Linda,a qualified and experienced nurse,is being interviewed for the position of a senior care nurse at a facility for terminally ill patients.Which of the following,if true,would suggest self-selection has taken place in this situation?
A)She is caught in a dilemma over whether to accept the offer after meeting with several nurses who tell her about the challenges of the job.
B)She was shown a video depicting a "day in the life" of a worker at this facility and realized that the job entailed far more hardships than she had anticipated.
C)She was told about the hardships of the job during the interview and was asked to accept the offer in spite of them.
D)She was asked to serve a month's probation at the end of which the organization would decide on her job fitness.

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Self-selection occurs when individuals choose to pursue or decline a job or opportunity based on their personal preferences, beliefs, or expectations. If Linda was shown a video depicting the challenges of the job and realized it wasn't what she anticipated, and therefore chose not to pursue the job, this suggests self-selection has taken place. Option A suggests Linda is struggling with the decision to accept the job, but does not necessarily indicate self-selection. Option C indicates that the organization is still offering Linda the job despite the hardships, and Option D is a standard probation period that is not relevant to self-selection.

Linda,a Qualified and Experienced Nurse,is Being Interviewed for the Position