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WGU C715 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT V1 AND V2 NEWEST 2026
TEST BANK | C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR OA EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS / ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
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. ......ANSWER......B) 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 ......ANSWER......C) Conscientiousness
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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 ......ANSWER......D) 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. ......ANSWER......C)
They have content and intensity attributes.
Which of the following is an instrumental value?
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
d) world peace ......ANSWER......A) personal discipline
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
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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.
......ANSWER......C) 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. ......ANSWER......C) An employee was fired from work because
they violated a company policy.
A process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that
extract the essential features from problems without capturing all their
complexity is known as ________.
a) rational decision making
b) bounded rationality
c) active selection
d) incremental decision making ......ANSWER......B) bounded rationality
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________ bias refers to the tendency for people to base their
judgments on information that is easily accessible.
a) Availability
b) Overconfidence
c) Confirmation
d) Hindsight ......ANSWER......A) Availability
According to the concept of ________, decisions are made solely on the
basis of their outcomes, ideally to provide the greatest good for the
greatest number.
a) utilitarianism
b) selective perception
c) self-fulfilling prophecy
d) contrast effect ......ANSWER......A) utilitarianism
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 ......ANSWER......A) physiological
WGU C715 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT V1 AND V2 NEWEST 2026
TEST BANK | C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR OA EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS / ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
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. ......ANSWER......B) 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 ......ANSWER......C) Conscientiousness
,2|Page
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 ......ANSWER......D) 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. ......ANSWER......C)
They have content and intensity attributes.
Which of the following is an instrumental value?
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
d) world peace ......ANSWER......A) personal discipline
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
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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.
......ANSWER......C) 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. ......ANSWER......C) An employee was fired from work because
they violated a company policy.
A process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that
extract the essential features from problems without capturing all their
complexity is known as ________.
a) rational decision making
b) bounded rationality
c) active selection
d) incremental decision making ......ANSWER......B) bounded rationality
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________ bias refers to the tendency for people to base their
judgments on information that is easily accessible.
a) Availability
b) Overconfidence
c) Confirmation
d) Hindsight ......ANSWER......A) Availability
According to the concept of ________, decisions are made solely on the
basis of their outcomes, ideally to provide the greatest good for the
greatest number.
a) utilitarianism
b) selective perception
c) self-fulfilling prophecy
d) contrast effect ......ANSWER......A) utilitarianism
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 ......ANSWER......A) physiological
