Lesson 6

Discover

 

The level of confidence you require may vary for different situations. For example, the level of confidence you need in your doctor is probably different than the level of confidence you need in the person designing the video games you play.

 

Level of confidence can be affected by a variety of factors. For instance, a video game company may require a higher level of confidence in the video game designers it hires than the average consumer requires. The company’s success is dependent to some degree on the ability of the video game creator to create interesting and fun games.

 

Another factor affecting level of confidence could be the company’s history. You would probably have more confidence in a bungee jumping company that has had over 10 000 successful jumps and a flawless safety record than a bungee jumping company where you are the first customer to jump.

 

Try This 1

 

Use the My Level of Confidence Survey questionnaire to indicate how much confidence you feel you need to have in various situations.

 

 

Keep a record of the answers you chose for each question in this survey, and save your results to your course folder. You may choose to record your answers in a document, or you may wish to take screen captures of each of your answers.

 

Share 1

 

With a partner, compare your required level of confidence for the various scenarios in Try This 1. In your discussion, provide reasons why you chose the range of confidences that you did in each situation. Also, consider whether your level of confidence changed towards a certain situation or a person if you were a consumer instead of the employer or a government inspector.

 

Did you revise your answers based on this discussion with a partner? Why or why not? Place your notes in your course folder.