Exam 10: Understanding Individual Behavior

Research shows that______ are predisposed to being pragmatic, capable of lying to achieve personal goals, more likely to win in win-lose situations, and more likely to persuade than be persuaded.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 41

_________are stressors arising from the tasks required of a person holding a particular job.

(Short Answer)

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Question 42

A survey by the Conference Board found that _______percentage of US workers are satisfied with their work.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 43

Scenario - Layla Fox Layla Fox is a creative, imaginative, artistically sensitive individual who loves to take on new opportunities. She is a successful manager who believes that she makes her own destiny through hard work and listening to people. Her personal problem solving style is intuitive-thinking. -Layla can best be described using which of these Big Five personality factors?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 44

An _________is an evaluation that predisposes a person to act in a certain way.

(Short Answer)

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Question 45

Which of the following terms is the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organization?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 46

Scenario - Layla Fox Layla Fox is a creative, imaginative, artistically sensitive individual who loves to take on new opportunities. She is a successful manager who believes that she makes her own destiny through hard work and listening to people. Her personal problem solving style is intuitive-thinking. -Layla appears to have a:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 47

Which of the following refers to the degree to which a person is focused on a few goals, thus behaving in ways that are responsible, dependable, persistent, and achievement oriented?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 48

Locus of control refers to an individual's belief that he or she can successfully accomplish a specific task or outcome.

(True/False)

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Question 49

People with an external locus of control are harder to motivate but easier to manage.

(True/False)

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Question 50

Self-management is NOT a component of emotional intelligence.

(True/False)

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Question 51

Uncertainty about what behaviors are expected of a person in a particular role is referred to as_________ .

(Short Answer)

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Question 52

An overall impression of a person or situation based on one characteristic, either favorable or unfavorable, is an example of:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 53

A high degree of means______ you can accurately assess your own strengths and limitations and have a healthy sense of self-confidence.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 54

Work behavior that goes beyond job requirements and contributes as needed to the organization's success is referred to as ______.

(Short Answer)

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Question 55

Canyon River, Inc. is looking for an individual who has a broad range of interests and is imaginative, creative, artistically sensitive, and willing to consider new ideas. Which of these factors are they emphasizing in their search?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 56

Which of the following is the tendency to assign an individual to a group or broad category and then to attribute widely held generalizations about the group to the individual?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 57

_______refers to the set of characteristics that underlie a relatively stable pattern of behavior in response to ideas, objects, or people in the environment.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 58

Extreme competitiveness, impatience, aggressiveness, and devotion to work are included in Type B behavior pattern.

(True/False)

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Question 59

An internal attribution says something about the situation has caused the person's behavior.

(True/False)

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Research shows that______ are predisposed to being pragmatic, capable of lying to achieve personal goals, more likely to win in win-lose situations, and more likely to persuade than be persuaded.

_________are stressors arising from the tasks required of a person holding a particular job.

A survey by the Conference Board found that _______percentage of US workers are satisfied with their work.

An _________is an evaluation that predisposes a person to act in a certain way.

Which of the following terms is the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organization?

Which of the following refers to the degree to which a person is focused on a few goals, thus behaving in ways that are responsible, dependable, persistent, and achievement oriented?

Locus of control refers to an individual's belief that he or she can successfully accomplish a specific task or outcome.

People with an external locus of control are harder to motivate but easier to manage.

Self-management is NOT a component of emotional intelligence.

Uncertainty about what behaviors are expected of a person in a particular role is referred to as_________ .

An overall impression of a person or situation based on one characteristic, either favorable or unfavorable, is an example of:

A high degree of means______ you can accurately assess your own strengths and limitations and have a healthy sense of self-confidence.

Work behavior that goes beyond job requirements and contributes as needed to the organization's success is referred to as ______.

Canyon River, Inc. is looking for an individual who has a broad range of interests and is imaginative, creative, artistically sensitive, and willing to consider new ideas. Which of these factors are they emphasizing in their search?

Which of the following is the tendency to assign an individual to a group or broad category and then to attribute widely held generalizations about the group to the individual?

_______refers to the set of characteristics that underlie a relatively stable pattern of behavior in response to ideas, objects, or people in the environment.

Extreme competitiveness, impatience, aggressiveness, and devotion to work are included in Type B behavior pattern.

An internal attribution says something about the situation has caused the person's behavior.

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