Question 1

Which of the Big Five dimensions predicts job performance in all jobs across occupations?

Accepted Answer

A) Extraversion 
B) Emotional stability 
C) Agreeableness 
D) Conscientiousness 
E) Openness to experience

Question 2

In social cognitive theory,a(n)is a person whose behaviour is imitated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In social cognitive theory,a(n)is a person whose...

Question 3

Having high self-esteem means that you have a negative self-evaluation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is an emotional disposition that predicts people's general emotional tendencies?

Accepted Answer

A) General self-efficacy 
B) Self-esteem 
C) Proactive personality 
D) Positive affectivity 
E) Locus of control

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning punishment is generally true?

Accepted Answer

A) Punishment involves the same process as extinction. 
B) Managers seldom use punishment to control organizational behaviour. 
C) Punishment differs from negative reinforcement in that punishment removes a nasty stimulus following some behaviour. 
D) While punishment signals which behaviours are inappropriate,it fails to illustrate correct behaviour. 
E) Managers should punish subordinates in front of other employees to set an example.

Question 6

Social recognition and performance feedback are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Negative reinforcement is a technical term for punishment.In fact,they both mean the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What should a formal employee recognition program specify in order to be effective? Give an example for improving work attendance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What should a formal employee recognition program...

Question 9

Describe three personality characteristics which you would expect to be associated with success as a manager.Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe three personality characteristics which you would...

Question 10

The most difficult tactic for a manager to use effectively is

Accepted Answer

A) positive reinforcement. 
B) negative reinforcement. 
C) punishment. 
D) modelling. 
E) extinction.

Question 11

Which of the following is true about high self-monitors?

Accepted Answer

A) They experience more role stress and show higher commitment to their organization. 
B) They experience less role stress and show higher commitment to their organization. 
C) They experience less role stress and show less commitment to their organization. 
D) They experience no role stress and show less commitment to their organization. 
E) They experience more role stress and show less commitment to their organization.

Question 12

Self-esteem,self-monitoring,locus of control,agreeableness,conscientiousness,and emotional stability are all examples of personality characteristics or dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Agreeableness means that a person tends to be friendly and approachable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When individuals attain their goals,they are likely to set even higher and more challenging goals,a process known as .

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The answer of When individuals attain their goals,they are likely...

Question 15

To obtain the best compromise between the speed of acquisition of a desired response and resistance to its extinction,which reinforcement strategy should be used in training? (In other words,how do we get the fastest learning combined with the strongest resistance to extinction?)

Accepted Answer

A) Continuous reinforcement 
B) Begin with self-management and then go to modeling. 
C) Begin with delayed and partial reinforcement and gradually go to immediate and continuous reinforcement. 
D) Begin with immediate and continuous reinforcement and gradually go to delayed and partial reinforcement. 
E) Begin with negative reinforcement and gradually change to continuous positive reinforcement.

Question 16

Behavioural plasticity theory has to do with what personality characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) Locus of control 
B) Self-esteem 
C) Self-monitoring 
D) General self-efficacy 
E) Core self-evaluations

Question 17

A new manager wants her employees to learn the principles of self-regulation.She has them set a goal so that there is a discrepancy between their goal and their performance.When employees attain their goals,they are likely to

Accepted Answer

A) set the same goal. 
B) set lower goals. 
C) set even higher and more challenging goals. 
D) stop setting goals. 
E) ask the manager to set a new goal.

Question 18

Behaviour learned under delayed partial reinforcement will be learned slowly but it will also be .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Behaviour learned under delayed partial reinforcement will...

Question 19

To increase the probability of some behaviour,that behaviour.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To increase the probability of some behaviour,that...

Question 20

A company converted its machine operators from piece rate pay to hourly pay and found that accidents involving the machines were reduced to almost zero from a previously high level.What can we conclude?

Accepted Answer

A) Safe working practices were positively reinforced. 
B) Unsafe working practices were punished. 
C) Safe working practices were negatively reinforced. 
D) Unsafe working practices were extinguished. 
E) Hourly pay resulted in bigger paycheques for the machine operators.

Exam 2: Personality and Learning

Which of the Big Five dimensions predicts job performance in all jobs across occupations?

In social cognitive theory,a(n)is a person whose behaviour is imitated.

Having high self-esteem means that you have a negative self-evaluation.

Which of the following is an emotional disposition that predicts people's general emotional tendencies?

Which of the following statements concerning punishment is generally true?

Social recognition and performance feedback are the same thing.

Negative reinforcement is a technical term for punishment.In fact,they both mean the same thing.

What should a formal employee recognition program specify in order to be effective? Give an example for improving work attendance.

Describe three personality characteristics which you would expect to be associated with success as a manager.Defend your answer.

The most difficult tactic for a manager to use effectively is

Which of the following is true about high self-monitors?

Self-esteem,self-monitoring,locus of control,agreeableness,conscientiousness,and emotional stability are all examples of personality characteristics or dimensions.

Agreeableness means that a person tends to be friendly and approachable.

When individuals attain their goals,they are likely to set even higher and more challenging goals,a process known as .

To obtain the best compromise between the speed of acquisition of a desired response and resistance to its extinction,which reinforcement strategy should be used in training? (In other words,how do we get the fastest learning combined with the strongest resistance to extinction?)

Behavioural plasticity theory has to do with what personality characteristic?

A new manager wants her employees to learn the principles of self-regulation.She has them set a goal so that there is a discrepancy between their goal and their performance.When employees attain their goals,they are likely to

Behaviour learned under delayed partial reinforcement will be learned slowly but it will also be .

To increase the probability of some behaviour,that behaviour.

A company converted its machine operators from piece rate pay to hourly pay and found that accidents involving the machines were reduced to almost zero from a previously high level.What can we conclude?