Self-confidence is considered one of the most influential motivators and regulators of behavior in people's everyday lives (Bandura, 1986). A growing body of evidence suggests that one's perception of ability or self-confidence is the central mediating construct of achievement strivings (e.g., Bandura, 1977; Ericsson et al., 1993; Harter, 1978; Kuhl, 1992; Nicholls, 1984). Ericsson and his colleagues have taken the position that the major influence in the acquisition of expert performance is the confidence and motivation to persist in deliberate practice for a minimum of 10 years.
Self-confidence is not a motivational perspective by itself. It is a judgment about capabilities for accomplishment of some goal, and, therefore, must be considered within a broader conceptualization of motivation that provides the goal context. Kanfer (1990a) provides an example of one cognitively based framework of motivation for such a discussion. She suggests that motivation is composed of two components: goal choice and self-regulation. Self-regulation, in turn, consists of three related sets of activities: self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and self-reactions. Self-monitoring provides information about current performance, which is then evaluated by comparing that performance with one's goal. The comparison between performance and goal results in two distinct types of self-reactions: self-satisfaction or -dissatisfaction and self-confidence expectations. Satisfaction or dissatisfaction is an affective response to past actions; self-confidence expectations are judgments about one's future capabilities to attain one's goal. This framework allows a discussion of self-confidence as it relates to a number of motivational processes, including setting goals and causal attributions.
Answer: Option 'b' is correct.
Explanation:
The lowest point on a purely competitive firm's short run supply curve corresponds to the minimum point on its MC curve.
As we know the relation between ATC, AVC, AFC, MC.
1) when AC > MC then, MC rises,
2) When AC = MC, then AC reaches its minimum point.
3) When AC < MC , then MC falls.
And MC falls at higher rate than AC,
So, MC reaches its minimum point first and it is the lowest point for perfect competition.
Hence, Option 'b' is correct.
Answer:
A
Explanation:
The quality should be about the same.
The social responsibility should also be about the same.
There shouldn't be side effects of most products. If you are speaking of medications, there really ought to be the same side effects with the same severity and the same statistical occurrences.
The only difference is the company selling the product.
There have been exceptions to this where different "fillers" were used in the generic brand and the side effects were different and more severe. I've only heard of one case however and I cannot remember what it was. Manufacturers were careful not to let it happen again.
Answer:
Cost of the VAN <em>$53.298</em>
Explanation:
We have to enter the van as the cost for a cash purchase and all other neccesary cost to get the van ready for use and in company's possesion.
The financing cost (interest) should be excluded as are not part of the cost the company can chose to take them or not.
list x reduction = invoice
invoice less discount = cash price
60,000 x (1 - 0.13) x (1 - 0.01) = 51.678
to this, we add up the sales tax and the extra cost for the device
51,678 + 860 + 760 = <em>53.298</em>
He had split it into 4 sections an devided by the full amount of the check
