Exam 9: Foundations of Individual Behavior

After the disappointment of not getting a new position, an employee states, "That job looks like a real headache, anyway." This is an example of ________ to reduce discomfort from dissonance.

Skinner would argue that a dog responding to a whistle is an innate or unlearned behavior.

An employee who brags about her company to friends and recommends all company products as gifts is likely to have high ________.

Which of the following is on the rise in today's organizations?

In attribution theory, if a person is conscientious in five separate tasks, but in the sixth task fails to be conscientious, this task is said to have ________.

Gen Y individuals are those people who were born after 1997.

Different people typically have ________.

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

The ability to control one's own emotions is an important component in emotional intelligence.

Individuals tend to attribute their own successes to external factors.

Organizational behavior is primarily concerned with group interactions.

In a short essay, discuss how Machiavellianism can help explain individual behavior in organizations.

This dimension of emotional intelligence allows people to sense and understand how others are feeling.

Which pairing is NOT correct?

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

Negative reinforcement is the withdrawal of something unpleasant.

Wendy spent several hours looking over an architect's plans and forming an impression for a new building design.Which component of attitude did she carry out?

U.S.workers, more than Iranian workers, would likely have an external locus of control.

A high Mach person tends to think that ends justify means.

Social learning theory involves learning through ________.