Question 1

If you are a person who dislikes making plans, you would probably score high on which aspect of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®?

Accepted Answer

A)  extrovert rather than introvert
B)  introvert rather than extrovert
C)  judging rather than perceiving
D)  perceiving rather than judgingE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

According to John Holland's theory, a realistic personality type might be well suited to be an economist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The goals of organizational behavior (OB)are to explain and evaluate behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Define organizational behavior and describe its goals.

Accepted Answer

Organizational behavior is a field of st...

Question 5

A tennis player who blames a loss on windy conditions would be likely to have ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an external locus of control
B)  an internal locus of control
C)  no locus of control
D)  high self-monitoringE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Surprisingly, studies show that emotional stability is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  positively related to job performance
B)  not positively related to happiness
C)  positively related to job type
D)  not positively related to job performanceE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

When managers influence employee behavior, they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  predict what employees will do
B)  steer it in a particular direction
C)  understand why a behavior occurs
D)  try not to change a behaviorE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Attitudes are evaluative statements concerning objects, people, or events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Attribution theory is primarily concerned with explaining ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the behavior of groups
B)  one's own perceptions
C)  the behavior of others
D)  the perceptions of othersE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Operant conditioning as studied by Skinner has very little applicability to learned behavior in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Distinctiveness refers to whether an individual displays a behavior in many situations or whether it's particular to one situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The fundamental attribution error causes people to tend to attribute ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  successes and failures of others to internal factors
B)  failures of others to external factors
C)  their own successes to external factors
D)  their own failures to internal factorsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The self-serving bias causes people to tend to attribute ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  successes of others to external factors
B)  failures of others to external factors
C)  their own successes to internal factors
D)  their own failures to internal factorsE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The Bell Labs and Air Force studies have shown that emotional intelligence is ________ job performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  not important to
B)  almost as important as academic intellect in
C)  equally important as academic intellect in
D)  more important than academic intellect inE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

According to John Holland, the key to job success is how well an individual's personality matches his or her job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After deciding that she likes the architect's new building design this morning, this afternoon Wendy has decided to go ahead with the project.Which component of attitude did she use this afternoon?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive
B)  behavioral
C)  emotive
D)  affectiveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

A person who is experiencing cognitive dissonance might justify the dissonance if he has ________ control over his actions.

Accepted Answer

A)  some
B)  total
C)  almost total
D)  little or noE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Organizational behavior is primarily concerned with group interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A manager would most likely be interested in employees' attitudes about which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  family responsibility
B)  personal responsibility
C)  job satisfaction
D)  past jobsE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

People from the Middle East tend to believe that life is not predetermined and they can control their own destiny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Foundations of Individual Behavior

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According to John Holland, the key to job success is how well an individual's personality matches his or her job.

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Operant conditioning as studied by Skinner has very little applicability to learned behavior in the workplace.

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A tennis player who blames a loss on windy conditions would be likely to have ________.

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After deciding that she likes the architect's new building design this morning, this afternoon Wendy has decided to go ahead with the project.Which component of attitude did she use this afternoon?

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The Bell Labs and Air Force studies have shown that emotional intelligence is ________ job performance.

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If you are a person who dislikes making plans, you would probably score high on which aspect of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®?

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Attitudes are evaluative statements concerning objects, people, or events.

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The self-serving bias causes people to tend to attribute ________.

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Organizational behavior is primarily concerned with group interactions.

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When managers influence employee behavior, they ________.

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According to John Holland's theory, a realistic personality type might be well suited to be an economist.

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Attribution theory is primarily concerned with explaining ________.

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A manager would most likely be interested in employees' attitudes about which of the following?

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A person who is experiencing cognitive dissonance might justify the dissonance if he has ________ control over his actions.

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The fundamental attribution error causes people to tend to attribute ________.

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The goals of organizational behavior (OB)are to explain and evaluate behavior.

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Distinctiveness refers to whether an individual displays a behavior in many situations or whether it's particular to one situation.

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