Exam 10: Understanding Individual Behavior

____________________ are stressors associated with relationships in the organization.

____________________ is a behavior pattern characterized by extreme competitiveness,impatience,aggressiveness,and devotion to work.

The ____________________ refers to the extent to which a person's ability and personality match the requirement of a job.

Which of the following is the uncertainty about what behaviors are expected of a person in a particular role?

Recent surveys indicate that the majority of working individuals strongly trust in their top management.

Attitudes are judgments about what caused a person's behavior.

Rachel is described by her colleagues as pragmatic,super-competitive,and more likely to persuade than be persuaded. She fits which personality category most closely?

Kendall,a senior at Morgan University,believes that it is okay to get at "B" but more important to learn in a class than get an easy "A" without learning.Kendall's belief reflects which component of attitude?

The link between satisfaction and performance,according to research,is generally small and is affected by other factors.

The first stage of the experiential learning cycle is reflecting on observations.

An evaluation that predisposes a person to act in a certain way is called a(n)

Research shows that ____ are predisposed to being pragmatic,capable of lying to achieve personal goals,more likely to win in win-lose situations,and more likely to persuade than be persuaded.

Locus of control refers to an individual's belief that he or she can successfully accomplish a specific task or outcome.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality test that measures a person's preference for introversion vs.extroversion,sensation vs.intuition,thinking vs.feeling,and judging vs.perceiving.

The concepts and principles of OB are important to managers because in every organization human beings ultimately make the decisions that control how the organization will acquire and use resources.

____________________ means giving employees the freedom to vary their hours as needed.

People with a judging preference enjoy ambiguity,dislike deadlines,and may change their minds several times as they gather large amounts of data and information to make decisions.

As a general rule,changing one component of an attitude can contribute to an overall change in attitude.

A positive attitude toward one's job is called cognitive attitude.

The degree to which a person is focused on a few goals,thus behaving in ways that are responsible,dependable,persistent,and achievement oriented is conscientiousness.