Question 1

A schema is an abstract set of features commonly associated with members of a particular category.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Different people may perceive the same situation quite differently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following can cause distortion throughout the entire perceptual process EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotypes. 
B)  organizational system. 
C)  selective perception. 
D)  projection. 
E)  halo effects. 
A)  stereotypes. 
B)  organizational system. 
C)  selective perception. 
D)  projection. 
E)  halo effects.

Question 4

Tonya works at Makers Marketing Inc. The office tends to be very busy and noisy. As a result, Tonya frequently has to consciously decide what information to pay attention to and what information to ignore. Tonya is using __________ as a mechanism for information attention and selection.

Accepted Answer

A)  judicious screening 
B)  selective sorting 
C)  controlled processing 
D)  discriminate screening 
E)  discerning processing 
A)  judicious screening 
B)  selective sorting 
C)  controlled processing 
D)  discriminate screening 
E)  discerning processing

Question 5

The perceptual distortion of projection can be controlled through a high degree of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional discernment 
B)  self-awareness and empathy 
C)  ethical behavior 
D)  cognitive consistency 
E)  communication 
A)  emotional discernment 
B)  self-awareness and empathy 
C)  ethical behavior 
D)  cognitive consistency 
E)  communication

Question 6

The quality or accuracy of a person's perceptions has a relatively minor impact on the person's behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements is correct concerning conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical conditioning is an extension of operant conditioning. 
B)  In operant conditioning, dogs "learned" to salivate at the ringing of a bell. 
C)  Control in operant conditioning is through the manipulation of consequences. 
D)  Operant conditioning was popularized by Ivan Pavlov. 
E)  In classical conditioning, the antecedent cues behavior. 
A)  Classical conditioning is an extension of operant conditioning. 
B)  In operant conditioning, dogs "learned" to salivate at the ringing of a bell. 
C)  Control in operant conditioning is through the manipulation of consequences. 
D)  Operant conditioning was popularized by Ivan Pavlov. 
E)  In classical conditioning, the antecedent cues behavior.

Question 8

Projection is the tendency to single out those aspects of a situation, person, or object that are consistent with one's own needs, values, or attitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Continuous reinforcement and intermittent reinforcement administer a reward each time a desired behavior occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following sets of items relate to the perceiver as a factor influencing of the perceptual process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical, social, and organizational contexts 
B)  Past experiences, needs or motives, personality, values, and attitudes 
C)  Contrast, intensity, figure-ground separation, size, motion, and repetition/novelty 
D)  Attitudes, physical characteristics, contrast, and size 
E)  Values, organizational norms, motion, and repetition/novelty 
A)  Physical, social, and organizational contexts 
B)  Past experiences, needs or motives, personality, values, and attitudes 
C)  Contrast, intensity, figure-ground separation, size, motion, and repetition/novelty 
D)  Attitudes, physical characteristics, contrast, and size 
E)  Values, organizational norms, motion, and repetition/novelty

Question 11

Classical and operant conditioning differ in two important ways. First, control in classical conditioning is via manipulation of consequences. Second, classical conditioning calls for examining antecedents, behavior, and consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements reflect the correct order of the stages of the perceptual process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organization, attention/selection, retrieval, and interpretation. 
B)  Attention/selection, interpretation, organization, and retrieval. 
C)  Attention/selection, organization, interpretation, and retrieval. 
D)  Interpretation, retrieval, organization, and attention/selection. 
E)  Interpretation, attention/selection, retrieval, and organization. 
A)  Organization, attention/selection, retrieval, and interpretation. 
B)  Attention/selection, interpretation, organization, and retrieval. 
C)  Attention/selection, organization, interpretation, and retrieval. 
D)  Interpretation, retrieval, organization, and attention/selection. 
E)  Interpretation, attention/selection, retrieval, and organization.

Question 13

Stereotypes obscure individual differences; that is, they can prevent managers from getting to know people as individuals and from accurately assessing their needs, preferences, and abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Impression management is influenced by all of the following activities EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  associating with the "right people." 
B)  doing favors to gain approval. 
C)  flattering others to favorably impress them. 
D)  taking credit for a favorable event. 
E)  making new job assignments. 
A)  associating with the "right people." 
B)  doing favors to gain approval. 
C)  flattering others to favorably impress them. 
D)  taking credit for a favorable event. 
E)  making new job assignments.

Question 15

A manager who advises someone's co-workers to ignore that person's disruptive behaviors during meetings is using __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A manager who advises someone's co-workers to...

Question 16

During which stage of the perceptual process does the strongest impact of selective perception occurs in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retrieval 
B)  Organization 
C)  Sorting 
D)  Attention 
E)  Interpretation 
A)  Retrieval 
B)  Organization 
C)  Sorting 
D)  Attention 
E)  Interpretation

Question 17

Impression management is a person's systematic attempt to influence how others perceive us and flattering others to favorably impress them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A teacher who gives an unspecified number of pop quizzes to students is using a _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed interval schedule 
B)  fixed ratio schedule 
C)  variable interval schedule 
D)  variable ration schedule 
E)  continuous reinforcement schedule. 
A)  fixed interval schedule 
B)  fixed ratio schedule 
C)  variable interval schedule 
D)  variable ration schedule 
E)  continuous reinforcement schedule.

Question 19

The tendency to deny personal responsibility for performance problems but to accept personal responsibility for performance success is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution error. 
B)  central attribution error. 
C)  indigenous bias. 
D)  inward attribution error. 
E)  self-serving bias. 
A)  fundamental attribution error. 
B)  central attribution error. 
C)  indigenous bias. 
D)  inward attribution error. 
E)  self-serving bias.

Question 20

The stages involved in processing the information that determines a person's perceptions and reactions include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  information attention and selection. 
B)  information organization. 
C)  information interpretation. 
D)  information sending. 
E)  information retrieval. 
A)  information attention and selection. 
B)  information organization. 
C)  information interpretation. 
D)  information sending. 
E)  information retrieval.

A schema is an abstract set of features commonly associated with members of a particular category.

Different people may perceive the same situation quite differently.

All of the following can cause distortion throughout the entire perceptual process EXCEPT:

Tonya works at Makers Marketing Inc. The office tends to be very busy and noisy. As a result, Tonya frequently has to consciously decide what information to pay attention to and what information to ignore. Tonya is using __________ as a mechanism for information attention and selection.

The perceptual distortion of projection can be controlled through a high degree of __________.

The quality or accuracy of a person's perceptions has a relatively minor impact on the person's behavior.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning conditioning?

Projection is the tendency to single out those aspects of a situation, person, or object that are consistent with one's own needs, values, or attitudes.

Continuous reinforcement and intermittent reinforcement administer a reward each time a desired behavior occurs.

Which of the following sets of items relate to the perceiver as a factor influencing of the perceptual process?

Classical and operant conditioning differ in two important ways. First, control in classical conditioning is via manipulation of consequences. Second, classical conditioning calls for examining antecedents, behavior, and consequences.

Which of the following statements reflect the correct order of the stages of the perceptual process?

Stereotypes obscure individual differences; that is, they can prevent managers from getting to know people as individuals and from accurately assessing their needs, preferences, and abilities.

Impression management is influenced by all of the following activities EXCEPT:

A manager who advises someone's co-workers to ignore that person's disruptive behaviors during meetings is using __________.

During which stage of the perceptual process does the strongest impact of selective perception occurs in?

Impression management is a person's systematic attempt to influence how others perceive us and flattering others to favorably impress them.

A teacher who gives an unspecified number of pop quizzes to students is using a _______.

The tendency to deny personal responsibility for performance problems but to accept personal responsibility for performance success is known as:

The stages involved in processing the information that determines a person's perceptions and reactions include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Exam 3: Perception, Attribution, and Learning

A schema is an abstract set of features commonly associated with members of a particular category.

Different people may perceive the same situation quite differently.

All of the following can cause distortion throughout the entire perceptual process EXCEPT:

Tonya works at Makers Marketing Inc. The office tends to be very busy and noisy. As a result, Tonya frequently has to consciously decide what information to pay attention to and what information to ignore. Tonya is using __________ as a mechanism for information attention and selection.

The perceptual distortion of projection can be controlled through a high degree of __________.

The quality or accuracy of a person's perceptions has a relatively minor impact on the person's behavior.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning conditioning?

Projection is the tendency to single out those aspects of a situation, person, or object that are consistent with one's own needs, values, or attitudes.

Continuous reinforcement and intermittent reinforcement administer a reward each time a desired behavior occurs.

Which of the following sets of items relate to the perceiver as a factor influencing of the perceptual process?

Classical and operant conditioning differ in two important ways. First, control in classical conditioning is via manipulation of consequences. Second, classical conditioning calls for examining antecedents, behavior, and consequences.

Which of the following statements reflect the correct order of the stages of the perceptual process?

Stereotypes obscure individual differences; that is, they can prevent managers from getting to know people as individuals and from accurately assessing their needs, preferences, and abilities.

Impression management is influenced by all of the following activities EXCEPT:

A manager who advises someone's co-workers to ignore that person's disruptive behaviors during meetings is using __________.

During which stage of the perceptual process does the strongest impact of selective perception occurs in?

Impression management is a person's systematic attempt to influence how others perceive us and flattering others to favorably impress them.

A teacher who gives an unspecified number of pop quizzes to students is using a _______.

The tendency to deny personal responsibility for performance problems but to accept personal responsibility for performance success is known as:

The stages involved in processing the information that determines a person's perceptions and reactions include all of the following EXCEPT:

Introducing Organizational Behavior

Diversity, Personality, and Values

Emotions, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction

Motivation

Motivation and Performance

The Nature of Teams

Teamwork and Performance

Decision Making and Creativity

Conflict and Negotiation

Communication

Power and Politics

The Leadership Process

Leadership Traits and Behavioral Styles

Organizational Culture

Organizational Structures

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