Samantha Barnes is an emergency medical technician. Recently, during an emergency call, she was able to resuscitate a man who had a cardiac arrest. Subsequently, she spent some time calming the 12-year-old daughter of the patient and looked after her until the rest of the patient's family arrived at the hospital. Based on this description, it can be concluded that Samantha's job is high in ________.
A) task identity
B) feedback
C) extrinsic rewards
D) task significance
E) job rotation

Question

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Although Samantha's job has many job characteristics, the description provided best describes task significance. Task significance refers to the degree to which a job has an impact on the lives of other people.

Samantha Barnes Is an Emergency Medical Technician