Exam 9: Foundations of Individual Behavior

When a football coach makes the team run laps because it can't get a play right, he is using which behavior-shaping method?

Studies show that the statement, "Happy workers are productive workers," is ________

If a person who is always late for work is late once again and blames it on a traffic jam, coworkers would probably attribute that person's lateness to ________.

The fundamental attribution error states that individuals tend to overestimate the influence of external factors in others.

In a short essay, list and discuss the five personality traits of the Big Five Model of personality.

________ is the unique combination of psychological traits that describe a person.

Negative reinforcement is the withdrawal of something unpleasant.

High self-esteem individuals tend to ________.

A person who rates high on Holland's social scale would probably find a good match with which of the following jobs?

Individuals tend to attribute their own successes to external factors.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® test can identify thousands of different basic personality types.

A manager who takes very little time to make a decision probably has the trait of ________.

The component of attitude that is made up of knowledge and information is ________.

Perceptual shortcuts can sometimes be accurate and valuable.

One of the challenges in understanding organizational behavior is that it addresses issues that aren't obvious.

A low self-monitoring employee would be likely to be a good poker player.

In everyday use, the term attitude refers only to the ________ component of attitude.

Which pairing is NOT correct?

In a short essay, explain how managers can shape behavior using punishment and extinction.

Cognitive dissonance arises when people feel that their behavior and attitudes are consistent.