While different from Gen Xers that were born in the generation before them, the Millennials can be managed in much the same way the Boomers are |
False |
Millennials should be provided with constant feedback and recognition in the workplace |
True |
One of the things that Millennials are looking for is a job with regular working hours |
False (What Millennials are looking for in the workplace is not only a good income and good relationships with their bosses and coworkers but also challenging daily work, the opportunity for growth, the chance to show off skills and be recognized for their accomplishments, casual dress environment, and flexible schedules for social and personal time) |
The opportunity to receive mentoring in the workplace is appealing to Millennials |
True |
Individuality is defined as the stable psychological traits and behavioral attributes that give a person his or her identity |
False (Personality consists of the stable psychological traits and behavioral attributes that give a person his or her identity) |
One of the Big Five personality dimensions is emotional stability |
True (The Big Five personality traits are: 1) extroversion 2) conscientiousness 3) emotional stability 4) openness to experience 5) agreeableness) |
Conviviality is one of the Big Five personality traits and is a measure of how outgoing, talkative, sociable, and assertive a person is |
False (Extroversion) |
Steadiness is the Big Five personality trait that refers to how dependable, responsible, achievement- oriented, and persistent one is |
False (Conscientiousness) |
Across professions, extroversion is a stronger predictor of job performance than agreeableness |
True |
The personality trait of conscientiousness has the strongest positive correlation with job performance |
True |
Often personality tests can be used effectively as the sole basis for hiring |
False |
Integrity tests are effective because dishonest people are unable to fake conscientiousness, even on a paper-and-pencil test |
True |
The proactive personality has been associated with job satisfaction and commitment to one’s employer |
True |
A person with an external locus of control is likely to respond more productively to merit pay incentives than one with an internal locus |
False |
If you have a personal belief that you have what it takes to succeed, you would be best described as having an internal locus of control |
False (self efficacy) |
Learned helplessness is the debilitating lack of faith in one’s ability to control one’s environment |
True |
Employees with low self-efficacy need lots of constructive pointers and positive feedback |
True |
People with high self-esteem take more risks and handle failure better than those with low self- esteem |
True |
Self-awareness is the extent to which people are able to observe their own behavior and adapt it to external situations |
False (Self monitoring) |
Low self-monitoring individuals tend to have greater career success than high self-monitors |
False |
Self-awareness is the most essential trait of emotional intelligence |
True |
As an emotional intelligence trait, social awareness refers to the ability to communicate clearly, disarm conflicts, and build strong personal bonds. |
False (Relationship management) |
Organizational behavior is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to better understanding and management of people at work |
True |
Lifelong behavior patterns are dictated by values that are fairly well set by the time people are in their early teens |
True |
Status is a common value held in the workplace |
True |
A value is a learned predisposition toward a specific object |
False (Attitude) |
Attitudes are abstract ideals that are directed toward all objects, people, or events consistently over time and related situations |
False (Values) |
The affective component of an attitude consists of the feelings or emotions one has about a situation. |
True |
The intentional component of an attitude is also known as the cognitive component. |
False (Behavioral) |
I don’t like socializing with my coworkers outside of work" is an example of the behavioral component of an attitude |
False |
Self-serving bias, according to Leon Festinger, describes the psychological discomfort a person experiences between his or her cognitive attitude and incompatible behavior |
False (Cognitive Dissonance) |
Belittling the importance of one’s inconsistent behavior is a way to reduce cognitive dissonance |
True |
A smoker who claims that the habit is not as dangerous as antismoking messages suggest, saying "My grandmother smokes and she’s in her 80s," is attempting to reduce cognitive dissonance |
True |
Gina was pregnant with her first child, and she ordered a beer at lunch. She drank it despite reading the label that said consumption of alcohol during pregnancy has been linked to birth defects. Her actions are likely to cause cognitive dissonance in the other patrons in the restaurant. |
False |
Causal attribution is the process of interpreting and understanding one’s environment |
False (Perception) |
The first step of the perception process is selective attention |
True |
Stereotyping is a type of distortion in perception. |
True (Four distortion in perceptions: 1) recency bias 2) stereotyping 3) the halo effect 4) casual attribution) |
Stereotyping is holding negative notions about less privileged groups such as women or ethnic minorities |
False (Stereotyping is the tendency to attribute to an individual the characteristics one believes are typical of the group to which that individual belongs) |
In research, both men and women prefer male bosses |
True |
As employees’ age increases, so does their job involvement and satisfaction |
True |
The halo effect occurs only with positive traits |
False |
Leah has hired two new employees for her team, Jake and Margaret. Jake is outgoing and attractive, while Margaret is very bright but seems quiet and unsure of herself. Leah immediately expects Jake to outperform Margaret at the job. Jake is likely experiencing the halo effect. |
False |
The activity of inferring causes for observed behavior is called causal attribution |
True |
In the fundamental attribution bias, people tend to take more personal responsibility for success than for failure |
False (Self-serving bias) |
A student who blames his failing test grade on unclear lectures and a poorly worded exam rather than his limited effort likely has a self-serving bias |
True |
The self-fulfilling prophecy describes the phenomenon in which people’s expectations of themselves or others lead them to behave in ways that make those expectations come true |
True |
One of the ways to create a Pygmalion effect is to encourage employees to visualize the successful execution of tasks |
True |
Job commitment is defined as an individual’s involvement, satisfaction, and enthusiasm for work |
False (Employee engagement) |
Job security and feelings of psychological safety propel engagement among employees |
True |
Job satisfaction is correlated with lower absenteeism and turnover. |
True |
High job satisfaction is a fundamental predictor of high job performance. |
False |
Organizational commitment reflects the extent to which an employee identifies with an organization and is dedicated to its goals |
True |
Studies show a surprising lack of correlation between organizational commitment and job satisfaction. |
False |
When an employee does not show up for work every day it is known as turnover |
False (Absenteeism) |
Turnover is very costly for an organization in terms of recruitment and training |
True |
At a working lunch with her boss and several people from other departments, Sanaa asked others about their projects and was genuinely interested in what they were trying to do. Here, Sanaa was exhibiting organizational citizenship. |
True |
Violence is considered a dysfunctional work behavior |
False (Counterproductive work behaviors) |
While it would be desirable, there is currently no way to screen employees at hiring to prevent counterproductive work behaviors. |
False |
Diversity is synonymous with differences |
False (Diversity represents all the ways people are unlike and alike. Diversity is not synonymous with differences. Rather, it encompasses both differences and similarities) |
One of the four layers of diversity on Gardenswartz and Rowe’s diversity wheel is labeled as organizational dimensions. |
True |
Personality is at the center of Gardenswartz and Rowe’s diversity wheel |
True |
On Gardenswartz and Rowe’s diversity wheel, internal dimensions of diversity include gender, age, and race |
True |
On Gardenswartz and Rowe’s diversity wheel, biographical dimensions of diversity consist of the personal characteristics that people acquire, discard, or modify throughout their lives |
False |
Individuals have some ability to control their external dimensions of diversity |
True |
In today’s workplaces, the further up the pay scale and the higher the education level, the wider the earnings gap becomes between men and women |
True |
The glass ceiling is a concept that applies to both minorities and women |
True |
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires organizations to make all requested accommodations for an individual’s disabilities |
False |
Declining literacy is a problem in the American workforce |
True |
Ethnocentrism is a strong self-identification with one’s race or ethnicity, often to the exclusion of other personal characteristics |
False |
Cognitive dissonance is the tension people feel when they are facing or enduring extraordinary demands, constraints, or opportunities and are uncertain about their ability to handle them effectively |
False (Stress) |
Very low levels of stress lead to the best workplace performance |
False |
Stressors can be both positive and negative. |
True |
Type A behavior has been associated with decreased work performance |
False |
Sets of behaviors that people expect of occupants of a position are known as roles |
True |
Having to decide between working late at your boss’s request or attending your child’s birthday party is an example of role overload |
False (Role conflict) |
Boredom, irritability, and nervousness can be symptoms of stress. |
True |
Role overload is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion, expressed as listlessness, indifference, or frustration |
False (Burnout) |
Extra staff at peak periods is an example of buffers managers can use to prevent employee burnout |
True |
Employee assistance programs focus on self-responsibility, nutritional and environmental awareness, relaxation techniques, and physical fitness |
False (Holistic wellness) |
Millennials are more likely than older workers to |
be very independent (A) |
The stable psychological traits and behavioral attributes that give a person her identity are known as her |
personality (E) |
Which of the following is one of the Big 5 personality dimensions? |
Agreeableness (D) |
______ is the personality dimension that describes how intellectual, imaginative, curious, and broad- minded a person is. |
Openness to experience (C) |
______ is the personality dimension that describes how achievement-oriented and persistent a person is. |
Conscientiousness (B) |
Michael is frequently nervous, tense, and worried, both at work and at home. He likely scores low on which of the Big Five personality dimensions? |
Emotional stability (A) |
Jenna really enjoys mingling at work functions, both to network for new contacts and simply to share stories with other interesting people. Jenna probably scores high in |
Extroversion (C) |
______ has been associated with success for managers and salespeople. |
Extroversion (A) |
How should a manager use personality tests? |
Assess testing for any possible adverse impact on hiring women and minorities (D) |
A person who is apt to take initiative and persevere to influence the environment is said to have a(n) ______ personality. |
proactive (B) |
The extent to which people believe they control their own fate through their own efforts is called their |
locus of control (B) |
People with ______ exhibit less anxiety, greater motivation, and stronger expectations that effort leads to performance. |
inter locus of control (C) |
Employees with a(n) ______ locus of control will probably resist close managerial supervision. |
internal (C) |
Cara’s manager notices that she exhibits an internal locus of control when she speaks about her work. Her manager should |
provide an incentive structure to pay Cara (E) |
Belief in one’s personal ability to do a task is called |
self-efficacy (C) |
Complex, challenging, and autonomous jobs tend to enhance people’s perceptions of their |
self-efficacy (A) |
Wei is a manager of several subordinates who seem to be low in self-efficacy. In an effort to improve this, she should |
provide guided experiences and mentoring (D) |
The extent to which people like or dislike themselves is called their |
self-esteem (B) |
People with low self-esteem ______ than those who with higher self-esteem. |
are more dependent on others (D) |
If a manager knows one of her subordinates has low self-esteem and wishes to enhance it, she should |
express confidence in the employee’s abilities to complete given tasks (E) |
People with high ______ are responsive to social and interpersonal cues of others. |
self-monitoring (B) |
Low self-monitors are often criticized for being ______ to others. |
insensitive |
The ability to cope, empathize with others, and be self-motivated is called |
emotional intelligence (A) |
Which of the following is a trait of emotional intelligence? |
situational awareness (A) |
The ability to control your emotions and act with honesty and integrity in reliable and adaptable ways is known as |
self-management (B) |
Organizational ______ tries to explain and predict workplace behavior to help managers better lead and motivate others. |
behavior (A) |
The abstract ideals that guide a person’s thinking and behavior across all situations are called |
values (C) |
Surveys show that employees are more interested in ______ rather than just earning a paycheck. |
work-life balance (D) |
The three components of ______ are affective, cognitive, and behavioral. |
attitude (B) |
The ______ component of an attitude consists of the beliefs and knowledge one has about a situation. |
cognitive (C) |
The statement, "I really don’t like that Samuel got so angry in that meeting," reflects the ______ component of an attitude. |
affective (D) |
The statement, "I won’t give Kim such a tight deadline again," reflects the ______ component of an attitude. |
behavioral (A) |
The statement, "Spencer is slow to return phone calls," reflects the ______ component of an attitude. |
cognitive (C) |
Because people are uncomfortable with inconsistency between their attitudes and behaviors, they will seek to reduce |
cognitive dissonance |
Under which of the following circumstances would the desire to reduce cognitive dissonance be greatest? A. When large amounts of money are on the line. |
When large amounts of money are on the line (A) |
Which of the following is not one of the main ways to reduce cognitive dissonance? |
Eliminate the self-serving bias (C) |
According to Festinger, which of the following factors is most relevant as people deal with the discomfort of cognitive dissonance? |
Control over the situation (D) |
The process of interpreting and understanding one’s environment is called |
perception (B) |
Which of the following is not a step in the perceptual process? |
Casual attribution (C) |
Which of the following is not a distortion in perception? A. Cognitive dissonance |
Cognitive dissonance (A) |
The tendency to attribute to an individual the characteristics one believes are typical of the group to which that individual belongs is called |
stereotyping (D) |
As an employee’s age increases, his or her |
job satisfaction increases (C) |
Brad was hiring a new financial analyst, and he had several good candidates. He was leaning towards hiring Kai, a Japanese American woman, since he thinks Asians are better at math. Brad is exhibiting which distortion in perception? |
stereotyping (D) |
The ______ occurs when we form an impression of an individual based on a single trait. |
halo effect (A) |
The tendency to remember recent information better than earlier information is called |
the recency effect (A) |
The tendency to attribute another person’s behavior to his or her personal characteristics rather than to the situation the person is in is called |
the fundamental attribution bias (C) |
Tori has been telling everyone in the sales department of her incredible skill as a salesperson, since she beat her goal this year by nearly 30%. But last year when she didn’t even reach her goal, she said it was simply the economy. This is an example of the |
self-serving bias (D) |
A waiter expects a group of poorly dressed customers to be stingy tippers and gives them poor service, so he gets the result that he expects, a very small tip. This is an example of the |
self-fulfilling prophecy (B) |
The extent to which employees have positive or negative feelings about various aspects of their work refers to their |
job satisfaction (E) |
Julia really doesn’t like her new boss and is not happy with the new tasks she’s been assigned and the long hours she’s been working. Still, she truly believes in what the company is trying to accomplish. Julia has |
low jab satisfaction (E) |
Which of the following factors is most relevant to a person’s overall satisfaction with his or her job? |
Coworkers (B) |
Job satisfaction results in stronger ______ and lower levels of ______ |
organizational commitment; perceived stress (C) |
The extent to which an employee identifies with an organization and is committed to its goals is called |
organizational commitment (C) |
________ programs help employees to integrate and transition to a new job. |
Onboarding (C) |
Employee behaviors that exceed the work-role requirements for the job are known as |
organizational citizenship behaviors (A) |
Miles impressed his boss by making lots of suggestions for department improvements and by putting in many weekend hours to do extra tasks to develop the new procedures. Miles is exhibiting |
organizational citizenship behaviors (C) |
Absenteeism, drug and alcohol abuse, and disciplinary problems are examples of |
counterproductive work behaviors (D) |
______ represent(s) all the ways people are unlike and alike. |
Diversity (E) |
Which of the following is one of the four layers of the diversity wheel? |
External dimensions (B) |
______ is at the center of the diversity wheel. |
Personality (B) |
Which of the following would be considered a primary dimension of diversity? |
Physical ability (A) |
Which of the following dimensions is an example of a secondary dimension on the diversity wheel? |
Income (A) |
Which of the following dimensions is an example of an organizational dimension on the diversity wheel? A. Income |
Union affiliation (C) |
Which of the following diversity issues is true in the U.S. workforce? |
The median age of the American worker is increasing (C) |
Which of the following is a reason that some women face a glass ceiling? |
Lack of mentors (D) |
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to |
reasonably accommodate an individual’s disability (B) |
Melanie has a master’s degree in psychology, but she is working at a sunglasses cart in the mall. She is currently |
underemployed (B) |
______ is the belief that one’s native country, culture, language, abilities, or behavior is superior to those of another culture. |
Ethnocentrism (E) |
Chris believes that he was not promoted to professor at State University because of the university’s desire to promote minorities and women to achieve greater diversity at higher ranks. Chris thinks he is experiencing |
reverse discrimination (A) |
______ is the tension people feel when they are facing or enduring extraordinary demands, constraints, or opportunities and are uncertain about their ability to handle them effectively. |
Stress (D) |
Which of the following best describes the graph of stress (x-axis) versus performance (y-axis)? |
Inverted u-shaped curve (D) |
When others’ expectations exceed one’s ability, ______ has occurred. |
Role overload (B) |
You have important clients in town who want to have dinner with you, but your mother has a plumbing leak and has asked you to come over and shut off the water until she can get it fixed tomorrow. You are experiencing |
Role conflict (E) |
Which of the following is not a symptom of stress? |
Slurred speech (A) |
_____ is a state of emotional, mental, and even physical exhaustion, expressed as listlessness, indifference, or frustration. |
Burnout (D) |
Which of the following is the most common drug of abuse? |
Alcohol (E) |
A(n) ______ program includes plans to help employees cope with stress, burnout, substance abuse, health problems, and family issues that influence job performance. |
employee assistance (D) |
Which of the following is not a suggested strategy for reducing unhealthy stressors in organizations? |
Develop a more formal structure with authoritative supervision (C) |
The five personality dimensions |
1) Agreeableness 2) Extroversion 3) Conscientiousness 4) Openness to experience 5) Emotional stability |
Attitude/ 3 layers of attitude |
Learned predisposition towards a certain object 1) affective component- "I feel" 2) cognitive- "I believe" 3) behavioral- "I intend" |
Cognitive dissonance |
The discomfort one feels when his or her attitude and behavior are incompatible |
Four types of distortion in perception |
1) recency 2) halo effect 3) stereotyping 4) casual attribution |
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