Exam 14: Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Darren joined the military because he believes defending his country is a noble profession.  However, when civilian leadership squandered all the hard fought accomplishments of the military, Darren became frustrated and disillusioned with the leadership.  Pride in the military is the ____ component of his attitudes

Assume that the employees in your organization do not have high levels of job satisfaction or organizational commitment. How will you go about trying to improve these attitudes?

____________________ are the total set of work-related behaviors that the organization expects the individual to display.

Behavioral consequences of organizational stress include

Which of the following statements describes the major differences between Type B and Type A individuals?

____________________ is an individual's response to a strong stimulus.

Juwan seems to like every idea that comes his way. He does not have a core of beliefs. According to the "Big Five" personality traits, he has more

____ is a set of processes by which individuals become aware of and interpret information about their environment.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a stressor from the task demand category?

At work there is a conference room nicknamed "the meat locker." If Royce has a meeting in there, he is too cold to concentrate. This is an example of ____ demands that can lead to stress.

____ is the term used to describe an individual's beliefs about his or her capabilities to perform a task.

Charlie believes "let go and let God." Charlie has a(n)

If you are proud of your accomplishments yet look forward to achieving higher levels of performance and are confident in your abilities, you have high

The extent to which the contributions made by an individual match the inducements offered by the organization is referred to as the

The Department of Defense set a goal to develop a prosthetic arm that could pick up and feed a grape to its user. At the same time the DOD started the process to fund the project with $100 million. Which period of the creative process is this?

People with the MBTI ____________________ like task identity.

Organizational stressors include

Some smokers block out negative information about the health effects of smoking because they do not want to change their behavior. They are using

Doreen likes to focus on one thing at a time and hates interruptions. This refers to her

You formulate a(n) ____ with your employer when you accept a job.