Exam 8: Foundations of Individual and Group Behavior

The most common finding on self- monitoring is that low self- monitors are more susceptible to external influence than high self- monitors.

Which of the following is a hidden aspect of organizational behavior?

Application of Cognitive Dissonance Marjorie has always believed that the most effective way to manage people is to be caring and compassionate. She felt the workplace should be a pleasant environment where people could enjoy coming to work. That worked fine for 15 years until the recent hiring of a new vice- president. Not only does he want the work environment changed so that "people spend more time working and less time on social issues," but he has informed Marjorie she must lay off 10 employees in her department in order to cut costs. -Which of the following is not a choice that Marjorie has in order to deal with her dissonance?

Application of Cognitive Dissonance Marjorie has always believed that the most effective way to manage people is to be caring and compassionate. She felt the workplace should be a pleasant environment where people could enjoy coming to work. That worked fine for 15 years until the recent hiring of a new vice- president. Not only does he want the work environment changed so that "people spend more time working and less time on social issues," but he has informed Marjorie she must lay off 10 employees in her department in order to cut costs. -Just because employees and managers experience dissonance, they will not necessarily move directly toward consistency, that is, toward __________.

Jennifer has which of the following?

Achieving some level of prestige from belonging to a group is a security reason for joining a group.

The degree of influence that individuals believe they have over the elements will have an impact on how they react to the dissonance felt.

Travis observes that one of his employees always refuses to look him in the eye. He wonders if the employee lacks respect for him. Later, Travis sees that other employees also fail to look him in the eye. Travis decides that the employees are not disrespectful of him, but rather that he must intimidate them. Travis makes this attribution- based on__________ .

Which of the following is not one of the Big 5 personality traits?

One of the most widely used methods of identifying personalities is the Big- Five model.

What is cognitive dissonance?

After having a very bad experience waiting on line for 3 hours at the Motor Vehicles Bureau, Gretchen tells her father, "In the future, I am going to renew my license on the website and am never going back to wait on that long line again." This is an example of which component of an attitude?

When topics such as norms, roles, team building, and conflict are considered, organizational behavior is looking at which of the following?

The Asch study provides insight into group behaviors. The tendency is for individual members of a group to go along with the pack. To diminish the negative aspects of conformity, managers should create a climate of __________ in which employees are __________ without fear of retaliation.