Exam 10: Understanding Individual Behavior

Machiavellianism is the tendency to direct much on one's behavior toward the acquisition of power and the manipulation of other people for purely personal gain.

A condition in which two attitudes or a behavior and an attitude conflict is called _________.

_________are stressors associated with relationships in the organization.

The first step in the perception process is _______.

Organizations don't want to lose talented, highly skilled workers, so they try to create an atmosphere of job satisfaction.

In what stage of the perception process are individuals likely to put things into patterns?

Jason has been unemployed for three months. When his wife asked him why he was not looking for a job, Jason responded, "If I am lucky, I will get my old job back." Jason would be considered as having an:

If Ben is tense, nervous, depressed and insecure, he would tend to be rated as low on which of these factors?

Bernice is a outgoing, assertive, and sociable individual who is very comfortable with interpersonal relationships. Which of the following is applicable to Bernice?

_________is a behavior pattern characterized by extreme competitiveness, impatience, aggressiveness, and devotion to work.

An emotion can be thought of as a mental state that arises spontaneously within a person based on interaction with the environment rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes or sensations.

_________is the tendency to assign an individual to a group or broad category and then attribute generalizations about the group to the individual.

What are the four components of emotional intelligence? Explain.

Attitudes are judgments about what caused a person's behavior.

Which of the following refers to work behavior that goes beyond job requirements and contributes as needed to the organization's success?

The last step in getting organized is to empty your head.

Describe Carl Jung's four functions related to gathering and evaluating information for problem solving and decision making. Which problem solving style would be appropriate for an Accounting profession? Why?

Type A behavior pattern is characterized by all of these EXCEPT:

Maliah bases her judgments on impersonal analysis. To resolve problems at work, she uses reason and logic rather than personal values or emotional aspects of the situation. In gathering information, Maliah prefers routine and order. Based on this information, Maliah ranks highly in which Myers-Briggs category?

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality test that measures a person's preference for introversion vs. extroversion, sensation vs. intuition, thinking vs. feeling, and judging vs. perceiving.