Exam 4: Individual Values, Perceptions and Reactions

A person who generally sees things in a positive light and seems to be in a good mood most of the time has a high level of

A person who screens out information because he or she is uncomfortable with the information or the information contradicts his or her belief is affected by stereotyping.

Which of the following types of value reflects our long-term life goals?

Intrinsic work values are defined as

Anything that induces stress is classified as a(n) __________ .

Distress is known as the positive form of stress.

Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. a.Neo, their lab manager, considers Sheldon the better scientist.When Sheldon makes a mistake, Neo dismisses it as a fluke.When Malik makes a mistake, she thinks, 'Typical!' b.When Sheldon completes a successful experiment, Malik thinks it's because Sheldon is a great scientist.When one of his own experiments goes well, Malik figures he just got lucky. c.On the day he met Neo, Malik had a bicycling accident on his way to work and arrived reeling and distracted, his mind still on his near-death experience, Malik was curt during their introductions, causing Neo to forever consider him rude, despite his having been friendly to her ever since. d.Sheldon is more eloquent and more adept at conversational niceties than Malik is.For this reason, Neo considers Sheldon the better scientist. -attribution

__________ is an individual's adaptive response to a stimulus that places excessive psychological or physical demands on that individual.

The use of support groups is an effective organisational strategy for adapting to and managing stress.

A(n) ____ is a set of expected behaviours associated with a particular position in a group or organisation.

Which of the following refers to the perceived fairness of the outcome received?

An employee who just earned an MBA paid for by an organisation's tuition reimbursement programme might feel a moral obligation to stay with the employer for at least a few years to repay the debt.This person would be classified by which of the following types of commitment?

Stress is defined as an individual's adaptive response to a stimulus.

After working in a fast-food restaurant for three years to pay for your college tuition, you vowed never to work in a restaurant again.But after graduation the only job offer you receive is a managerial job at a local restaurant.Your acceptance of this job may result in __________ dissonance.

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies. a.Shelly doesn't mind that Kiko got the job and she didn't, but she feels insulted that the department director delivered the news to her via e-mail rather than taking the time to tell her in person. b.Shelly is sad that she didn't get promoted, but given Kiko's greater skill and tenure with the company, Shelly has to admit she probably would have made the same choice herself. c.Kiko's brother is married to the department director's uncle's cousin's former roommate.However, Shelly is confident that the hiring decision was based on objective criteria, not on nepotism, so she will not file any complaints. -interactional fairness

People tend to associate beauty with other positive characteristics.This phenomenon is an example of

Basic perceptual processes include selective perception and stereotyping.

The __________ component of an attitude guides an individual's behaviour in a situation.

When a person first encounters a stressor, the first stage is called alarm.

All of the following are signs of burnout except