Chapter 1: What Is Organizational
Behavior?
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Modern organizational behavior studies started with ______.
A. a 2008 to 2010 Gallup study
B. Frederick Taylor in the 1900s
C. Elton Mayo’s Hawthorne Studies
D. Chester Barnard
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What is Organizational Behavior?
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Leading in Organizational Situations
2. The Hawthorne researchers discovered that for workers ______ was more important than
previously known in understanding performance.
A. an incentive system
B. the human element
C. standards of production
D. dimmed lights
Ans: B
,Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: What is Organizational Behavior?
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Leading in Organizational Situations
3. Organizational behavior is the study of ______.
A. strategic management processes
B. information technology
C. individuals at home
D. individuals and their behaviors at work
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: What is Organizational Behavior?
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Integrating knowledge across fields
4. Leadership and organizational behavior falls under the category of ______ psychology.
A. cognitive
B. developmental
C. applied social
D. personality
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
,Answer Location: Disciplines Contributing to Organizational Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Integrating knowledge across fields
5. Kristen manages a group of workers. She wants to see how her employees would handle
positive responses to their attitudes and performances. This is called ______.
A. Taylorism
B. the Hawthorne effect
C. scientific management
D. Gallup study
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: What is Organizational Behavior?
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Thinking creatively
6. Applied social psychology is the science of ______.
A. how people address significant challenges
B. how people interact in groups
C. how people address insignificant challenges and interact in groups
D. how people interact in groups and address significant challenges
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Disciplines Contributing to Organizational Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
, AACSB Standard: Integrating knowledge across fields
7. Goals of science are ______.
A. description, analysis, explanation, control
B. description, prediction, explanation, control
C. analysis, prediction, explanation, control
D. explanation, control, evidence, description
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: From Theory to Practice
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Making sound decisions
8. Evidence-based management (EBM) can be defined as ______.
A. the ability to translate research to practice
B. the ability to translate practice to research
C. the ability to translate theory to research
D. the ability to translate research to theory
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: From Theory to Practice
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Thinking creatively
Behavior?
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Modern organizational behavior studies started with ______.
A. a 2008 to 2010 Gallup study
B. Frederick Taylor in the 1900s
C. Elton Mayo’s Hawthorne Studies
D. Chester Barnard
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: What is Organizational Behavior?
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Leading in Organizational Situations
2. The Hawthorne researchers discovered that for workers ______ was more important than
previously known in understanding performance.
A. an incentive system
B. the human element
C. standards of production
D. dimmed lights
Ans: B
,Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: What is Organizational Behavior?
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Leading in Organizational Situations
3. Organizational behavior is the study of ______.
A. strategic management processes
B. information technology
C. individuals at home
D. individuals and their behaviors at work
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: What is Organizational Behavior?
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Integrating knowledge across fields
4. Leadership and organizational behavior falls under the category of ______ psychology.
A. cognitive
B. developmental
C. applied social
D. personality
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
,Answer Location: Disciplines Contributing to Organizational Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Integrating knowledge across fields
5. Kristen manages a group of workers. She wants to see how her employees would handle
positive responses to their attitudes and performances. This is called ______.
A. Taylorism
B. the Hawthorne effect
C. scientific management
D. Gallup study
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: What is Organizational Behavior?
Difficulty Level: Hard
AACSB Standard: Thinking creatively
6. Applied social psychology is the science of ______.
A. how people address significant challenges
B. how people interact in groups
C. how people address insignificant challenges and interact in groups
D. how people interact in groups and address significant challenges
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Disciplines Contributing to Organizational Behavior
Difficulty Level: Medium
, AACSB Standard: Integrating knowledge across fields
7. Goals of science are ______.
A. description, analysis, explanation, control
B. description, prediction, explanation, control
C. analysis, prediction, explanation, control
D. explanation, control, evidence, description
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: From Theory to Practice
Difficulty Level: Medium
AACSB Standard: Making sound decisions
8. Evidence-based management (EBM) can be defined as ______.
A. the ability to translate research to practice
B. the ability to translate practice to research
C. the ability to translate theory to research
D. the ability to translate research to theory
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define the concept of organizational behavior (OB).
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: From Theory to Practice
Difficulty Level: Easy
AACSB Standard: Thinking creatively
