hot oil. Production of petroleum in violation of state or federal regulations or in excess of quotas became a serious problem, particularly in Texas, as soon as attempts were made to stem the overproduction and consequent price decline that followed the development of the vast East Texas oilfield, discovered in October 1930.
Self-confidence without competence. is of as little use as is competence with. out self-confidence. Self-confidence. means a trust in self, a knowledge of. one's limitations and of one's strengths, a faith in one's ability to be able to. meet situations as they may arise.
Self-verification theory. Self-verification is a social psychological theory that asserts people want to be known and understood by others according to their firmly held beliefs and feelings about themselves, that is self-views (including self-concepts and self-esteem). A competing theory to self-verification is self-enhancement or the drive for positive evaluations.