Exam 14: Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

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Define a psychological contract and describe the one that you made by entering college. What are your contributions, and what are the school's inducements?

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What personality attributes do you want your boss to have? How will that effect the organization?

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Type A person?

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Which of the following personality traits is NOT one of the "Big Five"?

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Ingrid is excited about her new job. She thinks it will be exciting, fulfilling, and rewarding, and will allow her the standard of living she is looking for. She has made a(n) ____ with her new employer.

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____ is an attitude that reflects an individual's identification with and attachment to an organization.

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____ is the set of expectations that an individual holds about what he or she will contribute to the organization and what it will provide in return.

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If the individual perceives that the psychological contract is fair and equitable, he most likely will request a pay raise or promotion, decrease his contributed effort, or look for a better job elsewhere.

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Work stress can be caused by all of the following EXCEPT

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Describe the relationship between creativity, innovation, and the product life cycle.

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Stress

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____________________ individuals are aggressive, impatient, and very work oriented.

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Dorothy is overweight and smokes, even though she knows that both of these are bad for her health. She is most likely experiencing

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The basic framework around which we form attributions is

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____ is the behavior of individuals that makes a positive overall contribution to the organization.

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Elyssa says she does not like people. They annoy her easily. According to the "Big Five" personality traits, Elyssa has more

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Special Exercises
Severine works with Eric. Eric thinks Severine's emotions run high and low like a rollercoaster. He never knows if she will be up or down. Severine also works on everything at once and talks to everybody more than focusing on her projects. Severine enjoys learning about other cultures and new ideas. She gets along well with other people. Eric is more quiet and focused. He gets a lot done and is calm and secure. He enjoys learning new things and is curious. Eric is forgiving and good-natured. Match the following personality traits with the person described.
High agreeableness
Neither Severine nor Eric
ER personnel often socialize with each other because they do not have time to meet other people.
Role demand
Positive emotionality
Both Severine and Eric
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High agreeableness
Neither Severine nor Eric
ER personnel often socialize with each other because they do not have time to meet other people.
Role demand
Positive emotionality
Both Severine and Eric
Personnel may have to use an automated external defibrillator
Eric
Negative emotionality
Interpersonal demand
Introversion
Task demand
Low agreeableness
Severine
Openness
Physical demand
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In Chapter 9 you learned that most decisions are made under conditions of uncertainty. This leads to stress caused by ____ demands.

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The study of psychology is helpful to managers.

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Compare and contrast the two basic perceptual processes.

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