Exam 3: Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Some have argued that organizations should value diversity, not just tolerate it or try to blend everyone into a narrow mainstream.What is the basis for this argument?

Trust perceptions towards management are based on perceptions of

Trust perceptions towards management are based on perceptions of ability, benevolence, and ________.

What is a stereotype threat? Give an example and discuss its implications for individuals and organizations.

Age is not related to task performance, but it is related to creativity.

Describe three biases that occur in the attribution process.

People who threaten to stereotype others are issuing a stereotype threat.

The competition for talent has become intense and you need to make sure that every job applicant who applies for a job will stay interested in the job and will want to work for your organization.What can you do to make sure that job applicants have positive perceptions of the recruitment and selection process and of the organization?

A diversity climate has been found to be associated with business-unit performance.

The professor who gives all C's to his class is committing

If there is a single concept that serves as a barrier to valuing diversity, it is the stereotype.

Tom attributes Lou's behaviour to immorality.This is a situational attribution.

For many months, Sam performed his job excellently.However, just before his performance evaluation, Sam's boss saw him insult a client.In the performance evaluation, the boss gave Sam a very low rating.What happened?

A reporter covering a price fixing trial felt that the alleged price fixer was a crook.The alleged price fixer testified that his boss pressured him to engage in illegal activities.The alleged price fixer felt that the reporter's stories about the trial were the product of a vindictive and nasty mind.The price fixer explained his own behaviour ________ and that of the reporter ________.

A survey of Canadian employers found that many are willing to consider immigrants for supervisory, managerial, and senior leadership positions.

What does a morning bias refer to?

Your gender, religion, and occupation are important in the formation of your personal identity.

________ workers experience the highest rates of age discrimination.

Even women with ________ earn less than men in their first year of work.

Wes inaccurately attributed Nina's failure to show up at work to her poor work ethic.This is a potential example of the fundamental attribution error.