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A worker who spends far more time sharpening existing skills than correcting existing weaknesses

A) is most likely a satisfied and successful employee.
B) views his or her work as a job.
C) has a directive rather than a democratic leadership style.
D) is motivated more by external rewards than by internal rewards.

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Question 42

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Which of the following would most likely be associated with better grades and higher achievement among college students?

A) social leadership
B) a directive leadership style
C) self-discipline
D) outsourcing

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Unlike intelligence scores,achievement scores are NOT

People report the greatest satisfaction with their work and their lives if they

Those who view their work as a necessary but personally unfulfilling way to make money are said to view work as a

Csikszentmihalyi observed that being purposely immersed in tasks that fully engage our skills leads to

Achievement motivation refers to

When researchers monitored the professional accomplishments of more than 1500 highly intelligent individuals,they found that the most successful were more ambitious,energetic,and persistent.This best illustrates the importance of

Satisfying work activities that are specifically suited to an individual's unique strengths are most likely to be associated with the experience of

Through a task's ups and downs,people best sustain their mood and motivation when they focus on

A high level of satisfaction with one's work is most likely to be reported by those who frequently experience

Alonso is so absorbed in solving complex engineering problems that he loses track of time as he spends entire weekends working.Alonzo's experience best illustrates the concept of

Work activities that leave you wondering "When can I do this again?" rather than "When will this be over?" are most likely to be associated with

Personnel psychology is one of the main subfields of

In the early 1800s,Robert Owen improved working conditions in a cotton mill in Scotland.The commercial success that followed best illustrated the value of

Psychologists use the term hardiness to refer to

Managers with a task-leadership style would be most likely to

Managers who set standards and keep a group focused on its goals are said to excel in

A small number of the contributors to any field typically produce a disproportionately large share of its accomplishments,despite the fact that their less productive professional colleagues are fairly comparable in raw ability.This best illustrates the importance of

Andrea views her work as primarily an opportunity to climb the corporate ladder in pursuit of increasingly better positions.Andrea apparently views her work as a