Question 1

The relationship of a target to its background influences our perception of that target.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why is decision making a perceptual issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before a decision is made, a problem must be perceived to exist. 
B)  Decision making is generally by consensus. 
C)  Decisions must be made on how to move from the current state of affairs to some desired state. 
D)  There may be more than one way to solve a problem. 
E)  Middle and lower level managers may have different perceptions on how to solve a problem than their underlings or top level managers. 
A)  Before a decision is made, a problem must be perceived to exist. 
B)  Decision making is generally by consensus. 
C)  Decisions must be made on how to move from the current state of affairs to some desired state. 
D)  There may be more than one way to solve a problem. 
E)  Middle and lower level managers may have different perceptions on how to solve a problem than their underlings or top level managers.

Question 3

If you expect to see that older workers can't learn a new job skill, you will probably experience that effect whether your opinion is valid or not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss some of the ways in which an organization constrains decision makers.

Accepted Answer

Managers are strongly influenced in thei

Question 5

Fatima is being interviewed for a position as an editor. At the start of the interview she is flustered and repeatedly mispronounces the name of the company she is applying to work for. She thinks the rest of the interview goes very well and she is confident about getting the job. Why might her confidence be misplaced?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interviewers will use stereotypes to judge her, so what she says and does at the interview will be of little importance. 
B)  Most employment decisions have been made before the interview is conducted. 
C)  Employers gain most of their knowledge of a potential employee's skill set through interviewing. 
D)  Interviewers make perceptual judgments that are often inaccurate. 
E)  Most interviewers make their decision by the first 5 minutes of the interview. 
A)  Interviewers will use stereotypes to judge her, so what she says and does at the interview will be of little importance. 
B)  Most employment decisions have been made before the interview is conducted. 
C)  Employers gain most of their knowledge of a potential employee's skill set through interviewing. 
D)  Interviewers make perceptual judgments that are often inaccurate. 
E)  Most interviewers make their decision by the first 5 minutes of the interview.

Question 6

One of the shortcuts used to judge others involves evaluating a person based on how he/she compares to other individuals on the same characteristic. What is this shortcut called?

Accepted Answer

A)  the halo effect 
B)  prejudice 
C)  stereotyping 
D)  contrast effects 
E)  selective perception. 
A)  the halo effect 
B)  prejudice 
C)  stereotyping 
D)  contrast effects 
E)  selective perception.

Question 7

Utilitarianism dominates business decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is perhaps the least rational way of making a decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  to use complete information 
B)  to rely on intuition 
C)  to use bounded rationality 
D)  to remain objective 
E)  to use a conscious thought-process 
A)  to use complete information 
B)  to rely on intuition 
C)  to use bounded rationality 
D)  to remain objective 
E)  to use a conscious thought-process

Question 9

Cultures differ in their emphasis on the importance of rationality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Giving an attribution an external causation means you assume that the individual is responsible for his or her own behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is another name for a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Accepted Answer

A)  prototyping 
B)  projection 
C)  halo effect 
D)  Pygmalion effect 
E)  self-selecting bias 
A)  prototyping 
B)  projection 
C)  halo effect 
D)  Pygmalion effect 
E)  self-selecting bias

Question 12

An individual's place in the interview schedule may affect the interviewer's evaluation of the applicant. This is an example of the halo effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not a factor in the individual perceiver?

Accepted Answer

A)  expectation 
B)  perception 
C)  attitude 
D)  motive 
E)  location 
A)  expectation 
B)  perception 
C)  attitude 
D)  motive 
E)  location

Question 14

What is the first step in the rational decision-making model?

Accepted Answer

A)  developing alternatives 
B)  weighing the decision criteria 
C)  defining the problem 
D)  collecting relevant data 
E)  identifying the decision criteria 
A)  developing alternatives 
B)  weighing the decision criteria 
C)  defining the problem 
D)  collecting relevant data 
E)  identifying the decision criteria

Question 15

Discuss some of the errors in perceptual judgment made by interviewers in job interviews.

Accepted Answer

Interviewers make perceptual judgments t

Question 16

If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that the behavior shows _____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  consensus 
B)  consistency 
C)  stability 
D)  reliability 
E)  similarity 
A)  consensus 
B)  consistency 
C)  stability 
D)  reliability 
E)  similarity

Question 17

Attribution theory looks at the internal and external causes of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hani has the opinion that people who drive trucks are dangerous drivers. He often perceives that people driving trucks are doing so in a dangerous manner, even when other observers can see nothing wrong with the behavior of the truck drivers. What factor in Hani is affecting his perception in this case?

Accepted Answer

A)  his background 
B)  his motives 
C)  his expectations 
D)  his interests 
E)  his experiences 
A)  his background 
B)  his motives 
C)  his expectations 
D)  his interests 
E)  his experiences

Question 19

Which of the following is not true about our perceptions of a target?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persons that are similar to each other tend to be grouped together. 
B)  Motion, sounds, size, and other attributes of a target shape the way we see it. 
C)  Targets are usually looked at in isolation. 
D)  Objects that are distant from one another will be perceived separately rather than as a group. 
E)  Objects that are close together will be perceived together rather than separately. 
A)  Persons that are similar to each other tend to be grouped together. 
B)  Motion, sounds, size, and other attributes of a target shape the way we see it. 
C)  Targets are usually looked at in isolation. 
D)  Objects that are distant from one another will be perceived separately rather than as a group. 
E)  Objects that are close together will be perceived together rather than separately.

Question 20

The time at which an object or event is seen is an example of what type of factor influencing the perceptual process?

Accepted Answer

A)  target 
B)  reality 
C)  context 
D)  perceiver 
E)  social 
A)  target 
B)  reality 
C)  context 
D)  perceiver 
E)  social

The relationship of a target to its background influences our perception of that target.

Why is decision making a perceptual issue?

If you expect to see that older workers can't learn a new job skill, you will probably experience that effect whether your opinion is valid or not.

Discuss some of the ways in which an organization constrains decision makers.

One of the shortcuts used to judge others involves evaluating a person based on how he/she compares to other individuals on the same characteristic. What is this shortcut called?

Utilitarianism dominates business decision making.

What is perhaps the least rational way of making a decision?

Cultures differ in their emphasis on the importance of rationality.

Giving an attribution an external causation means you assume that the individual is responsible for his or her own behavior.

What is another name for a self-fulfilling prophecy?

An individual's place in the interview schedule may affect the interviewer's evaluation of the applicant. This is an example of the halo effect.

Which of the following is not a factor in the individual perceiver?

What is the first step in the rational decision-making model?

Discuss some of the errors in perceptual judgment made by interviewers in job interviews.

If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that the behavior shows _____ .

Attribution theory looks at the internal and external causes of behavior.

Which of the following is not true about our perceptions of a target?

The time at which an object or event is seen is an example of what type of factor influencing the perceptual process?

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Exam 3: Perception and Individual Decision Making

The relationship of a target to its background influences our perception of that target.

Why is decision making a perceptual issue?

If you expect to see that older workers can't learn a new job skill, you will probably experience that effect whether your opinion is valid or not.

Discuss some of the ways in which an organization constrains decision makers.

One of the shortcuts used to judge others involves evaluating a person based on how he/she compares to other individuals on the same characteristic. What is this shortcut called?

Utilitarianism dominates business decision making.

What is perhaps the least rational way of making a decision?

Cultures differ in their emphasis on the importance of rationality.

Giving an attribution an external causation means you assume that the individual is responsible for his or her own behavior.

What is another name for a self-fulfilling prophecy?

An individual's place in the interview schedule may affect the interviewer's evaluation of the applicant. This is an example of the halo effect.

Which of the following is not a factor in the individual perceiver?

What is the first step in the rational decision-making model?

Discuss some of the errors in perceptual judgment made by interviewers in job interviews.

If everyone who is faced with a similar situation responds in the same way, attribution theory states that the behavior shows _____ .

Attribution theory looks at the internal and external causes of behavior.

Which of the following is not true about our perceptions of a target?

The time at which an object or event is seen is an example of what type of factor influencing the perceptual process?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Motivation: Concepts and Applications

Emotions and Moods

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organizational Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices in the Arab World

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Organizational Behavior in the Family Business

Intercultural Management: the Significance to Organizational Behavior

Female Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

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