WGU C715 - Organizational Behavior questions and answers.

WGU C715 - Organizational Behavior
questions and answers

Employee |A |exhibits |negative |core |self |evaluation, |and |employee |B |exhibits |positive |core |self |
evaluation. |- |ANSWERS✔✔Employees |A |and |B |work |together |on |the |same |project |team. |
When |the |team |faces |a |complex |problem, |the |team |leader |usually |asks |B |to |generate |
alternative |solutions |for |the |team |to |consider. |Experience |has |shown |that |B |is |more |likely |to |
take |initiative, |to |set |ambitious |goals, |and |to |feel |that |the |team |can |effectively |influence |its |
environment. |Employee |A |tends |to |do |well |on |jobs |that |are |routine, |is |plagued |with |self |
doubt, |and |feels |that |the |team |is |largely |powerless |over |its |environment. |



Which |statement |is |correct?



Employee |A |exhibits |positive |core |self |evaluation, |and |employee |B |exhibits |negative |core |self |
evaluation. |

Employee |A |exhibits |negative |core |self |evaluation, |and |employee |B |exhibits |positive |core |self |
evaluation. |

Employee |A |exhibits |negative |core |self |evaluation, |and |employee |B |exhibits |negative |core |self |
evaluation. |

Employee |A |exhibits |positive |core |self |evaluation |and |employee |B |exhibits |positive |core |self |
evaluation.



Situation, |target, |and |perceiver |- |ANSWERS✔✔Employee |B |was |upset |by |Employee |A's |
behavior |at |the |department's |planning |meeting.



Which |factors |will |influence |Employee |B's |perception |in |this |situation?



Choose |1 |answer
|

,Stimulation, |task, |and |skills |

Situation, |target, |and |perceiver |

Problem, |criteria, |and |alternatives |

Heredity, |environment, |and |perceiver



Instrumental |values |- |ANSWERS✔✔A |person |is |broadminded, |courageous, |and |forgiving.



Which |type |of |values |are |these?



Choose |1 |answer



Terminal |values |

Transitory |values |

Determinate |values |

Instrumental |values



Intrinsic |reward |- |ANSWERS✔✔An |employee |enjoys |having |a |large |span |of |responsibility |
and |is |motivated |to |do |well |because |of |personal |feelings.



Which |kind |of |reward |is |this?



Choose |1 |answer



Intrinsic |reward |

Extrinsic |reward |

Affiliation |reward |

Compensatory |reward

, Maslow's |Hierarchy |of |Needs |Theory |- |ANSWERS✔✔Which |theory |of |motivation |focuses |on |
5 |levels |of |needs, |and |further |separates |those |needs |by |lower-order |needs |and |higher-order |
needs? |



Choose |1 |answer



McGregor's |Theory |X |and |Theory |Y |

McClelland's |Theory |of |Needs |

Maslow's |Hierarchy |of |Needs |Theory |

Two-Factor |Theory



Equity |theory |- |ANSWERS✔✔Manager |A |supervises |10 |district |units |with |100 |employees |
and |receives |$100,000 |in |compensation. |Manager |B |supervises |5 |district |units |with |50 |
employees |and |also |receives |$100,000 |in |compensation. |Manager |A |is |upset |by |this |
relationship |and |is |looking |for |a |new |job.



Which |theory |explains |A's |motivation |to |look |for |a |new |job?



Choose |1 |answer
|



Equity |theory |

Inequity |theory |

Perception |theory |

Perceptual |fairness |theory



Specificity |and |feedback |- |ANSWERS✔✔A |manager |challenged |an |employee |to |produce |an |
average |of |24 |assemblies |each |day |for |a |week. |This |production |goal |was |higher |than |the |
employee |had |ever |achieved |during |any |week. |The |manager |gave |the |employee |a |tally |sheet |
to |mark |after |each |assembly |was |completed.