C484 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS
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 molecular structure of the genes.
c) An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings one is surrounded
by.
d) A person's personality traits are created by the company one keeps i.e., friends and
family. - Answers - An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of
the genes.
________ 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 - Answers - Conscientiousness
Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust behavior to external,
situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
a) High in internal locus of control
b) high on narcissism
c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring - Answers - high on self-monitoring
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. - Answers - They have content
and intensity attributes.
1) Which of the following is an instrumental value?
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
world peace - Answers - personal discipline
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
b) Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in which the
perception is made.
c) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
, d) Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences. - Answers - Our
perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior?
a) An employee was late for a team meeting because of a heavy downpour.
b) An employee was laid off because the company was attempting to cut costs by laying
off employees.
c) An employee was fired from work because they violated a company policy.
d) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight. - Answers -
An employee was fired from work because they violated a company policy.
Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals with satisfying one's hunger, thirst,
and other bodily needs?
a) physiological
b) social
c) esteem
d) psychological - Answers - physiological
Which of the following statements is true regarding goal-setting theory?
a) Goal commitment is more likely when individuals have an external locus of control.
b) Goals that are easier to accomplish result in higher performance.
c) Generalized goals produce a higher level of output as compared to specific goals.
d) People do better when they get feedback on how well they are progressing toward
their goals. - Answers - People do better when they get feedback on how well they are
progressing toward their goals.
Which of the following sources of increasing self-efficacy involves gaining relevant
experience with a particular task or job?
a) verbal persuasion
b) enactive mastery
c) vicarious modeling
d) arousal - Answers - enactive mastery
A high school teacher wants students to actively participate more in class. The teacher
decides to use reinforcement theory to get the required results. Which of the following
methods is most likely to be used?
a) The teacher is going to call on students at random.
b) The teacher is going to provide a model for what participation should look like
c) The teacher is going to ask the students that always participate to allow the others to
have a chance.
d) The teacher is going to give students extra credit each time that they contribute. -
Answers - The teacher is going to give students extra credit each time that they
contribute.
In equity theory, individuals assess the ________.
a) cost-benefit ratio
CHOICE QUESTIONS
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 molecular structure of the genes.
c) An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings one is surrounded
by.
d) A person's personality traits are created by the company one keeps i.e., friends and
family. - Answers - An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of
the genes.
________ 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 - Answers - Conscientiousness
Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust behavior to external,
situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
a) High in internal locus of control
b) high on narcissism
c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring - Answers - high on self-monitoring
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. - Answers - They have content
and intensity attributes.
1) Which of the following is an instrumental value?
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
world peace - Answers - personal discipline
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
b) Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in which the
perception is made.
c) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
, d) Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences. - Answers - Our
perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior?
a) An employee was late for a team meeting because of a heavy downpour.
b) An employee was laid off because the company was attempting to cut costs by laying
off employees.
c) An employee was fired from work because they violated a company policy.
d) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight. - Answers -
An employee was fired from work because they violated a company policy.
Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals with satisfying one's hunger, thirst,
and other bodily needs?
a) physiological
b) social
c) esteem
d) psychological - Answers - physiological
Which of the following statements is true regarding goal-setting theory?
a) Goal commitment is more likely when individuals have an external locus of control.
b) Goals that are easier to accomplish result in higher performance.
c) Generalized goals produce a higher level of output as compared to specific goals.
d) People do better when they get feedback on how well they are progressing toward
their goals. - Answers - People do better when they get feedback on how well they are
progressing toward their goals.
Which of the following sources of increasing self-efficacy involves gaining relevant
experience with a particular task or job?
a) verbal persuasion
b) enactive mastery
c) vicarious modeling
d) arousal - Answers - enactive mastery
A high school teacher wants students to actively participate more in class. The teacher
decides to use reinforcement theory to get the required results. Which of the following
methods is most likely to be used?
a) The teacher is going to call on students at random.
b) The teacher is going to provide a model for what participation should look like
c) The teacher is going to ask the students that always participate to allow the others to
have a chance.
d) The teacher is going to give students extra credit each time that they contribute. -
Answers - The teacher is going to give students extra credit each time that they
contribute.
In equity theory, individuals assess the ________.
a) cost-benefit ratio
