Exam 14: Understanding Invidividual Behavior

__________ is a physiological and emotional response to external stimuli that place physical or psychological demands on the individual and create uncertainty and lack of personal control when important outcomes are at stake.

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Question 81

__________ refers to how people perceive the cause of life events-whether they place the primary responsibility within themselves or on outside forces.

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Question 82

According to research, seven in ten top executives test out to be introverts.

(True/False)

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Question 83

__________ is the tendency to assign an individual to a group or broad category and then to attribute widely held generalizations about the group to the individual.

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Question 84

__________ refers to an employee's loyalty to and engagement with the organization.

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Question 85

According to Jung, which of the following problem-solving styles avoids specifics, decentralizes decision making, and develops few rules and regulations?

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Question 86

Leif believes that he got an A on his midterm because his teacher likes him and gave him extra points for no reason. This is an example of an internal attribution.

(True/False)

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Question 87

Machiavellianism refers to a tendency to direct one's behavior toward the acquisition of power and the manipulation of other people for personal gain.

(True/False)

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Question 88

Organizational commitment refers to an employee's loyalty to and engagement with the organization.

(True/False)

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Question 89

__________ is an individual's strong belief that he or she can accomplish a specific task or outcome successfully.

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Question 90

People with an external locus of control are:

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Question 91

Self-management is not a component of emotional intelligence.

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Question 92

List two important approaches to enhancing self-awareness.

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Question 93

The Type A behavior pattern is characterized by all of the following except:

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Question 94

Low Machs are particularly good in jobs that require bargaining skills or that involve substantial rewards for winning.

(True/False)

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Question 95

Self-efficacy is an individual's strong belief that he or she can accomplish a specific task or outcome successfully.

(True/False)

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Question 96

Stress is always negative.

(True/False)

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Question 97

Layla Fox Layla Fox is a creative, imaginative, artistically sensitive individual who loves to take on new opportunities. She is a successful manager who believes that she makes her own destiny through hard work and listening to people. Her personal problem-solving style is intuitive-thinking. -Layla can best be described using which of the Big Five personality factors?

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Question 98

Extreme competitiveness, impatience, aggressiveness, and devotion to work are included in Type B behavior pattern.

(True/False)

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Question 99

An individual's strong belief that he or she can accomplish a specific task or outcome successfully is referred to as:

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__________ is a physiological and emotional response to external stimuli that place physical or psychological demands on the individual and create uncertainty and lack of personal control when important outcomes are at stake.

__________ refers to how people perceive the cause of life events-whether they place the primary responsibility within themselves or on outside forces.

According to research, seven in ten top executives test out to be introverts.

__________ is the tendency to assign an individual to a group or broad category and then to attribute widely held generalizations about the group to the individual.

__________ refers to an employee's loyalty to and engagement with the organization.

According to Jung, which of the following problem-solving styles avoids specifics, decentralizes decision making, and develops few rules and regulations?

Leif believes that he got an A on his midterm because his teacher likes him and gave him extra points for no reason. This is an example of an internal attribution.

Machiavellianism refers to a tendency to direct one's behavior toward the acquisition of power and the manipulation of other people for personal gain.

Organizational commitment refers to an employee's loyalty to and engagement with the organization.

__________ is an individual's strong belief that he or she can accomplish a specific task or outcome successfully.

People with an external locus of control are:

Self-management is not a component of emotional intelligence.

List two important approaches to enhancing self-awareness.

The Type A behavior pattern is characterized by all of the following except:

Low Machs are particularly good in jobs that require bargaining skills or that involve substantial rewards for winning.

Self-efficacy is an individual's strong belief that he or she can accomplish a specific task or outcome successfully.

Stress is always negative.

Extreme competitiveness, impatience, aggressiveness, and devotion to work are included in Type B behavior pattern.

An individual's strong belief that he or she can accomplish a specific task or outcome successfully is referred to as:

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