypothesis in my paper.
I apologise for the melodrama - but I literally have no idea. Currently, I'm trying to put together an 1000-word proposal to apply for grad school, stating the research aims, significance, structure etc. for my prospective PhD. On the face of it, this shouldn't be too hard. And I've done well in research tasks before. But I am struggling.
Hello everyone! I'm a current undergraduate student studying physics and math, but planning to continue into grad school by studying atmospheric science. I'm strongly considering a career in academia as I believe I would love the balance between performing research and teaching students.