Question 1

Define attributions and explain why the way managers make attributions is so important.

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Question 2

A positive feeling about one's job is called ___________.

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Question 3

Organizations that want to challenge their employees and stay competitive can easily be stress-free.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A positive attitude toward one's job is called job commitment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Seeking positions of power and responsibility, Chandra has rapidly moved up the ranks within her organization.Colleagues describe her as someone with a tremendous amount of energy and a powerful force for leadership within the organization.Based on this description, Chandra has which of the following types of personality?

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A) Type A 
B) Type B 
C) Type C 
D) Type X 
E) Type Y

Question 6

People with an internal locus of control are easier to motivate because they believe the rewards are the result of their behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In which stage of the perception process are individuals likely to put things into patterns?

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A) Selecting 
B) Projecting 
C) Organizing 
D) Sensing 
E) Reasoning

Question 8

___________ is the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organization.

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Question 9

Define organizational commitment and describe how it is seen in the workplace.

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Question 10

Ed is often critical of himself, envies others, and by his own admission tends to be temperamental.Ed is most likely to score high on the Big Five dimension of _____.

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A) extroversion 
B) agreeableness 
C) neuroticism 
D) openness 
E) conscientiousness

Question 11

When managers who express positive emotions such as happiness, enthusiasm, and appreciation trigger positive emotions in employees, the phenomenon of ___________ has occurred.

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Question 12

An emotion can be thought of as a mental state that arises spontaneously within a person based on interaction with the environment rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes or sensations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

___________ is the degree to which a person is able to get along with others by being good-natured, likable, cooperative, forgiving, understanding, and trusting.

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Question 14

Define stereotyping.

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Question 15

In the step-by-step guide for managing time described in the text, the three options for getting things done are doing it, delegating it, or deferring it.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Briefly describe the perception process.

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Question 17

Name the three basic principles for managing commitments effectively.

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Question 18

Uncertainty about what behaviors are expected of a person in a particular role is referred to as ___________.

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Question 19

An internal attribution says that something about the situation has caused the person's behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The halo effect blinds the perceiver to other attributes that should be used in generating a more complete assessment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Understanding Individual Behavior

Define attributions and explain why the way managers make attributions is so important.

A positive feeling about one's job is called ___________.

Organizations that want to challenge their employees and stay competitive can easily be stress-free.

A positive attitude toward one's job is called job commitment.

People with an internal locus of control are easier to motivate because they believe the rewards are the result of their behavior.

In which stage of the perception process are individuals likely to put things into patterns?

___________ is the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organization.

Define organizational commitment and describe how it is seen in the workplace.

Ed is often critical of himself, envies others, and by his own admission tends to be temperamental.Ed is most likely to score high on the Big Five dimension of _____.

When managers who express positive emotions such as happiness, enthusiasm, and appreciation trigger positive emotions in employees, the phenomenon of ___________ has occurred.

An emotion can be thought of as a mental state that arises spontaneously within a person based on interaction with the environment rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes or sensations.

___________ is the degree to which a person is able to get along with others by being good-natured, likable, cooperative, forgiving, understanding, and trusting.

Define stereotyping.

In the step-by-step guide for managing time described in the text, the three options for getting things done are doing it, delegating it, or deferring it.

Briefly describe the perception process.

Name the three basic principles for managing commitments effectively.

Uncertainty about what behaviors are expected of a person in a particular role is referred to as ___________.

An internal attribution says that something about the situation has caused the person's behavior.

The halo effect blinds the perceiver to other attributes that should be used in generating a more complete assessment.