Tony,the owner of a small advertising firm has decided to increase the productivity of his company by increasing the self-efficacy of his staff.He has decided to use Bandura's self-efficacy theory as a basis for doing this. If Tony started complimenting staff on the skills they had,he would be engaging in:
A)enactive mastery
B)verbal persuasion
C)vicarious modelling
D)arousal

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Verbal persuasion is the process of providing positive feedback or boosting morale by using positive affirmations, complimenting the skills of the employee, or providing constructive feedback. In this scenario, Tony is providing positive feedback to employees to increase their self-efficacy, which falls under the category of verbal persuasion. Enactive mastery refers to learning by doing, vicarious modelling refers to learning by observing others, and arousal refers to increasing motivation through stimulation or excitement. None of these options are applicable in the given scenario.

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