GSB 513 Organizational
Behavior Midterm 1 Questions
and answers (verified for
accuracy)
Ontology - answer The philosophical study of the nature of reality
According to philosopher Berkely, the way you ascertain that a cherry is real
is... - answer You cannot ascertain that it is real.
Scientific reductionism - answer A philosophical position that considers that
science should only concern itself with the objective dimensions of reality.
How do we decide where to focus our attention? - answer We are wired to
unconsciously pay attention to threats and opportunities to maximize our
chance of survival, and to filter our the rest of the stimuli around us.
T/F: On average, we tend to pay slightly more attention to threats than
opportunities. - answer True
A "functional gestalt" is most akin to: - answer A tool, which has a clear
function.
A student gives a presentation during class. The professor stops him to
correct his faulty use of a concept. What attitude adopted by the student
look like double-loop learning? - answer The student stops and begins to
wonder about what may have caused him to misunderstand the concept in
the first place.
According to Chris Argyris, a defensive attitude is: - answer The tendency to
blame mistakes on outside factors to protect oneself.
, The defensiveness of many young consultants stems from: - answer An
unrealistically high ideal of performance, a high fear of failure, and a
propensity to feel shame and guilt when they fail.
T/F: If you ask a manager how s/he would behave under certain
circumstances, s/he will give you his or her theory-in-use. - answer False
In the process of interpersonal feedback, the domain in which I can claim
that I am an expert and you are not is: - answer My needs and motives
T/F: Quite often, we guess what impact our behavior has on others instead of
asking them. - answer True
Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) - answer When our actions lead to poor
outcomes, we are likely to attribute the outcome to situational factors,
whereas when other people's actions lead to poor outcomes, we are likely to
attribute the outcomes to band intent or negative traits. We tend to attribute
more complicated motivations to ourselves and simpler ones to others
(anger).
One of the costs of keeping our private conversations (i.e. how other people's
behavior impacts us) to ourselves is that: - answer Others will have to guess
what impact their behavior has on us, often with considerable inaccuracy.
Going "over the net" involves: - answer Assuming that you know what the
other person's motives, needs and intentions are.
When you go "over the net" the other person is likely to: - answer Become
defensive
The following factors decrease the value of feedback: - answer The feedback
as received is misinterpreted and the feedback as given is unclear.
Behavior Midterm 1 Questions
and answers (verified for
accuracy)
Ontology - answer The philosophical study of the nature of reality
According to philosopher Berkely, the way you ascertain that a cherry is real
is... - answer You cannot ascertain that it is real.
Scientific reductionism - answer A philosophical position that considers that
science should only concern itself with the objective dimensions of reality.
How do we decide where to focus our attention? - answer We are wired to
unconsciously pay attention to threats and opportunities to maximize our
chance of survival, and to filter our the rest of the stimuli around us.
T/F: On average, we tend to pay slightly more attention to threats than
opportunities. - answer True
A "functional gestalt" is most akin to: - answer A tool, which has a clear
function.
A student gives a presentation during class. The professor stops him to
correct his faulty use of a concept. What attitude adopted by the student
look like double-loop learning? - answer The student stops and begins to
wonder about what may have caused him to misunderstand the concept in
the first place.
According to Chris Argyris, a defensive attitude is: - answer The tendency to
blame mistakes on outside factors to protect oneself.
, The defensiveness of many young consultants stems from: - answer An
unrealistically high ideal of performance, a high fear of failure, and a
propensity to feel shame and guilt when they fail.
T/F: If you ask a manager how s/he would behave under certain
circumstances, s/he will give you his or her theory-in-use. - answer False
In the process of interpersonal feedback, the domain in which I can claim
that I am an expert and you are not is: - answer My needs and motives
T/F: Quite often, we guess what impact our behavior has on others instead of
asking them. - answer True
Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) - answer When our actions lead to poor
outcomes, we are likely to attribute the outcome to situational factors,
whereas when other people's actions lead to poor outcomes, we are likely to
attribute the outcomes to band intent or negative traits. We tend to attribute
more complicated motivations to ourselves and simpler ones to others
(anger).
One of the costs of keeping our private conversations (i.e. how other people's
behavior impacts us) to ourselves is that: - answer Others will have to guess
what impact their behavior has on us, often with considerable inaccuracy.
Going "over the net" involves: - answer Assuming that you know what the
other person's motives, needs and intentions are.
When you go "over the net" the other person is likely to: - answer Become
defensive
The following factors decrease the value of feedback: - answer The feedback
as received is misinterpreted and the feedback as given is unclear.
