Exam 15: Individual Behavior

A manager who considers the jobs performed by the members of her department to be dull and considers changing their responsibilities to be more interesting and challenging is an example of projection.

Which statement concerning job performance is incorrect?

Emotional stability is one of the "Big Five" personality traits that reflects the degree to which someone is calm and confident in the face of daily work experiences.

Self-serving bias creates a false sense of confidence.

Common aspects of job satisfaction include satisfaction with pay, tasks, the work setting, advancement opportunities, supervision, and co-workers.

Two recent graduates with computer science degrees applied for a job in computer programming. Both had similar qualifications and had received awards for academic excellence at their respective universities. One of the applicants was deaf. The hiring manager decided to except offer the job to the deaf person because of concerns about how he would perform. What type of stereotyping has affected the manager's perceptions?

Jeffrey works for a financial consulting firm. He is generally manipulative and is unconcerned about the interests and values of his co-workers. He does not care about others' emotions and lacks basic social skills. This implies that Jeffrey has

Carla was given a promotion as she met all quality and productivity standards. However, she did not exhibit effective interpersonal skills in her new job role. She was promoted due to her performance skills without taking her people skills into consideration. Which of the following perceptual tendencies is displayed here?

The cognitive component of an attitude reflects a belief or an opinion.

Your boss is a very effective public speaker. You assume that she is also skilled at written communication. This is an example of ___.

Perceptual distortions include all of the following except

___ involves the assignment of personal attributes to other individuals.

The ___ component of an attitude reflects an intention to act in a manner that is consistent with a belief and feeling.

Ronald is a senior executive at Brown Inc. He is well-mannered and has the ability to cooperate with all his colleagues. When employees have work-related or personal issues, they approach him for support because they trust him. Which of the following personality traits does Ronald most likely possess that enables him to be so approachable?

Jim is a COO who makes decisions based on his "gut feeling" rather than hard data. Jim would probable score high on which aspect of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®?

Job involvement and organizational commitment have few, if any, quality of work-life implications.

Singling out for attention those aspects of a situation or attributes of a person that reinforce or are consistent with one's beliefs, values, or needs is termed projection.

As Angelo shares many mutual interests with his co-workers and respects their values, he has a high regard for the company that he works for. This indicates that Angelo has high ___.

Attitudes, whether positive or negative, have a(n) ___ component.

Selective perception refers to