WGU - C715 Organizational Behavior - MCQ 1

WGU - C715 Organizational Behavior - MCQ 1 Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (29) Western Governors UniversityC715 3400 Save wgu C715 Organizational Behavior 267 terms rc626184Preview WGU C715 - Organizational Behavio...42 terms trand1wguPreview wgu C715 Organizational Behavior o...270 terms akd294Preview WGU - 96 terms C_B Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in Manhattan and has been asked to complete a self- report survey to help interviewers understand if she is the right candidate for the job. From the interview, they have found that she is extroverted, empathic, scrupulous, and cooperative in nature, which are key characteristics needed for the job. These characteristics about Lugo indicate her ________.

• talent
• skill
• knowledge
• genealogy
• personality

E Which of the following does the heredity approach state?

• An individual's personality is determined by the social

background one is brought up in.

• An individual's personality is determined by molecular

structure of the genes.

• An individual's personality is influenced by the

economic settings he/she is surrounded by.

• A person's personality traits are created by the

company he/she keeps i.e., his/her friends and family.

• A person's personality traits are largely influenced by

global trends and characteristics.B

Elaine Chamberlain works as a research executive at an environmental organization. Though her colleagues are helpful and friendly, because of her shy nature, she often eats her lunch at her desk and has limited interactions with them. She is glad that her nature of work does not require her to interact with her co-workers to a high extent. Which of the following types is Chamberlain most likely to be characterized as according to the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?

• social
• introverted
• exhibitionist
• gregarious
• extraverted

B Which dimension of the Big Five model is a measure of reliability?

• extraversion
• agreeableness
• conscientiousness
• openness to experience
• emotional stability

C Which of the following statements is true about people with positive core self-evaluations?

• They are committed to their goals and set ambitious

goals.

• They view themselves as powerless over their

environment.

• They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
• They lack persistence to achieve goals.
• They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers.

A Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust their behavior to external, situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.

• low on openness
• high on narcissism
• low on agreeableness
• high on self-monitoring
• low on conscientiousness

D

Milton Rokeach created the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS), which consists of two sets of values, namely ________ values and ________ values.

• instrumental; terminal
• fluid; stable
• flexible; essential
• unique; general
• flexible; enduring

A Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the Rokeach Value Survey?

• economic success
• social recognition
• personal discipline
• happiness
• meaning in life

C ________ is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

• Sensation
• Impression
• Apprehension
• Attribution
• Perception

E Alicia Akers works as a marketing executive. She always talks in a high pitch and often draws a lot of attention wherever she is. Which of the following statements best explains the reason behind people noticing Akers?

• Perception of reality depends on the perceiver's past

experiences.

• Perception of reality depends on the perceiver's

personality.

• Characteristics of the target affect people's

perception.

• The time at which we observe behavior affects

perception.

• Motives and interests of the perceiver affects

perception of behavior.C A manager doing performance appraisals gives more weight to recent employee behaviors than to behaviors of six or nine months earlier. This shows that the manager's perception is affected by ________ bias.

• self-serving
• availability
• impact
• distinction
• hindsight

B

Which of the following is an example of internally (intrinsically) caused behavior?

• An employee was late for a team meeting because of

a heavy downpour.

• An employee was laid off because the company was

attempting to cut costs by laying off employees. C) An employee was fired from work because he violated a company policy.

• An employee could not attend an interview because

of a delayed flight.

• An employee could not come to work because he met

with an accident.C Janice Yoder works in an environmental campaigning organization and often needs to interact with a large team for project implementation activities. However, she always finds it difficult to work as a part of a team. She always seems to have major disagreements with team members which lead to antagonistic relations between them. Though she has moved from one team to another, her relations with colleagues always seem to be hostile and cold. How would the attribution theory describe this behavior?

• low on consensus
• high on reliability
• high on adaptability
• high on consistency
• high on distinctiveness

D Johanna Springer, who works as a sales executive at Pascal's Bank, is upset at the way her manager, Emma Womack, always calls her in for one-on-one meetings to discuss her underperformance. Though Springer makes a higher number of sales calls and works longer hours than last year, her sales figures are still low. She knows that the main reason behind her underperformance is the recent economic meltdown in the country. However, her manager feels that Springer's underperformance is the result of her laid-back attitude and has nothing to do with external factors. In this situation, Womack's behavior is characterized by a(n) ________.

• anchoring bias
• contrast effect
• fundamental attribution error
• self-fulfilling prophecy
• Pygmalion effect

C