Question 1

Compare and contrast men and women in terms of style and effectiveness as leaders.

Accepted Answer

Research has suggested that female leaders in the workplace are as task oriented as their male counterparts and have similar aspirations, abilities, values, and job-related skills.The only difference is that men tend to be more controlling and thus are more effective leaders in positions that require a directive style, whereas women tend to be more democratic and thus are more effective as leaders in positions that require cooperation and openness.In short, female leaders interact more with subordinates, inviting them to participate in decision-making processes and to share information and power.Research has also shown that female leaders are devalued relative to male leaders when they adopt a "masculine" style of leadership or work in "masculine" positions.But overall, both men and women have equal potential for effective leadership in most situations.

Question 2

Paige is elected the leader of a group requiring a moderate degree of situational control.According to the contingency model, she is most likely to be an effective leader if she

Accepted Answer

A)  is relations-oriented. 
B)  is single-minded in her focus on job performance. 
C)  makes most decisions herself and does not ask for guidance. 
D)  is task-oriented. 
A)  is relations-oriented. 
B)  is single-minded in her focus on job performance. 
C)  makes most decisions herself and does not ask for guidance. 
D)  is task-oriented. A

Question 3

Lyness and Thompson's (2000)survey of corporate executives indicated that, compared to their male counterparts, female executives are more likely to have

Accepted Answer

A)  greater access to role models and mentors. 
B)  a more task-oriented leadership style. 
C)  sought competitive, hierarchical positions. 
D)  been passed over for jobs requiring relocation. 
A)  greater access to role models and mentors. 
B)  a more task-oriented leadership style. 
C)  sought competitive, hierarchical positions. 
D)  been passed over for jobs requiring relocation. D

Question 4

The principle of the due process model that dictates that employees have the right to be evaluated by a supervisor familiar with their work as well as receive timely feedback about their evaluation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  adequate notice. 
B)  procedural fairness. 
C)  fair hearing. 
D)  situational control. 
A)  adequate notice. 
B)  procedural fairness. 
C)  fair hearing. 
D)  situational control.

Question 5

Dwight is a salesman for a paper company.His performance is assessed by determining how many boxes of paper he sells each month, which means that he is being appraised in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  psychographic criteria. 
B)  preferential absolute criteria. 
C)  objective performance criteria. 
D)  subjective performance criteria. 
A)  psychographic criteria. 
B)  preferential absolute criteria. 
C)  objective performance criteria. 
D)  subjective performance criteria.

Question 6

Which of the following behaviors is not one of the forms of faking documented by Levashina and Campion (2007)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ingratiation 
B)  Outright lying 
C)  Image protection 
D)  Charisma 
A)  Ingratiation 
B)  Outright lying 
C)  Image protection 
D)  Charisma

Question 7

Nacoste (1996)argues that affirmative action affects everyone involved in the hiring and promotion process and that procedural reverberations within the system are likely to occur when

Accepted Answer

A)  all interested parties have a chance to express their views. 
B)  group membership is considered more important than individual contributions. 
C)  policy is determined out in the open rather than behind closed doors. 
D)  minorities are hired based on their merits. 
A)  all interested parties have a chance to express their views. 
B)  group membership is considered more important than individual contributions. 
C)  policy is determined out in the open rather than behind closed doors. 
D)  minorities are hired based on their merits.

Question 8

According to expectancy theory, worker motivation depends on all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  valued rewards. 
B)  high intrinsic motivation. 
C)  performance recognition. 
D)  a belief that extra effort will be effective. 
A)  valued rewards. 
B)  high intrinsic motivation. 
C)  performance recognition. 
D)  a belief that extra effort will be effective.

Question 9

Which of the following has been demonstrated in research on traditional employment interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interviews tend to be very high in predictive validity. 
B)  Applicants who exhibit the least amount of self-promotion are likely to be hired. 
C)  Interviews eliminate biases toward physically attractive applicants. 
D)  An employer's expectations can distort the interview process. 
A)  Interviews tend to be very high in predictive validity. 
B)  Applicants who exhibit the least amount of self-promotion are likely to be hired. 
C)  Interviews eliminate biases toward physically attractive applicants. 
D)  An employer's expectations can distort the interview process.

Question 10

Tyler is a company supervisor who oversees more than 35 employees.Halo effects are likely to be most pronounced in his performance appraisals of

Accepted Answer

A)  employees he knows very well. 
B)  employees he does not know well. 
C)  masculine employees. 
D)  feminine employees. 
A)  employees he knows very well. 
B)  employees he does not know well. 
C)  masculine employees. 
D)  feminine employees.

Question 11

As managers, Homer is viewed as easygoing and agreeable, while Marge is seen as very conscientious.Which of the following is most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homer will be more lenient than Marge in evaluating employees. 
B)  Homer will be harsher than Marge in evaluating employees. 
C)  Marge will be more likely than Homer to use objective measures of appraisal. 
D)  Marge will be more likely than Homer to use subjective measures of appraisal. 
A)  Homer will be more lenient than Marge in evaluating employees. 
B)  Homer will be harsher than Marge in evaluating employees. 
C)  Marge will be more likely than Homer to use objective measures of appraisal. 
D)  Marge will be more likely than Homer to use subjective measures of appraisal.

Question 12

Compared to an in-person interview, interviews done via teleconferencing or computer tend to be

Accepted Answer

A)  more predictive of future employee performance. 
B)  less susceptible to self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  viewed as less fair by applicants. 
D)  harder for applicants to "fake." 
A)  more predictive of future employee performance. 
B)  less susceptible to self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C)  viewed as less fair by applicants. 
D)  harder for applicants to "fake."

Question 13

Research suggests that face-to-face interviews

Accepted Answer

A)  increase the probability of stereotyped judgments. 
B)  exacerbate gender preferences in hiring decisions. 
C)  reduce, but do not eliminate, racial preferences in hiring decisions. 
D)  produce hiring decisions that are perceived to be more open-minded, but are no different from decisions based on evaluations of written materials. 
A)  increase the probability of stereotyped judgments. 
B)  exacerbate gender preferences in hiring decisions. 
C)  reduce, but do not eliminate, racial preferences in hiring decisions. 
D)  produce hiring decisions that are perceived to be more open-minded, but are no different from decisions based on evaluations of written materials.

Question 14

The idea that leadership effectiveness is determined both by the personal characteristics of leaders and the control afforded by the situation is most consistent with the

Accepted Answer

A)  contingency model. 
B)  transformational model. 
C)  expectancy theory. 
D)  great person theory. 
A)  contingency model. 
B)  transformational model. 
C)  expectancy theory. 
D)  great person theory.

Question 15

The discovery of the Hawthorne effect laid the foundation for industrial/organizational psychology because it illustrated the role of

Accepted Answer

A)  social influences in the workplace. 
B)  job interviewing techniques in the creation of a homogenous workforce. 
C)  equity motivation in worker loyalty. 
D)  personality variables in economic decision making. 
A)  social influences in the workplace. 
B)  job interviewing techniques in the creation of a homogenous workforce. 
C)  equity motivation in worker loyalty. 
D)  personality variables in economic decision making.

Question 16

Being able to make attributions for a dip in a stock makes investors

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to sell the stock, regardless of the credibility of the rumors. 
B)  more likely to sell the stock, but only if the rumors are deemed credible. 
C)  less likely to sell the stock, regardless of the credibility of the rumors. 
D)  less likely to sell the stock, but only if the rumors are deemed credible. 
A)  more likely to sell the stock, regardless of the credibility of the rumors. 
B)  more likely to sell the stock, but only if the rumors are deemed credible. 
C)  less likely to sell the stock, regardless of the credibility of the rumors. 
D)  less likely to sell the stock, but only if the rumors are deemed credible.

Question 17

Dr.Henry is a psychologist who studies practical issues concerning personnel selection, performance appraisals, and group leadership.She is probably a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychologist. 
B)  experimental psychologist. 
C)  economic/applied psychologist. 
D)  industrial/organizational psychologist. 
A)  clinical psychologist. 
B)  experimental psychologist. 
C)  economic/applied psychologist. 
D)  industrial/organizational psychologist.

Question 18

Which type of goal will be most effective in motivating a salesperson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do your best to raise your sales. 
B)  Try to raise your sales a little at a time. 
C)  Try to raise your sales by a lot. 
D)  Try to raise your sales by 25 percent. 
A)  Do your best to raise your sales. 
B)  Try to raise your sales a little at a time. 
C)  Try to raise your sales by a lot. 
D)  Try to raise your sales by 25 percent.

Question 19

One race-related difference in employment experiences is that young employees of color are less likely than Caucasian employees to

Accepted Answer

A)  be assigned to work with a transformational leader. 
B)  develop mentoring relationships with influential Caucasian men in their companies. 
C)  be evaluated using a 360-degree appraisal. 
D)  receive the benefits of the sunk cost principle. 
A)  be assigned to work with a transformational leader. 
B)  develop mentoring relationships with influential Caucasian men in their companies. 
C)  be evaluated using a 360-degree appraisal. 
D)  receive the benefits of the sunk cost principle.

Question 20

Jordan, a successful CEO, is asked in an interview to explain her success.She replies, "To lead, you must inspire." Given her response, she can best be described as a

Accepted Answer

A)  transactional leader. 
B)  relations-oriented leader. 
C)  transformational leader. 
D)  task-oriented leader. 
A)  transactional leader. 
B)  relations-oriented leader. 
C)  transformational leader. 
D)  task-oriented leader.

Compare and contrast men and women in terms of style and effectiveness as leaders.

Paige is elected the leader of a group requiring a moderate degree of situational control.According to the contingency model, she is most likely to be an effective leader if she

Lyness and Thompson's (2000)survey of corporate executives indicated that, compared to their male counterparts, female executives are more likely to have

The principle of the due process model that dictates that employees have the right to be evaluated by a supervisor familiar with their work as well as receive timely feedback about their evaluation is called

Dwight is a salesman for a paper company.His performance is assessed by determining how many boxes of paper he sells each month, which means that he is being appraised in terms of

Which of the following behaviors is not one of the forms of faking documented by Levashina and Campion (2007)?

Nacoste (1996)argues that affirmative action affects everyone involved in the hiring and promotion process and that procedural reverberations within the system are likely to occur when

According to expectancy theory, worker motivation depends on all of the following except

Which of the following has been demonstrated in research on traditional employment interviews?

Tyler is a company supervisor who oversees more than 35 employees.Halo effects are likely to be most pronounced in his performance appraisals of

As managers, Homer is viewed as easygoing and agreeable, while Marge is seen as very conscientious.Which of the following is most likely to occur?

Compared to an in-person interview, interviews done via teleconferencing or computer tend to be

Research suggests that face-to-face interviews

The idea that leadership effectiveness is determined both by the personal characteristics of leaders and the control afforded by the situation is most consistent with the

The discovery of the Hawthorne effect laid the foundation for industrial/organizational psychology because it illustrated the role of

Being able to make attributions for a dip in a stock makes investors

Dr.Henry is a psychologist who studies practical issues concerning personnel selection, performance appraisals, and group leadership.She is probably a(n)

Which type of goal will be most effective in motivating a salesperson?

One race-related difference in employment experiences is that young employees of color are less likely than Caucasian employees to

Jordan, a successful CEO, is asked in an interview to explain her success.She replies, "To lead, you must inspire." Given her response, she can best be described as a

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Exam 13: Business

Compare and contrast men and women in terms of style and effectiveness as leaders.

Paige is elected the leader of a group requiring a moderate degree of situational control.According to the contingency model, she is most likely to be an effective leader if she

Lyness and Thompson's (2000)survey of corporate executives indicated that, compared to their male counterparts, female executives are more likely to have

The principle of the due process model that dictates that employees have the right to be evaluated by a supervisor familiar with their work as well as receive timely feedback about their evaluation is called

Dwight is a salesman for a paper company.His performance is assessed by determining how many boxes of paper he sells each month, which means that he is being appraised in terms of

Which of the following behaviors is not one of the forms of faking documented by Levashina and Campion (2007)?

Nacoste (1996)argues that affirmative action affects everyone involved in the hiring and promotion process and that procedural reverberations within the system are likely to occur when

According to expectancy theory, worker motivation depends on all of the following except

Which of the following has been demonstrated in research on traditional employment interviews?

Tyler is a company supervisor who oversees more than 35 employees.Halo effects are likely to be most pronounced in his performance appraisals of

As managers, Homer is viewed as easygoing and agreeable, while Marge is seen as very conscientious.Which of the following is most likely to occur?

Compared to an in-person interview, interviews done via teleconferencing or computer tend to be

Research suggests that face-to-face interviews

The idea that leadership effectiveness is determined both by the personal characteristics of leaders and the control afforded by the situation is most consistent with the

The discovery of the Hawthorne effect laid the foundation for industrial/organizational psychology because it illustrated the role of

Being able to make attributions for a dip in a stock makes investors

Dr.Henry is a psychologist who studies practical issues concerning personnel selection, performance appraisals, and group leadership.She is probably a(n)

Which type of goal will be most effective in motivating a salesperson?

One race-related difference in employment experiences is that young employees of color are less likely than Caucasian employees to

Jordan, a successful CEO, is asked in an interview to explain her success.She replies, "To lead, you must inspire." Given her response, she can best be described as a

What is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Health and Well being

Filters