Members of his project group at work consistently comment on Ervin's excellent performance as team leader. Ervin begins to view himself as an effective leader and considers moving into a higher level management position. The process through which Ervin developed this sense of self at work is called:

A) ?reflected appraisal.
B) ?direct definition.
C) ?identity script.
D) ?self-fulfilling prophecy.
E) ?social comparison.

Ans: A) ?reflected appraisal.

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