WGU - Organizational Behavior - C715
D) personality - ANS 1) Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in
Manhattan and has been asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers understand
if she is the right candidate for the job. From the interview, they have found that she is
extroverted, empathic, scrupulous, and cooperative in nature, which are key characteristics
needed for the job. These characteristics about Lugo indicate her ________.
A) genealogy B) talent C) skill D) personality E) knowledge
E) extraverted - ANS Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house. She
is known to be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build strong work
relationships. She knows that her rapport with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and
invests time in these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive and
colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following personality types is Athers most
likely to be characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
_______
A) introverted B) perceiving C) solitary D) brooder E) extraverted
B) An individual's personality is determined by the molecular structure of the genes. - ANS
Which of the following does the heredity approach state?
A) An individual's personality is determined by the social background one is brought up in.
B) An individual's personality is determined by the molecular structure of the genes.
C) An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings he is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps i.e., his friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends and characteristics.
C) Conscientiousness - ANS ___________ is as important for managers as for front-line
employees and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most consistently related to job performance.
A) Extroversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Conscientiousness
D) Emotional stability
E) Openness to experience
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals. - ANS Which of the following
statements is true about people with positive core self-evaluations ?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
,C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers.
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success - ANS Which of the
following is true of the baby boomer generation?
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.
C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than the other generations.
D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders. - ANS Which of the following
statements is most likely to be true regarding people with proactive personalities?
A) They react passively to situations.
B) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for their benefit.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
E) They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors. - ANS Which of the following is true of
values ?
A) They are void of a judgmental element
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later years.
C) personal discipline - ANS 9. Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the
Rokeach value survey?
A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) world peace
E) meaning in life
terminal values - ANS Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would
like to achieve during his or her lifetime.
instrumental values - ANS Rokeach -Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one's
terminal values.
, personality-job fit theory - ANS theory that identifies six personality types and proposes that the
fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and turnover.
A) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire. - ANS Which of the following is an
example of externally caused behavior?
A) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire.
B) An employee postpones a meeting because he overslept.
C) An employee was fired because he violated a company policy.
D) An employee was promoted when he achieved more than the assigned objectives.
E) An employee closed a sale with an important corporate client because of his excellent
negotiation skills.
C) low on consistency - ANS According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________,
we tend to attribute it to external causes.
A) low on distinctiveness
B) low on adaptability
C) low on consistency
D) high on stability
E) low on consensus
C) self-fulfilling prophecy - ANS Which of the following terms refers to a situation in which a
person inaccurately perceives a second person, and the resulting expectations cause the
second person to behave in ways consistent with the original perception?
A) confirmation bias
B) attribution theory
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) bandwagon effect
E) contrast effect
D) It assumes that an individual is able to identify all relevant options in an unbiased manner. -
ANS Which of the following statements is true regarding the rational decision-making model?
A) It takes into consideration the limited information-processing capability of individuals.
B) It involves constructing simplified models without capturing all their complexity.
C) It deals with satisficing decisions by seeking solutions that are satisfactory and sufficient.
D) It assumes that an individual is able to identify all relevant options in an unbiased manner.
E) It is an unconscious decision-making process created from distilled experience.
A) bounded rationality - ANS A process of making decisions by constructing simplified models
that extract the essential features from problems without capturing all their complexity is known
as
D) personality - ANS 1) Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in
Manhattan and has been asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers understand
if she is the right candidate for the job. From the interview, they have found that she is
extroverted, empathic, scrupulous, and cooperative in nature, which are key characteristics
needed for the job. These characteristics about Lugo indicate her ________.
A) genealogy B) talent C) skill D) personality E) knowledge
E) extraverted - ANS Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house. She
is known to be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build strong work
relationships. She knows that her rapport with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and
invests time in these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive and
colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following personality types is Athers most
likely to be characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
_______
A) introverted B) perceiving C) solitary D) brooder E) extraverted
B) An individual's personality is determined by the molecular structure of the genes. - ANS
Which of the following does the heredity approach state?
A) An individual's personality is determined by the social background one is brought up in.
B) An individual's personality is determined by the molecular structure of the genes.
C) An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings he is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps i.e., his friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends and characteristics.
C) Conscientiousness - ANS ___________ is as important for managers as for front-line
employees and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most consistently related to job performance.
A) Extroversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Conscientiousness
D) Emotional stability
E) Openness to experience
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals. - ANS Which of the following
statements is true about people with positive core self-evaluations ?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
,C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers.
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success - ANS Which of the
following is true of the baby boomer generation?
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.
C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than the other generations.
D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders. - ANS Which of the following
statements is most likely to be true regarding people with proactive personalities?
A) They react passively to situations.
B) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for their benefit.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
E) They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors. - ANS Which of the following is true of
values ?
A) They are void of a judgmental element
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later years.
C) personal discipline - ANS 9. Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the
Rokeach value survey?
A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) world peace
E) meaning in life
terminal values - ANS Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would
like to achieve during his or her lifetime.
instrumental values - ANS Rokeach -Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one's
terminal values.
, personality-job fit theory - ANS theory that identifies six personality types and proposes that the
fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and turnover.
A) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire. - ANS Which of the following is an
example of externally caused behavior?
A) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire.
B) An employee postpones a meeting because he overslept.
C) An employee was fired because he violated a company policy.
D) An employee was promoted when he achieved more than the assigned objectives.
E) An employee closed a sale with an important corporate client because of his excellent
negotiation skills.
C) low on consistency - ANS According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________,
we tend to attribute it to external causes.
A) low on distinctiveness
B) low on adaptability
C) low on consistency
D) high on stability
E) low on consensus
C) self-fulfilling prophecy - ANS Which of the following terms refers to a situation in which a
person inaccurately perceives a second person, and the resulting expectations cause the
second person to behave in ways consistent with the original perception?
A) confirmation bias
B) attribution theory
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) bandwagon effect
E) contrast effect
D) It assumes that an individual is able to identify all relevant options in an unbiased manner. -
ANS Which of the following statements is true regarding the rational decision-making model?
A) It takes into consideration the limited information-processing capability of individuals.
B) It involves constructing simplified models without capturing all their complexity.
C) It deals with satisficing decisions by seeking solutions that are satisfactory and sufficient.
D) It assumes that an individual is able to identify all relevant options in an unbiased manner.
E) It is an unconscious decision-making process created from distilled experience.
A) bounded rationality - ANS A process of making decisions by constructing simplified models
that extract the essential features from problems without capturing all their complexity is known
as
