BUSORG 1020 Exam 1, Pitt Business Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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BUSORG 1020 Exam 1, Pitt Business
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Role of informal organizations

Ans: Existence of a group life that influences organizational
outcomes


Visual Attention Experiment

Ans: mind can select something to focus on but block out other
information


What the science tells us (x3)

Ans: 1. We do not always have conscious, intentional control
over the processes of social perception, impression formation
and judgment


2. Schema drive our perceptions


3. Mental processes about individuals and groups can operate
implicitly, or outside of conscious, attentional focus




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Personality

Ans: the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and
interacts with others


Personality traits

Ans: enduring characteristics that describe an individual's
behavior


Big 5 factors of personality

Ans: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion,
agreeableness, neuroticism


Perception

Ans: the process of organizing and interpreting sensory
information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and
events


perception is selective

Ans: we choose what to perceive and filter out the rest


exposure

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