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ashley

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An employee's supervisor places full confidence in the employee and believes that the employee can handle a fairly difficult task. This boosts the employee's self-esteem which in turn increases her performance. This phenomena is known as:
 
  a. consistency
 b. the Pygmalion effect
 c. the Golem effect
 d. socially influenced self-esteem

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An employee thinks he is an idiot and will never be able to master the new computer system. The employee takes a training class on the new system and fails. This situation might best be explained by:
 
  a. social learning theory
  b. the Galatea effect
 c. expectancy theory
 d. equity theory



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kthug

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b




ashley

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM


bdobbins

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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