WGU C715 Organizational Behavior OA Prep
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1. Which of the following does the heredity approach B) An individual's per-
state? sonality is determined by
a) An individual's personality is determined by the so- molecular structure of the
cial background one is brought up in. genes.
b) An individual's personality is determined by molec-
ular structure of the genes.
c) An individual's personality is influenced by the eco-
nomic settings one is surrounded by.
d) A person's personality traits are created by the com-
pany one keeps i.e., friends and family.
2. ________ is as important for managers as for front-line C) Conscientiousness
employees and, among all Big Five Model traits, is
most consistently related to job performance.
a. Extroversion
b. Agreeableness
c. Conscientiousness
d. Emotional stability
3. Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to D) high on self monitoring
adjust behavior to external, situational factors and can
behave differently in different situations.
a) High in internal locus of control
b) high on narcissism
c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring
4. Which of the following is true of values? C) They have content and
a) They are void of a judgmental element. intensity attributes.
b) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
c) They have content and intensity attributes.
d) They never change irrespective of external factors.
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5. Which of the following is an instrumental value? A) personal discipline
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
d) world peace
6. Which of the following statements is true regarding C) Our perception of reali-
perception? ty can be different from the
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's person- objective reality.
ality.
b) Our perception of a target is not affected by the con-
text of the situation in which the perception is made.
c) Our perception of reality can be different from the
objective reality.
d) Our perception of reality is independent of our past
experiences.
7. Which of the following is an example of internally C) An employee was fired
caused behavior? from work because they vi-
a) An employee was late for a team meeting because olated a company policy.
of a heavy downpour.
b) 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 they vio-
lated a company policy.
d) An employee could not attend an interview because
of a delayed flight.
8. A process of making decisions by constructing simpli- B) bounded rationality
fied models that extract the essential features from
problems without capturing all their complexity is
known as ________.
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a) rational decision making
b) bounded rationality
c) active selection
d) incremental decision making
9. ________ bias refers to the tendency for people to base A) Availability
their judgments on information that is easily accessi-
ble.
a) Availability
b) Overconfidence
c) Confirmation
d) Hindsight
10. According to the concept of ________, decisions are A) utilitarianism
made solely on the basis of their outcomes, ideally to
provide the greatest good for the greatest number.
a) utilitarianism
b) selective perception
c) self-fulfilling prophecy
d) contrast effect
11. Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals A) physiological
with satisfying one's hunger, thirst, and other bodily
needs?
a) physiological
b) social
c) esteem
d) psychological
12. Which of the following statements is true regarding D) People do better when
goal-setting theory? they get feedback on how
a) Goal commitment is more likely when individuals well they are progressing
have an external locus of control. toward their goals.