C715 Exam 3 Questions With Correct Answers!!
accommodating
The willingness of one party in a conflict to place the opponent's interests above his or her own.
affective events theory (AET)
A model that suggests that workplace events cause emotional reactions on the part of employees,
which then influence workplace attitudes and behaviors
agreeableness
A personality dimension that describes someone who is good natured, cooperative, and trusting.
anchoring bias
A tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then fails to adequately adjust for
subsequent information.
attribution theory
An attempt to determine whether an individual's behavior is internally or externally caused.
attribution theory of leadership
A leadership theory that says that leadership is merely an attribution that people make about
other individuals
authority
The rights inherent in a managerial position to give orders and to expect the orders to be obeyed.
availability bias
the tendency for people to base their judgments on information that is readily available to them
avoiding
the desire to withdraw from or suppress a conflict
behaviorally anchored rating scales
, Scales that combine major elements from the critical incident and graphic rating scale
approaches
big five model
a personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions
bounded rationality
a process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that extract the essential
features from problems without capturing all their complexity
charismatic leadership theory
a leadership theory that states that followers make attributions of heroic or extraordinary
leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviors
cognitive evaluation theory
A version of self-determination theory which holds that allocating extrinsic rewards for behavior
that had been previously intrinsically rewarding tends to decrease the overall level of motivation
if the rewards are seen as controlling
collaborating
A situation in which the parties to a conflict each desire to satisfy fully the concerns of all
parties.
competing
a desire to satisfy one's interests, regardless of the impact on the other party to the conflict
confirmation bias
The tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past choices and to discount information that
contradicts past judgments.
Conscientiousness
A personality dimension that describes someone who is responsible, dependable, persistent, and
organized
accommodating
The willingness of one party in a conflict to place the opponent's interests above his or her own.
affective events theory (AET)
A model that suggests that workplace events cause emotional reactions on the part of employees,
which then influence workplace attitudes and behaviors
agreeableness
A personality dimension that describes someone who is good natured, cooperative, and trusting.
anchoring bias
A tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then fails to adequately adjust for
subsequent information.
attribution theory
An attempt to determine whether an individual's behavior is internally or externally caused.
attribution theory of leadership
A leadership theory that says that leadership is merely an attribution that people make about
other individuals
authority
The rights inherent in a managerial position to give orders and to expect the orders to be obeyed.
availability bias
the tendency for people to base their judgments on information that is readily available to them
avoiding
the desire to withdraw from or suppress a conflict
behaviorally anchored rating scales
, Scales that combine major elements from the critical incident and graphic rating scale
approaches
big five model
a personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions
bounded rationality
a process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that extract the essential
features from problems without capturing all their complexity
charismatic leadership theory
a leadership theory that states that followers make attributions of heroic or extraordinary
leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviors
cognitive evaluation theory
A version of self-determination theory which holds that allocating extrinsic rewards for behavior
that had been previously intrinsically rewarding tends to decrease the overall level of motivation
if the rewards are seen as controlling
collaborating
A situation in which the parties to a conflict each desire to satisfy fully the concerns of all
parties.
competing
a desire to satisfy one's interests, regardless of the impact on the other party to the conflict
confirmation bias
The tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past choices and to discount information that
contradicts past judgments.
Conscientiousness
A personality dimension that describes someone who is responsible, dependable, persistent, and
organized
