WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR exam questions with correct
answers
The |hereditary |approach |states |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔An |individual's |personality |is |
determined |by |molecular |structure |of |genes.
hereditary |- |ANSWERS✔✔determined |at |time |of |conception
Myers-Briggs |Type |Indicator |- |ANSWERS✔✔Most |widely |used |personality |test |that |includes |
Extroverted |(E) |versus |Introverted |(I), |Sensing |(S) |versus |Intuitive |(N), |Thinking |(T) |versus |
Feeling |(F), |Judging |(J) |versus |Perceiving |(P
What |is |the |major |problem |with |the |Myers-Briggs |personality |test? |- |ANSWERS✔✔It |forces |a
|person |to |be |categorized |as |either |one |type |or |another.
Big |5 |Personality |Traits |- |ANSWERS✔✔Openness, |Conscientiousness, |Agreeableness, |
Extroversion, |Emotional |stability.
Among |all |Big |5 |personality |traits, |which |one |is |most |consistently |related |to |job |performance?
|- |ANSWERS✔✔conscientiousness
narcissism |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |be |arrogant, |have |a |grandiose |sense |of |self-
importance, |require |excessive |admiration, |and |have |a |sense |of |entitlement.
Individuals |scoring |________ |have |a |strong |ability |to |adjust |their |behavior |to |external, |
situational |factors |and |can |behave |differently |in |different |situations. |- |ANSWERS✔✔high |on |
self-monitoring
,People |with |proactive |personalities |do |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔They |are |more |likely |than |
others |to |be |seen |as |leaders.
What |is |true |of |values? |- |ANSWERS✔✔They |have |content |and |intensity |attributes.
What |is |an |instrumental |value? |- |ANSWERS✔✔A |method |of |behaviors |that |get |you |to |the |
end |result |like |personal |discipline.
What |is |a |terminal |value? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Where |you |are |trying |to |end |up |such |as |social |
recognition.
What |are |John |Holland's |six |personality |types? |- |ANSWERS✔✔realistic, |investigative, |
artistic, |social, |enterprising, |conventional. |(remember |investigative)
With |reference |to |Hofstede's |framework, |which |country |scores |the |highest |in |individualism? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔United |States
What |is |perception? |- |ANSWERS✔✔A |process |by |which |individuals |organize |and |interpret |
their |sensory |impressions |in |order |to |give |meaning |to |their |environment.
What |are |the |three |factors |that |influence |perception? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Situation, |perceiver, |
target
attributional |theory |- |ANSWERS✔✔when |we |observe |someone's |behavior, |we |attempt |to |
determine |whether |it |was |caused |by |internal |or |external |factors.
what |is |the |difference |between |intrinsic |and |extrinsic? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Intrinsic |is |inside |you |
(fits |the |pattern) |and |extrinsic |is |outside |you |(breaks |the |pattern).
, dispositional |attribution |- |ANSWERS✔✔attributing |behavior |to |the |person's |disposition |and |
traits |(internal)
situational |attribution |- |ANSWERS✔✔attributing |a |behavior |to |some |external |cause |or |factor
|operating |within |the |situation |(an |external |attribution |like |environment)
Three |determinants |of |attributions |are? |- |ANSWERS✔✔distinctiveness, |consensus, |and |
consistency
What |is |the |fundamental |attribution |error? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |underestimate |
the |influence |of |external |factors |and |overestimate |the |influence |of |internal |factors |when |
making |judgments |about |the |behavior |of |others. |(behavior |of |others)
What |is |self-serving |bias? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |for |individuals |to |attribute |their |own
|successes |to |internal |factors |and |put |the |blame |for |failures |on |external |factors. |(behavior |of |
yourself)
What |is |selective |perception? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |selectively |interpret |what |one |
sees |on |the |basis |of |one's |interests, |background, |experience, |and |attitudes.
What |is |the |Halo |effect? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |draw |a |general |impression |about |an
|individual |on |the |basis |of |a |single |characteristic.
What |is |a |self-fulfilling |prophecy? |- |ANSWERS✔✔A |situation |in |which |a |person |inaccurately
|perceives |a |second |person, |and |the |resulting |expectations |cause |the |second |person |to |behave |
in |ways |consistent |with |the |original |perception.
What |is |the |contrast |effect? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Evaluation |of |a |person's |characteristics |that |is |
affected |by |comparisons |with |other |people |recently |encountered |who |rank |higher |or |lower |
on |the |same |characteristics.
BEHAVIOR exam questions with correct
answers
The |hereditary |approach |states |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔An |individual's |personality |is |
determined |by |molecular |structure |of |genes.
hereditary |- |ANSWERS✔✔determined |at |time |of |conception
Myers-Briggs |Type |Indicator |- |ANSWERS✔✔Most |widely |used |personality |test |that |includes |
Extroverted |(E) |versus |Introverted |(I), |Sensing |(S) |versus |Intuitive |(N), |Thinking |(T) |versus |
Feeling |(F), |Judging |(J) |versus |Perceiving |(P
What |is |the |major |problem |with |the |Myers-Briggs |personality |test? |- |ANSWERS✔✔It |forces |a
|person |to |be |categorized |as |either |one |type |or |another.
Big |5 |Personality |Traits |- |ANSWERS✔✔Openness, |Conscientiousness, |Agreeableness, |
Extroversion, |Emotional |stability.
Among |all |Big |5 |personality |traits, |which |one |is |most |consistently |related |to |job |performance?
|- |ANSWERS✔✔conscientiousness
narcissism |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |be |arrogant, |have |a |grandiose |sense |of |self-
importance, |require |excessive |admiration, |and |have |a |sense |of |entitlement.
Individuals |scoring |________ |have |a |strong |ability |to |adjust |their |behavior |to |external, |
situational |factors |and |can |behave |differently |in |different |situations. |- |ANSWERS✔✔high |on |
self-monitoring
,People |with |proactive |personalities |do |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔They |are |more |likely |than |
others |to |be |seen |as |leaders.
What |is |true |of |values? |- |ANSWERS✔✔They |have |content |and |intensity |attributes.
What |is |an |instrumental |value? |- |ANSWERS✔✔A |method |of |behaviors |that |get |you |to |the |
end |result |like |personal |discipline.
What |is |a |terminal |value? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Where |you |are |trying |to |end |up |such |as |social |
recognition.
What |are |John |Holland's |six |personality |types? |- |ANSWERS✔✔realistic, |investigative, |
artistic, |social, |enterprising, |conventional. |(remember |investigative)
With |reference |to |Hofstede's |framework, |which |country |scores |the |highest |in |individualism? |-
|ANSWERS✔✔United |States
What |is |perception? |- |ANSWERS✔✔A |process |by |which |individuals |organize |and |interpret |
their |sensory |impressions |in |order |to |give |meaning |to |their |environment.
What |are |the |three |factors |that |influence |perception? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Situation, |perceiver, |
target
attributional |theory |- |ANSWERS✔✔when |we |observe |someone's |behavior, |we |attempt |to |
determine |whether |it |was |caused |by |internal |or |external |factors.
what |is |the |difference |between |intrinsic |and |extrinsic? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Intrinsic |is |inside |you |
(fits |the |pattern) |and |extrinsic |is |outside |you |(breaks |the |pattern).
, dispositional |attribution |- |ANSWERS✔✔attributing |behavior |to |the |person's |disposition |and |
traits |(internal)
situational |attribution |- |ANSWERS✔✔attributing |a |behavior |to |some |external |cause |or |factor
|operating |within |the |situation |(an |external |attribution |like |environment)
Three |determinants |of |attributions |are? |- |ANSWERS✔✔distinctiveness, |consensus, |and |
consistency
What |is |the |fundamental |attribution |error? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |underestimate |
the |influence |of |external |factors |and |overestimate |the |influence |of |internal |factors |when |
making |judgments |about |the |behavior |of |others. |(behavior |of |others)
What |is |self-serving |bias? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |for |individuals |to |attribute |their |own
|successes |to |internal |factors |and |put |the |blame |for |failures |on |external |factors. |(behavior |of |
yourself)
What |is |selective |perception? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |selectively |interpret |what |one |
sees |on |the |basis |of |one's |interests, |background, |experience, |and |attitudes.
What |is |the |Halo |effect? |- |ANSWERS✔✔The |tendency |to |draw |a |general |impression |about |an
|individual |on |the |basis |of |a |single |characteristic.
What |is |a |self-fulfilling |prophecy? |- |ANSWERS✔✔A |situation |in |which |a |person |inaccurately
|perceives |a |second |person, |and |the |resulting |expectations |cause |the |second |person |to |behave |
in |ways |consistent |with |the |original |perception.
What |is |the |contrast |effect? |- |ANSWERS✔✔Evaluation |of |a |person's |characteristics |that |is |
affected |by |comparisons |with |other |people |recently |encountered |who |rank |higher |or |lower |
on |the |same |characteristics.
