Exam 3: Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

A friend of yours has just had an interview and was so impressed with the way she was treated that she is convinced that the organization must be a great place to work.This is a good example of ________.

What is the nature of LGBT stereotypes and what effect do they have on LGBT employees? What can organizations do to make their workplaces more inclusive for LGBT employees and how will this affect LGBT employees?

Identify and briefly describe five types of "rater errors" which managers sometimes make in performance appraisals.

"He does it everywhere,he does it all the time,and no one else does it." Which cue combination is the speaker invoking?

Which is a potential example of the fundamental attribution error?

Workplace stereotypes are not harmful in any way.

Which is a potential example of the fundamental attribution error?

When we explain a behaviour by referring to some internal personality characteristic,we are NOT offering

According to social identity theory,our sense of self is composed of a

Retail stores can improve customer satisfaction and productivity if their employees represent the ethnicity of their customers.

"Heathcliffe only acts pretentious at work.Everywhere else he's down to earth." In attribution theory terms,the speaker has invoked a(n)________ cue.

According to the actor-observer effect,people will explain the very same behaviour differently on the basis of events that happened after the behaviour occurred.

Which of the following best represents the notion that social identities are relational and comparative?

Orli is absent a lot,her co-workers are also absent a lot,but she was almost never absent in her previous job.What kind of attribution is her manager likely to make?

Our sense of self is composed of a self-identity and a social identity.

Gender stereotypes tend to favour women when they are being considered for "women's" jobs.

For many months,Sam performed his job excellently.However,just before his performance evaluation,Sam's boss saw him insult a client.In the performance evaluation,the boss gave Sam a very low rating.What happened?

Even women with ________ earn less than men in their first year of work.

If an interviewer wants to improve the validity of the employment interview,he/she should focus on selection rather than recruitment.

As a new director of human resources,your first major task is to ensure that all employment interviews are structured.You are to meet with all of the staff of human resources to instruct them on how to conduct structured employment interviews.What will you tell them?