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Question 1

The objective of organizational behavior is to develop a better?

Answer 1

understanding of people at work

Question 2

In McGregor’s Theory X, The typical person ?

Answer 2

dislikes work and will avoid it if possible

Question 3

A(n) _____ is defined as a learned predisposition to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with respect to a given object.

Answer 3

Attitude

Question 4

According to research on the stability of attitudes, when is a person least likely to change his or her general attitudes?

Answer 4

Middle adulthood

Question 5

) _____ is an affective or emotional response toward various facets of one’s job.

Answer 5

Job Satisfaction

Question 6

Intelligence results from a combination of ____.

Answer 6

innate capacity and environmental influences

Question 7

Regarding the Big Five personality dimensions, a person scoring high on _____ is relaxed, secure, and unworried

Answer 7

emotional stability

Question 8

The _____ model proposes that managers use a four-step sequence when making decision: (1) identify the problem, (2) generate alternative solutions, (3) select a solution, and (4) implement and evaluate the solution.

Answer 8

rational

Question 9

_____ is a capacity for attaining direct knowledge or understanding without the apparent intrusion of rational thought or logical inference

Answer 9

Intuition

Question 10

One disadvantage of group-aided decision making is that it results in ____.

Answer 10

domination by a vocal few

Question 11

The primary objective of the job characteristics model is to increase ____.

Answer 11

internal motivation

Question 12

According to Herzberg’s motivator-hygiene model, which of the following is a motivator?

Answer 12

Responsibility

Question 13

One characteristic of high achievers is that they ____.

Answer 13

prefer situations in which their performance is due to their own efforts

Question 14

_____ is an example of a pay for performance system.

Answer 14

Piece rate pay

Question 15

In McGregor’s Theory Y, The typical person?

Answer 15

has imagination and creativity

Question 16

_____ is the view the individual has of himself or herself as a physical, social, and spiritual or moral being.

Answer 16

Self-concept

Question 17

According to research on self-monitoring, which of the following is true?

Answer 17

High self-monitors received more promotions than did low self-monitors.

Question 18

Regarding the Big Five personality dimensions, a person scoring high on _____ is trusting, good natured, cooperative, and soft-hearted.

Answer 18

agreeableness

Question 19

Heavier workloads for employees (resulting from years of organizational downsizing and cost-cutting) combined with an increase in dual-income families, single working parents, and elder care responsibilities serve to increase ____.

Answer 19

work/family conflict

Question 20

_____ is a cognitive process that enables us to interpret and understand our surroundings.

Answer 20

Perception

Question 21

The _____ perceptual error represents the tendency to avoid all extreme judgments and rate people and objects as average or neutral.

Answer 21

central tendency

Question 22

Research suggests that as employees age, they experience ____.

Answer 22

higher job satisfaction

Question 23

Equity theory predicts that a student will experience _____ if a friend of equal scholarly ability studies the same amount for a test but receives a higher grade.

Answer 23

negative inequity

Question 24

_____ refers to the positive or negative value people place on outcomes.

Answer 24

Valence

Question 25

A(n) _____ goal targets a specific end result

Answer 25

performance outcome

Question 26

Management by objectives is a management system that incorporates ____.

Answer 26

goal setting

Question 27

People tend to reject or downplay feedback if they perceive it to be ____.

Answer 27

negative

Question 28

_____ entails identifying and choosing alternative solutions that lead to a desired state of affairs.

Answer 28

Decision making

Question 29

_____ represents the idea that decision makers are restricted by a variety of constraints when making decisions.

Answer 29

Bounded rationality

Question 30

_____ involves solving problems by choosing a solution that meets some minimum standard of acceptance.

Answer 30

Satisficing