Question 1

How one person views _______________ is often quite different than someone else's perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A)  the environment 
B)  trends 
C)  people 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 2

Joe will not assign employees over 50 to his international project team because as he says,"Old people don't have enough energy to travel around the world overseeing various projects." Joe may be applying a(n)_____________ schema.

Accepted Answer

A)  person-based 
B)  role-based 
C)  self-based 
D)  events-based

Question 3

Define the term "prejudice."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define the term "prejudice."...

Question 4

Mike has a tendency to underestimate the importance of external factors and overestimate the importance of internal factors when making attributions regarding the behavior of others.This is an example of the _________ attribution error.

Accepted Answer

A)  internal 
B)  self-serving 
C)  fundamental 
D)  mixed loci

Question 5

Jack is completing Mike's annual performance evaluation.Mike always is in the office first and has the coffee ready for Jack when he comes in.Jack smiles thinking what a great employee Mike is for going to the extra effort and getting in early.With little thought,Jack ranks Mike high on all performance categories.Jack's rankings may have been impacted by the _______ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Golem 
B)  kinesics 
C)  coffee 
D)  halo

Question 6

Terry is conducting her first interview.She has never been formally trained in the process.Why may she rate a candidate that engages in the same hobby as she does above another similarly qualified applicant?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Terry is conducting her first interview.She has...

Question 7

A job applicant making comments that compliment the interviewer,such as "I've been so impressed with your work," is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-promotion 
B)  Opinion conformity 
C)  Enhancement of another 
D)  Justifications

Question 8

Which of the following represent the correct sequence of the Perception Process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stimuli, observation, selection, translation, response 
B)  Stimuli, selection, translation, observation, response 
C)  Stimuli, observation, translation, selection, response 
D)  Stimuli, translation, response

Question 9

Perceptual groupings ____ create inaccuracies.

Accepted Answer

A)  always 
B)  can 
C)  rarely 
D)  never

Question 10

A department manager has a job opening that involves lots of travel.He doesn't mention it to the women in the department because he assumes that women don't want to be away from their families.Which schema is the manager applying?

Accepted Answer

A)  Events-based 
B)  Self-based 
C)  Role-based 
D)  Person-based

Question 11

Which schema would a manager most likely use when interviewing job applicants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Events-based 
B)  Self-based 
C)  Role-based 
D)  Person-based

Question 12

Organizations that interact heavily with the public always engage in impression management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A job applicant claiming responsibility for successful past events,such as "My work led to a large sale," is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-proclamation 
B)  Personal stories 
C)  Entitlements 
D)  Justifications

Question 14

A manager has a responsibility to manage within a framework that permits perceptual differences to be voiced without fear or impatience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the Golem effect? What should managers do to decrease the chance a Golem perspective may impact the performance of their team?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the Golem effect? What should...

Question 16

A self-fulfilling prophecy that causes a person to behave in a positive manner to meet expectations is called the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawthorne 
B)  Positive Projection 
C)  Golem 
D)  Pygmalion

Question 17

What is scapegoating?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is scapegoating?...

Question 18

Schemas typically inhibit management sense making of information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A parent who expects her child to behave properly can subtly influence the child's behavior so that the mother's expectations are met.This is known as the _______________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pygmalion 
B)  Drucker 
C)  Golem 
D)  halo

Question 20

When a person is in the presence of others,there is a reason to mobilize _______________ in order to create a positive impression.

Accepted Answer

A)  resources 
B)  style 
C)  creativity 
D)  All of the choices are correct.

Exam 4: Perceptions and Attributions

How one person views _______________ is often quite different than someone else's perceptions.

Joe will not assign employees over 50 to his international project team because as he says,"Old people don't have enough energy to travel around the world overseeing various projects." Joe may be applying a(n) _____________ schema.

Define the term "prejudice."

Mike has a tendency to underestimate the importance of external factors and overestimate the importance of internal factors when making attributions regarding the behavior of others.This is an example of the _________ attribution error.

Terry is conducting her first interview.She has never been formally trained in the process.Why may she rate a candidate that engages in the same hobby as she does above another similarly qualified applicant?

A job applicant making comments that compliment the interviewer,such as "I've been so impressed with your work," is an example of:

Which of the following represent the correct sequence of the Perception Process?

Perceptual groupings ____ create inaccuracies.

A department manager has a job opening that involves lots of travel.He doesn't mention it to the women in the department because he assumes that women don't want to be away from their families.Which schema is the manager applying?

Which schema would a manager most likely use when interviewing job applicants?

Organizations that interact heavily with the public always engage in impression management.

A job applicant claiming responsibility for successful past events,such as "My work led to a large sale," is an example of:

A manager has a responsibility to manage within a framework that permits perceptual differences to be voiced without fear or impatience.

What is the Golem effect? What should managers do to decrease the chance a Golem perspective may impact the performance of their team?

A self-fulfilling prophecy that causes a person to behave in a positive manner to meet expectations is called the ________ effect.

What is scapegoating?

Schemas typically inhibit management sense making of information.

A parent who expects her child to behave properly can subtly influence the child's behavior so that the mother's expectations are met.This is known as the _______________ effect.

When a person is in the presence of others,there is a reason to mobilize _______________ in order to create a positive impression.