Question 1

When managers influence employee behavior, they ________.

Accepted Answer

A) predict what employees will do 
B) steer it in a particular direction 
C) understand why a behavior occurs 
D) try not to change a behavior 
A) predict what employees will do 
B) steer it in a particular direction 
C) understand why a behavior occurs 
D) try not to change a behavior

Question 2

Attribution theory is primarily concerned with explaining ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the behavior of groups 
B) one's own perceptions 
C) the behavior of others 
D) the perceptions of others 
A) the behavior of groups 
B) one's own perceptions 
C) the behavior of others 
D) the perceptions of others

Question 3

According to John Holland, the key to job success is how well an individual's personality matches his or her job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A person who is experiencing cognitive dissonance might justify the dissonance if he has ________ control over his actions.

Accepted Answer

A) some 
B) total 
C) almost total 
D) little or no 
A) some 
B) total 
C) almost total 
D) little or no

Question 5

People from the Middle East tend to believe that life is not predetermined and they can control their own destiny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Surprisingly, studies show that emotional stability is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) positively related to job performance 
B) not positively related to happiness 
C) positively related to job type 
D) not positively related to job performance 
A) positively related to job performance 
B) not positively related to happiness 
C) positively related to job type 
D) not positively related to job performance

Question 7

The self-serving bias causes people to tend to attribute ________.

Accepted Answer

A) successes of others to external factors 
B) failures of others to external factors 
C) their own successes to internal factors 
D) their own failures to internal factors 
A) successes of others to external factors 
B) failures of others to external factors 
C) their own successes to internal factors 
D) their own failures to internal factors

Question 8

After deciding that she likes the architect's new building design this morning, this afternoon Wendy has decided to go ahead with the project.Which component of attitude did she use this afternoon?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) behavioral 
C) emotive 
D) affective 
A) cognitive 
B) behavioral 
C) emotive 
D) affective

Question 9

Operant conditioning as studied by Skinner has very little applicability to learned behavior in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Attitudes are evaluative statements concerning objects, people, or events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Define organizational behavior and describe its goals.

Accepted Answer

Organizational behavior is a field of st

Question 12

The Bell Labs and Air Force studies have shown that emotional intelligence is ________ job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) not important to 
B) almost as important as academic intellect in 
C) equally important as academic intellect in 
D) more important than academic intellect in 
A) not important to 
B) almost as important as academic intellect in 
C) equally important as academic intellect in 
D) more important than academic intellect in

Question 13

According to John Holland's theory, a realistic personality type might be well suited to be an economist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The fundamental attribution error causes people to tend to attribute ________.

Accepted Answer

A) successes and failures of others to internal factors 
B) failures of others to external factors 
C) their own successes to external factors 
D) their own failures to internal factors 
A) successes and failures of others to internal factors 
B) failures of others to external factors 
C) their own successes to external factors 
D) their own failures to internal factors

Question 15

Distinctiveness refers to whether an individual displays a behavior in many situations or whether it's particular to one situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The goals of organizational behavior (OB)are to explain and evaluate behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If you are a person who dislikes making plans, you would probably score high on which aspect of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®?

Accepted Answer

A) extrovert rather than introvert 
B) introvert rather than extrovert 
C) judging rather than perceiving 
D) perceiving rather than judging 
A) extrovert rather than introvert 
B) introvert rather than extrovert 
C) judging rather than perceiving 
D) perceiving rather than judging

Question 18

A tennis player who blames a loss on windy conditions would be likely to have ________.

Accepted Answer

A) an external locus of control 
B) an internal locus of control 
C) no locus of control 
D) high self-monitoring 
A) an external locus of control 
B) an internal locus of control 
C) no locus of control 
D) high self-monitoring

Question 19

A manager would most likely be interested in employees' attitudes about which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) family responsibility 
B) personal responsibility 
C) job satisfaction 
D) past jobs 
A) family responsibility 
B) personal responsibility 
C) job satisfaction 
D) past jobs

Question 20

Organizational behavior is primarily concerned with group interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When managers influence employee behavior, they ________.

Attribution theory is primarily concerned with explaining ________.

According to John Holland, the key to job success is how well an individual's personality matches his or her job.

A person who is experiencing cognitive dissonance might justify the dissonance if he has ________ control over his actions.

People from the Middle East tend to believe that life is not predetermined and they can control their own destiny.

Surprisingly, studies show that emotional stability is ________.

The self-serving bias causes people to tend to attribute ________.

After deciding that she likes the architect's new building design this morning, this afternoon Wendy has decided to go ahead with the project.Which component of attitude did she use this afternoon?

Operant conditioning as studied by Skinner has very little applicability to learned behavior in the workplace.

Attitudes are evaluative statements concerning objects, people, or events.

Define organizational behavior and describe its goals.

The Bell Labs and Air Force studies have shown that emotional intelligence is ________ job performance.

According to John Holland's theory, a realistic personality type might be well suited to be an economist.

The fundamental attribution error causes people to tend to attribute ________.

Distinctiveness refers to whether an individual displays a behavior in many situations or whether it's particular to one situation.

The goals of organizational behavior (OB)are to explain and evaluate behavior.

If you are a person who dislikes making plans, you would probably score high on which aspect of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®?

A tennis player who blames a loss on windy conditions would be likely to have ________.

A manager would most likely be interested in employees' attitudes about which of the following?

Organizational behavior is primarily concerned with group interactions.

Managers and Management

The Management Environment

Integrative Managerial Issues

Foundations of Decision Making

Foundations of Planning

Organization Structure

Managing Human Resources

Managing Change and Innovation

Understanding Groups and Managing Work Teams

Motivating and Rewarding Employees

Leadership and Trust

Managing Communication and Information

Foundations of Control

Operations Management

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Exam 9: Foundations of Individual Behavior

When managers influence employee behavior, they ________.

Attribution theory is primarily concerned with explaining ________.

According to John Holland, the key to job success is how well an individual's personality matches his or her job.

A person who is experiencing cognitive dissonance might justify the dissonance if he has ________ control over his actions.

People from the Middle East tend to believe that life is not predetermined and they can control their own destiny.

Surprisingly, studies show that emotional stability is ________.

The self-serving bias causes people to tend to attribute ________.

After deciding that she likes the architect's new building design this morning, this afternoon Wendy has decided to go ahead with the project.Which component of attitude did she use this afternoon?

Operant conditioning as studied by Skinner has very little applicability to learned behavior in the workplace.

Attitudes are evaluative statements concerning objects, people, or events.

Define organizational behavior and describe its goals.

The Bell Labs and Air Force studies have shown that emotional intelligence is ________ job performance.

According to John Holland's theory, a realistic personality type might be well suited to be an economist.

The fundamental attribution error causes people to tend to attribute ________.

Distinctiveness refers to whether an individual displays a behavior in many situations or whether it's particular to one situation.

The goals of organizational behavior (OB)are to explain and evaluate behavior.

If you are a person who dislikes making plans, you would probably score high on which aspect of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®?

A tennis player who blames a loss on windy conditions would be likely to have ________.

A manager would most likely be interested in employees' attitudes about which of the following?

Organizational behavior is primarily concerned with group interactions.

Managers and Management

The Management Environment

Integrative Managerial Issues

Foundations of Decision Making

Foundations of Planning

Organization Structure

Managing Human Resources

Managing Change and Innovation

Understanding Groups and Managing Work Teams

Motivating and Rewarding Employees

Leadership and Trust

Managing Communication and Information

Foundations of Control

Operations Management

History Module

Quantitative Module

Career Module

Entrepreneurship Module

Filters