Competence
The word competence literally indicates towards capability or capacity of certain person or a thing. The word competence has been used in social science to indicate the capability that a body posses by the virtue of its position. Similar analogy can be drawn in understanding from a layman’s view. We can refer to something as a potential of some body if he or she by the virtue of their capability or capacity successfully involve in accomplishing a goal or target.
Competence can be also perceived as achievement orienting factor. For an instance, the competence of a person is understood by the individual by the feedback he or she receives from the people who matters to them. People who possess high achievement motivation are the ones who wishes to understand their competence and hence take up such tasks which are challenging, not something that is easy neither something that is way beyond their capability.