Midterm – practice exam 2021
1.
Jessica is great at interacting with stakeholders in the company she works for.
According to Luthans et al. (1988) which managerial activity is it?
traditional management
communication
human resources management
networking
2.
John wants to start new motivation program for his team. To make sure it is
effective, he first asks his employees about their needs and then he looks into
what methods worked in the past. This decision is based on:
Gut feeling
Intuition
Evidence
Meta-analysis
3.
Which of the following behavioural sciences explains attitude measurement?
Psychology
Social Psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
4.
What unit of analysis is power?
Individual
Group
Organization
Society
5.
Jessie is a very outgoing and social student. She goes out a lot, but only if she
doesn’t have too much studying to do. Which of the following is the
contingency variable in this situation?
Her personality
Social life
Study workload
None of these
6.
Which of the following is a process variable on an individual level according
to OB model?
Values
Decision making
Productivity
Leadership
7.
Which of the following is an input variable on a group level:
Group cohesion
, Leadership
Group roles
Change practices
8.
How are the components in an attitude related?
All the components in an attitude are closely related.
Feelings and thoughts are closely related, but behaviour is not.
The components in an attitude are NOT closely related.
Thoughts and behaviour are closely related, but feelings are not.
9.
Martina told her sister that she likes her job. What did Martina express?
An attitude
A mood
A dynamic affective mental state
An emotion.
10.
Max believed that the woman he was dating was sweet and caring, until she
broke up with him. After the break-up, his attitude toward her became more
critical - he now thinks that she is unpleasant and cold. What happened?
Max changed his attitude to reduce cognitive dissonance.
Max changed his attitude to increase cognitive dissonance.
Max changed his behaviour to reduce cognitive dissonance.
Max’s change of attitude reflects behavioural dissonance.
11.
James identifies psychologically with his job as a motivational speaker and he
considers his influence on the audience as very important for his self-worth.
Which job attitude does James reflect?
A high job involvement
A high organizational commitment.
A positive job satisfaction.
A high psychological empowerment.
12.
Daan is a doctor because he wants to have positive impact on the lives of
others. Also, he likes that he can choose his own schedule and work in the
areas he likes the most. What job attitude does Daan reflect?
A positive job satisfaction.
A positive organizational commitment.
A positive perceived organizational support.
A high psychological empowerment.
13.
After Emma was diagnosed with leukemia, her employer covered all her
medical expenses and stayed in touch with her throughout her recovery.
Which of the following reflects Emma’s attitude towards the organization in
which she works?
A high perceived organizational support.
A high organizational commitment.
A high job involvement.
1.
Jessica is great at interacting with stakeholders in the company she works for.
According to Luthans et al. (1988) which managerial activity is it?
traditional management
communication
human resources management
networking
2.
John wants to start new motivation program for his team. To make sure it is
effective, he first asks his employees about their needs and then he looks into
what methods worked in the past. This decision is based on:
Gut feeling
Intuition
Evidence
Meta-analysis
3.
Which of the following behavioural sciences explains attitude measurement?
Psychology
Social Psychology
Sociology
Anthropology
4.
What unit of analysis is power?
Individual
Group
Organization
Society
5.
Jessie is a very outgoing and social student. She goes out a lot, but only if she
doesn’t have too much studying to do. Which of the following is the
contingency variable in this situation?
Her personality
Social life
Study workload
None of these
6.
Which of the following is a process variable on an individual level according
to OB model?
Values
Decision making
Productivity
Leadership
7.
Which of the following is an input variable on a group level:
Group cohesion
, Leadership
Group roles
Change practices
8.
How are the components in an attitude related?
All the components in an attitude are closely related.
Feelings and thoughts are closely related, but behaviour is not.
The components in an attitude are NOT closely related.
Thoughts and behaviour are closely related, but feelings are not.
9.
Martina told her sister that she likes her job. What did Martina express?
An attitude
A mood
A dynamic affective mental state
An emotion.
10.
Max believed that the woman he was dating was sweet and caring, until she
broke up with him. After the break-up, his attitude toward her became more
critical - he now thinks that she is unpleasant and cold. What happened?
Max changed his attitude to reduce cognitive dissonance.
Max changed his attitude to increase cognitive dissonance.
Max changed his behaviour to reduce cognitive dissonance.
Max’s change of attitude reflects behavioural dissonance.
11.
James identifies psychologically with his job as a motivational speaker and he
considers his influence on the audience as very important for his self-worth.
Which job attitude does James reflect?
A high job involvement
A high organizational commitment.
A positive job satisfaction.
A high psychological empowerment.
12.
Daan is a doctor because he wants to have positive impact on the lives of
others. Also, he likes that he can choose his own schedule and work in the
areas he likes the most. What job attitude does Daan reflect?
A positive job satisfaction.
A positive organizational commitment.
A positive perceived organizational support.
A high psychological empowerment.
13.
After Emma was diagnosed with leukemia, her employer covered all her
medical expenses and stayed in touch with her throughout her recovery.
Which of the following reflects Emma’s attitude towards the organization in
which she works?
A high perceived organizational support.
A high organizational commitment.
A high job involvement.
