Which of the following scenarios demonstrates how workers determine efficacy levels through vicarious experiences?
A) Sal looks at his diploma from a prestigious university and realizes he is very smart.
B) Reno pats Ed on the back and tells him he is making great progress on his design project.
C) Butch compares the salary he has just been offered to the salary he made at his previous job.
D) Bill, just named sales manager, asks Fred what his job was like when he was the sales manager.
E) Linda, who has a tight deadline to meet, ranks her tasks by urgency in the hopes that this will keep her on track.

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When employees consider efficacy levels for a given task, they first consider their past accomplishments-the degree to which they have succeeded or failed in similar sorts of tasks in the past. They also consider vicarious experiences by taking into account their observations and discussions with others who have performed such tasks.

Which of the Following Scenarios Demonstrates How Workers Determine Efficacy