BCOR 370 Exam #3 Houghton WVU Questions
With Correct Answers
People |aspects |of |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individual |behavior, |teams, |
motivation, |leadership, |communication
Reasons |for |understanding |behavior |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-explain, |predict, |direct,
Behavioral |View |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behavior |is |shaped |and |controlled |by |one's |
environment. |Emphasizes |the |study |of |observable |behavior |and |the |effects |of |learning; |
stresses |the |influence |of |external |rewards |and |punishments; |neutral, |scientific, |somewhat |
mechanistic |view |of |human |nature.
Cognitive |View |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |psychological |perspective |emphasizing |mental |
processes, |such |as |learning, |memory, |perception, |and |thinking, |as |forms |of |information |
processing.
Classical |Conditioning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |type |of |learning |in |which |one |learns |to |link |
two |or |more |stimuli |and |anticipate |events
Operant |Conditioning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |type |of |learning |in |which |behavior |is |
strengthened |if |followed |by |a |reinforcer |or |diminished |if |followed |by |a |punisher
Reinforcement |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-attempts |to |explain |behavior |change |by |
suggesting |that |behavior |with |positive |consequences |tends |to |be |repeated, |whereas |behavior |
with |negative |consequences |tends |not |to |be |repeated
, Social |Cognitive |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-emphasize |behavior, |environment, |and |
cognition |as |the |key |factors |in |development
Perception |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |of |interpreting |one's |environment
Personality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stable |and |unique |patterns |of |traits, |characteristics, |and |
resulting |behaviors |that |gives |an |individual |their |identity
Myers-Briggs |Type |Indicator |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |personality |test |that |taps |four |
characteristics |and |classifies |people |into |1 |of |16 |personality |types
Personality |Types |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(A) |Extroversion/ |Introversion
(B) |Sensation/ |Intuition
(C) |Thinking/ |Feeling
(D) |Judging/ |Perceiving
Big |Five |Model |of |Personality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extroversion, |agreeableness, |
conscientiousness, |emotional |stability, |and |openness |to |experience
Motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |a |person's |efforts |are |energized |
(how |hard |a |person |works), |directed |(what |a |person |does), |and |maintained |(how |long |a |
person |works) |toward |attaining |a |goal
Theory |X |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assumes |that |workers |are |basically |lazy, |error-prone, |and |
extrinsically |motivated |by |money |and, |thus, |should |be |directed |from |above
Theory |Y |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assumes |that, |given |challenge |and |freedom, |workers |are |
motivated |to |achieve |self-esteem |and |to |demonstrate |their |competence |and |creativity
With Correct Answers
People |aspects |of |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individual |behavior, |teams, |
motivation, |leadership, |communication
Reasons |for |understanding |behavior |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-explain, |predict, |direct,
Behavioral |View |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Behavior |is |shaped |and |controlled |by |one's |
environment. |Emphasizes |the |study |of |observable |behavior |and |the |effects |of |learning; |
stresses |the |influence |of |external |rewards |and |punishments; |neutral, |scientific, |somewhat |
mechanistic |view |of |human |nature.
Cognitive |View |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |psychological |perspective |emphasizing |mental |
processes, |such |as |learning, |memory, |perception, |and |thinking, |as |forms |of |information |
processing.
Classical |Conditioning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |type |of |learning |in |which |one |learns |to |link |
two |or |more |stimuli |and |anticipate |events
Operant |Conditioning |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |type |of |learning |in |which |behavior |is |
strengthened |if |followed |by |a |reinforcer |or |diminished |if |followed |by |a |punisher
Reinforcement |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-attempts |to |explain |behavior |change |by |
suggesting |that |behavior |with |positive |consequences |tends |to |be |repeated, |whereas |behavior |
with |negative |consequences |tends |not |to |be |repeated
, Social |Cognitive |Theory |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-emphasize |behavior, |environment, |and |
cognition |as |the |key |factors |in |development
Perception |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |of |interpreting |one's |environment
Personality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-stable |and |unique |patterns |of |traits, |characteristics, |and |
resulting |behaviors |that |gives |an |individual |their |identity
Myers-Briggs |Type |Indicator |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |personality |test |that |taps |four |
characteristics |and |classifies |people |into |1 |of |16 |personality |types
Personality |Types |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(A) |Extroversion/ |Introversion
(B) |Sensation/ |Intuition
(C) |Thinking/ |Feeling
(D) |Judging/ |Perceiving
Big |Five |Model |of |Personality |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extroversion, |agreeableness, |
conscientiousness, |emotional |stability, |and |openness |to |experience
Motivation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |process |by |which |a |person's |efforts |are |energized |
(how |hard |a |person |works), |directed |(what |a |person |does), |and |maintained |(how |long |a |
person |works) |toward |attaining |a |goal
Theory |X |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assumes |that |workers |are |basically |lazy, |error-prone, |and |
extrinsically |motivated |by |money |and, |thus, |should |be |directed |from |above
Theory |Y |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assumes |that, |given |challenge |and |freedom, |workers |are |
motivated |to |achieve |self-esteem |and |to |demonstrate |their |competence |and |creativity
