WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
ACTUAL EXAM REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Situation, target, and perceiver. Answer: Employee B was upset by
Employee A's behavior at the department's planning meeting.
Which factors will influence Employee B's perception in this situation?
Choose 1 answer
Stimulation, task, and skills
Situation, target, and perceiver
Problem, criteria, and alternatives
Heredity, environment, and perceiver
◉ Instrumental values. Answer: A person is broadminded, courageous,
and forgiving.
Which type of values are these?
Choose 1 answer
,Terminal values
Transitory values
Determinate values
Instrumental values
◉ Intrinsic reward. Answer: An employee enjoys having a large span of
responsibility and is motivated to do well because of personal feelings.
Which kind of reward is this?
Choose 1 answer
Intrinsic reward
Extrinsic reward
Affiliation reward
Compensatory reward
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory. Answer: Which theory of
motivation focuses on 5 levels of needs, and further separates those
needs by lower-order needs and higher-order needs?
Choose 1 answer
, McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
McClelland's Theory of Needs
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Two-Factor Theory
◉ Equity theory. Answer: Manager A supervises 10 district units with
100 employees and receives $100,000 in compensation. Manager B
supervises 5 district units with 50 employees and also receives $100,000
in compensation. Manager A is upset by this relationship and is looking
for a new job.
Which theory explains A's motivation to look for a new job?
Choose 1 answer
Equity theory
Inequity theory
Perception theory
Perceptual fairness theory
◉ Specificity and feedback. Answer: A manager challenged an
employee to produce an average of 24 assemblies each day for a week.
This production goal was higher than the employee had ever achieved
ACTUAL EXAM REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Situation, target, and perceiver. Answer: Employee B was upset by
Employee A's behavior at the department's planning meeting.
Which factors will influence Employee B's perception in this situation?
Choose 1 answer
Stimulation, task, and skills
Situation, target, and perceiver
Problem, criteria, and alternatives
Heredity, environment, and perceiver
◉ Instrumental values. Answer: A person is broadminded, courageous,
and forgiving.
Which type of values are these?
Choose 1 answer
,Terminal values
Transitory values
Determinate values
Instrumental values
◉ Intrinsic reward. Answer: An employee enjoys having a large span of
responsibility and is motivated to do well because of personal feelings.
Which kind of reward is this?
Choose 1 answer
Intrinsic reward
Extrinsic reward
Affiliation reward
Compensatory reward
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory. Answer: Which theory of
motivation focuses on 5 levels of needs, and further separates those
needs by lower-order needs and higher-order needs?
Choose 1 answer
, McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
McClelland's Theory of Needs
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Two-Factor Theory
◉ Equity theory. Answer: Manager A supervises 10 district units with
100 employees and receives $100,000 in compensation. Manager B
supervises 5 district units with 50 employees and also receives $100,000
in compensation. Manager A is upset by this relationship and is looking
for a new job.
Which theory explains A's motivation to look for a new job?
Choose 1 answer
Equity theory
Inequity theory
Perception theory
Perceptual fairness theory
◉ Specificity and feedback. Answer: A manager challenged an
employee to produce an average of 24 assemblies each day for a week.
This production goal was higher than the employee had ever achieved
