MADM 701 - Heller - Module 4 Exam
Questions and Answers
What is positive psychology? - Answers -the study and enhancement of positive
feelings, traits, and abilities
What is positive psychology concerned with? - Answers -Concerned with optimal human
functioning rather than pathological
human functioning
What are the three levels of positive psychology? - Answers -The science of positive
psychology operates on three different levels - the subjective level, the individual level
and the group level.
1. Valued subjective experiences
- Related to the past, present, and future
- Examples: contentment, happiness, and hope
2. Positive individual traits
- Examples: courage, forgiveness, and wisdom
3. Civic virtue
- Move individuals toward better citizenship
- Examples: altruism and work ethic
What is the valued subjective experiences level of positive psychology? - Answers --
Related to the past, present, and future
- Examples: contentment, happiness, and hope
What is the positive individual traits level of positive psychology? - Answers -Positive
individual traits
- Examples: courage, forgiveness, and wisdom
What is value orientation? - Answers -concern for task and technical matters vs. people
and social concerns
What is tolerance for ambiguity? - Answers -how much the decision maker needs
structure and control as opposed to being able to thrive in uncertain situations
What are the four styles of decision making? - Answers -directive, analytical,
conceptual, and behavioral
, - You can have more than one dominant style
What is the directive style of decision making? - Answers -efficient, systematic, focus on
facts, get things done
What is the civic virtue of positive psychology? - Answers -- Move individuals toward
better citizenship
- Examples: altruism and work ethic
What is positive organizational behavior (POB)? - Answers -- Different than positive
psychology
- Based on theory and research
- Use of valid, reliable measures
- State-like and open to development
- Concerned with workplace and how to improve human
performance
Define positive organizational behavior - Answers -a perspective of organizational
behavior that focuses on building positive qualities and traits within individuals or
institutions as opposed to focusing on what is wrong with them
Happiness of Level of Positivity--what percentage does each thing cause? - Answers --
About 50% determined by genetics
- About 10% determined by life circumstances
- About 40% determined by intentional activity
What is self-efficacy/confidence? - Answers -- Most theoretically developed and
researched POB construct
- An individual's conviction about his or her abilities to mobilize the motivation, cognitive
resources and courses of action needed to successfully execute a specific task within a
given context
What is the difference between specific and general self efficacy? - Answers -- Specific:
people's belief in successfully completing a specific task;
state-like and open to training and development
- General: people's belief in successfully accomplishing tasks across a wide variety of
achievement situations; trait-like and fixed
What is specific self efficacy? - Answers -- Specific: people's belief in successfully
completing a specific task;
state-like and open to training and development
What is general self efficacy? - Answers -- General: people's belief in successfully
accomplishing tasks across a wide variety of achievement situations; trait-like and fixed
Questions and Answers
What is positive psychology? - Answers -the study and enhancement of positive
feelings, traits, and abilities
What is positive psychology concerned with? - Answers -Concerned with optimal human
functioning rather than pathological
human functioning
What are the three levels of positive psychology? - Answers -The science of positive
psychology operates on three different levels - the subjective level, the individual level
and the group level.
1. Valued subjective experiences
- Related to the past, present, and future
- Examples: contentment, happiness, and hope
2. Positive individual traits
- Examples: courage, forgiveness, and wisdom
3. Civic virtue
- Move individuals toward better citizenship
- Examples: altruism and work ethic
What is the valued subjective experiences level of positive psychology? - Answers --
Related to the past, present, and future
- Examples: contentment, happiness, and hope
What is the positive individual traits level of positive psychology? - Answers -Positive
individual traits
- Examples: courage, forgiveness, and wisdom
What is value orientation? - Answers -concern for task and technical matters vs. people
and social concerns
What is tolerance for ambiguity? - Answers -how much the decision maker needs
structure and control as opposed to being able to thrive in uncertain situations
What are the four styles of decision making? - Answers -directive, analytical,
conceptual, and behavioral
, - You can have more than one dominant style
What is the directive style of decision making? - Answers -efficient, systematic, focus on
facts, get things done
What is the civic virtue of positive psychology? - Answers -- Move individuals toward
better citizenship
- Examples: altruism and work ethic
What is positive organizational behavior (POB)? - Answers -- Different than positive
psychology
- Based on theory and research
- Use of valid, reliable measures
- State-like and open to development
- Concerned with workplace and how to improve human
performance
Define positive organizational behavior - Answers -a perspective of organizational
behavior that focuses on building positive qualities and traits within individuals or
institutions as opposed to focusing on what is wrong with them
Happiness of Level of Positivity--what percentage does each thing cause? - Answers --
About 50% determined by genetics
- About 10% determined by life circumstances
- About 40% determined by intentional activity
What is self-efficacy/confidence? - Answers -- Most theoretically developed and
researched POB construct
- An individual's conviction about his or her abilities to mobilize the motivation, cognitive
resources and courses of action needed to successfully execute a specific task within a
given context
What is the difference between specific and general self efficacy? - Answers -- Specific:
people's belief in successfully completing a specific task;
state-like and open to training and development
- General: people's belief in successfully accomplishing tasks across a wide variety of
achievement situations; trait-like and fixed
What is specific self efficacy? - Answers -- Specific: people's belief in successfully
completing a specific task;
state-like and open to training and development
What is general self efficacy? - Answers -- General: people's belief in successfully
accomplishing tasks across a wide variety of achievement situations; trait-like and fixed
