Quiz 10 Flashcards
Which of the following is defined as the tendency to direct much of one’s behavior toward the acquisition of power and the manipulation of others for personal gain?
1) Authoritarianism
2) External locus of control
3) Introversion characteristic
4) Machiavellianism
5) Organizational citizenship
4) Machiavellianism
According to MBTI assessment, people gather information by either one of these two styles:
Sensation or intuition
Josh evaluates Kandi’s performance and gives her an “outstanding” based on his knowledge that she came to work everyday earlier than anyone else and therefore she is extremely hardworking. Josh is making which of these errors in perceptual judgment?
1) Perceptual defense
2) Projection
3) Stereotyping
4) The halo effect
5) Figure-ground
4) The halo effect
An evaluation that predisposes a person to act in a certain way is called a(n) _____.
Attitude
_____refers to a positive attitude toward one’s job.
Job satisfaction
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 what type of personality?
Type A
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 what type of personality?
1) Agreeableness
2) Conscientiousness
3) Emotional stability
4) Openness to experience
5) Extroversion
4) Openness to experience
Which of the following refers to the tendency to place the primary responsibility for one’s success or failure either within oneself or on outside forces?
1) Machiavellianism
2) Emotional stability
3) Locus of control
4) Authoritarianism
5) Extroversion
3) Locus of control
The general assurance in one’s own ideas, judgment, and capabilities is referred to as:
Self-confidence
Which of the following is the uncertainty about what behaviors are expected of a person in a particular role?
1) Role conflict
2) Task overload
3) Nonprogrammed decisions
4) Role ambiguity
5) Task underload
4) Role ambiguity
Which of the following is the tendency to assign an individual to a group or broad category and then to attribute widely held generalizations about the group to the individual?
1) Stereotyping
2) Projection
3) Figure-ground
4) The halo effect
5) Perceptual defense
1) Stereotyping
_____ refers to the set of characteristics that underlie a relatively stable pattern of behavior in response to ideas, objects, or people in the environment.
Personality
The cognitive process people use to make sense out of the environment by selecting, organizing, and interpreting information is called:
Perception
An individual’s strong belief that he or she can successfully accomplish a specific task or outcome is referred to as:
Self-efficacy
According to MBTI assessment, people evalutate information by either one of these two styles:
Thinking or feeling
A high degree of _____means you can accurately assess your own strengths and limitations and have a healthy sense of self-confidence.
Self-awareness
Which of the following refers to work behavior that goes beyond job requirements and contributes as needed to the organization’s success?
1) Job satisfaction
2) Organizational citizenship
3) Cognitive dissonance
4) Job involvement
5) Organizational Commitment
2) Organizational citizenship
Jay is a trusting and forgiving individual who gets along with others because of being good-natured and cooperative. This describes which of the Big Five personality factors?
Agreeableness
The first step in the perception process is _____.
Observation
Maliah bases her judgments on impersonal analysis. To resolve problems at work, she uses reason and logic rather than personal values or emotional aspects of the situation. In gathering information, Maliah prefers routine and order. Based on this information, Maliah ranks highly in which Myers-Briggs category?
Sensation - thinking
Frank regretfully missed an important deadline at work. His boss, George, thinks to himself, “Frank missed that deadline because he is lazy; I really need to crack down on him more.” This is an example of what kind of attribution?
Internal attribution
Which of the following terms is the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organization?
1) Extroversion
2) Machiavellianism
3) Authoritarianism
4) Perceptual distortion
5) Locus of control
3) Authoritarianism
Blaming the teacher for a poor grade on an exam, and taking credit for good grades could be an example of which perceptual bias?
Self-serving bias
_____conflict occurs when an individual perceives incompatible demands from others.
Role
