ORGB FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS COMPLETE
PREPARATION KIT
●● Similar-to-Me Perception Error
Answer: Interviewers rate candidates who are similar to themselves in
appearance, background, and interests higher than candidates who are
dissimilar
●● The Perceptual Process
Answer: An Individuals Interpretation
Work Environment Stimuli
Observation
Selection
Translation
Response
●● Pygmalion Effect
Answer: A self-fulfilling prophecy that causes a person to behave in a
positive manner to meet expectations
●● Golem Effect
, Answer: A self-fulfilling prophecy that causes a person to behave in a
negative manner to meet low expectations
●● Four Types of Perceptual Groupings: The Law of Nearness
Answer: All other things being equal, stimuli that are near each other
tend to be grouped together
●● Four Types of Perceptual Groupings: The Law of Similarity
Answer: Stimuli that are similar in size, color, shape, or form tend to be
grouped together
●● Four Types of Perceptual Groupings: The Law of Closure
Answer: The tendency to complete a figure, so that it has a consistent
overall form
●● Four Types of Perceptual Groupings: The Law of Figure and Ground
Answer: The tendency to group sensations into figures and backgrounds
●● Schema
Answer: A framework embodying descriptions of people, situations, or
objects - used to make better sense of information
●● • Person-Based Schema
ACCURATE ANSWERS COMPLETE
PREPARATION KIT
●● Similar-to-Me Perception Error
Answer: Interviewers rate candidates who are similar to themselves in
appearance, background, and interests higher than candidates who are
dissimilar
●● The Perceptual Process
Answer: An Individuals Interpretation
Work Environment Stimuli
Observation
Selection
Translation
Response
●● Pygmalion Effect
Answer: A self-fulfilling prophecy that causes a person to behave in a
positive manner to meet expectations
●● Golem Effect
, Answer: A self-fulfilling prophecy that causes a person to behave in a
negative manner to meet low expectations
●● Four Types of Perceptual Groupings: The Law of Nearness
Answer: All other things being equal, stimuli that are near each other
tend to be grouped together
●● Four Types of Perceptual Groupings: The Law of Similarity
Answer: Stimuli that are similar in size, color, shape, or form tend to be
grouped together
●● Four Types of Perceptual Groupings: The Law of Closure
Answer: The tendency to complete a figure, so that it has a consistent
overall form
●● Four Types of Perceptual Groupings: The Law of Figure and Ground
Answer: The tendency to group sensations into figures and backgrounds
●● Schema
Answer: A framework embodying descriptions of people, situations, or
objects - used to make better sense of information
●● • Person-Based Schema