WGU C715 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT FINAL
LATEST 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK| C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR OA
FINAL REVIEW EXAM PRACTICE 250
QUESTIONS |ORIGINAL QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS |DETAILED RATIONALES |HINTED
COMPLETE EXAM PREP GRADED A+*INSTANT
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1. What is the primary focus of organizational behavior (OB)?
A. Designing accounting systems
B. Studying how people behave in organizations
C. Developing manufacturing equipment
D. Managing corporate taxes
Answer: B. Studying how people behave in organizations
Rationale: Organizational behavior examines individual, group, and
organizational factors that influence behavior and performance in
workplaces.
2. Which three levels are commonly examined in organizational
behavior?
A. Financial, legal, and operational
B. Individual, group, and organizational
C. Domestic, international, and global
D. Strategic, tactical, and financial
,Answer: B. Individual, group, and organizational
Rationale: OB analyzes behavior at the individual, group/team, and
organization-wide levels.
3. Which discipline contributes substantially to the study of
individual behavior in organizations?
A. Psychology
B. Geology
C. Astronomy
D. Engineering
Answer: A. Psychology
Rationale: Psychology contributes concepts involving personality,
motivation, perception, learning, and individual behavior.
4. Which discipline is particularly useful for understanding group
behavior and social systems?
A. Sociology
B. Accounting
C. Chemistry
D. Physics
Answer: A. Sociology
Rationale: Sociology examines social structures, groups,
relationships, and interactions among people.
5. A manager studies how employees interpret workplace events
differently. Which OB concept is most relevant?
,A. Perception
B. Inventory control
C. Depreciation
D. Supply-chain design
Answer: A. Perception
Rationale: Perception concerns how individuals select, organize, and
interpret information.
6. Which statement best describes evidence-based management?
A. Making decisions solely according to tradition
B. Using relevant evidence and data to guide managerial decisions
C. Making decisions based only on intuition
D. Allowing employees to make all organizational decisions
Answer: B. Using relevant evidence and data to guide managerial
decisions
Rationale: Evidence-based management integrates reliable
information, research, organizational data, and professional
judgment.
7. A manager assumes that because an employee succeeded at one
task, the employee will succeed at every task. What error may be
occurring?
A. Halo effect
B. Groupthink
C. Escalation of commitment
D. Social loafing
Answer: A. Halo effect
, Rationale: The halo effect occurs when one positive characteristic
influences an individual's overall evaluation.
8. Which organizational outcome refers most directly to employees
remaining with an organization?
A. Turnover
B. Absenteeism
C. Job satisfaction
D. Organizational citizenship
Answer: A. Turnover
Rationale: Turnover is the rate at which employees leave an
organization and must be replaced.
9. Which behavior involves voluntarily going beyond formal job
requirements?
A. Organizational citizenship behavior
B. Absenteeism
C. Counterproductive work behavior
D. Turnover
Answer: A. Organizational citizenship behavior
Rationale: Organizational citizenship behaviors are discretionary
actions that support coworkers or the organization.
10. Which is an example of counterproductive work behavior?
A. Helping a coworker
B. Volunteering for an additional assignment
C. Deliberately damaging organizational property
D. Sharing useful information
LATEST 2025/ 2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK| C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR OA
FINAL REVIEW EXAM PRACTICE 250
QUESTIONS |ORIGINAL QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS |DETAILED RATIONALES |HINTED
COMPLETE EXAM PREP GRADED A+*INSTANT
DOWNLOAD PDF
1. What is the primary focus of organizational behavior (OB)?
A. Designing accounting systems
B. Studying how people behave in organizations
C. Developing manufacturing equipment
D. Managing corporate taxes
Answer: B. Studying how people behave in organizations
Rationale: Organizational behavior examines individual, group, and
organizational factors that influence behavior and performance in
workplaces.
2. Which three levels are commonly examined in organizational
behavior?
A. Financial, legal, and operational
B. Individual, group, and organizational
C. Domestic, international, and global
D. Strategic, tactical, and financial
,Answer: B. Individual, group, and organizational
Rationale: OB analyzes behavior at the individual, group/team, and
organization-wide levels.
3. Which discipline contributes substantially to the study of
individual behavior in organizations?
A. Psychology
B. Geology
C. Astronomy
D. Engineering
Answer: A. Psychology
Rationale: Psychology contributes concepts involving personality,
motivation, perception, learning, and individual behavior.
4. Which discipline is particularly useful for understanding group
behavior and social systems?
A. Sociology
B. Accounting
C. Chemistry
D. Physics
Answer: A. Sociology
Rationale: Sociology examines social structures, groups,
relationships, and interactions among people.
5. A manager studies how employees interpret workplace events
differently. Which OB concept is most relevant?
,A. Perception
B. Inventory control
C. Depreciation
D. Supply-chain design
Answer: A. Perception
Rationale: Perception concerns how individuals select, organize, and
interpret information.
6. Which statement best describes evidence-based management?
A. Making decisions solely according to tradition
B. Using relevant evidence and data to guide managerial decisions
C. Making decisions based only on intuition
D. Allowing employees to make all organizational decisions
Answer: B. Using relevant evidence and data to guide managerial
decisions
Rationale: Evidence-based management integrates reliable
information, research, organizational data, and professional
judgment.
7. A manager assumes that because an employee succeeded at one
task, the employee will succeed at every task. What error may be
occurring?
A. Halo effect
B. Groupthink
C. Escalation of commitment
D. Social loafing
Answer: A. Halo effect
, Rationale: The halo effect occurs when one positive characteristic
influences an individual's overall evaluation.
8. Which organizational outcome refers most directly to employees
remaining with an organization?
A. Turnover
B. Absenteeism
C. Job satisfaction
D. Organizational citizenship
Answer: A. Turnover
Rationale: Turnover is the rate at which employees leave an
organization and must be replaced.
9. Which behavior involves voluntarily going beyond formal job
requirements?
A. Organizational citizenship behavior
B. Absenteeism
C. Counterproductive work behavior
D. Turnover
Answer: A. Organizational citizenship behavior
Rationale: Organizational citizenship behaviors are discretionary
actions that support coworkers or the organization.
10. Which is an example of counterproductive work behavior?
A. Helping a coworker
B. Volunteering for an additional assignment
C. Deliberately damaging organizational property
D. Sharing useful information
