Development, Cognition, Perception, and Parenting
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An employee is repeatedly asked to work late when her children are waiting for her attention. Her desire for career development and her desire to spend quality time in parenting are incompatible in this job. In terms of achievement, affiliation, and cognitive dissonance, describe what you believe is motivating this individual and what will likely be the outcome of her dilemma.
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An employee is repeatedly asked to work late when her children are waiting for her attention. Her desire for career development and her desire to spend quality time in parenting are incompatible in this job. In terms of achievement, affiliation, and cognitive dissonance, describe what you believe is motivating this individual and what will likely be the outcome of her dilemma.
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Cognitive dissonance
This occurs when an individual experiences some degree of mental discomfort resulting from an incompatibility between two cognitions. For example, a consumer may seek to reassure him or herself regarding a purchase, feeling that another decision may have been, in retrospect, preferable.
Another example of cognitive dissonance is when a belief and a behavior are in conflict, as in the instance with this mother with her job and dilemma with her child. A person may perhaps believe something bad like smoking is bad for one's health and yet continues to smoke.
Affiliation
(Need for Affiliation) is a term that was popularized by David McClelland and describes a ...
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