Organizational Behaviour Test Bank with Complete Solutions
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Which of the following statements about a.) work group
organizational behaviour is (OB) false? b.) team
c.) organization
a.) OB is relevant only in employment situations d.) society
b.) OB can shed light on the interactions among e.) task force - ANSWER -c.) organization
family members
c.) OB can be used in community settings like
children's daycare more effectively Which of the following topics is generally
d.) OB can be applied to any organization in considered to be outside the field of OB?
order to make it run more effectively
e.) OB focuses on 3 levels of behaviour that can a.) therapy
occur in any organization - ANSWER -a.) b.) absenteeism
OB is relevant only in employment situations c.) employment turnover
d.) productivity
e.) job satisfaction - ANSWER -a.) therapy
Which of the following situations would likely
receive the least benefit from studying
organizational behaviour (OB) techniques? Organizational behaviour is generally defined as
a field of study that
a.) voluntary community groups
b.) large family situations and interactions a.) investigates how organizations effectively face
c.) post-secondary education student study competition
groups b.) investigates the impact that individuals,
d.) religious organizations groups, and structure have on behaviour within
e.) pre-teen paper routes - ANSWER -e.) organizations
pre-teen paper routes c.) attempts to understand and solve problems
regarding individual behaviour on and off the job
d.) seeks ways and means to match human effort
A field of study that investigates the impact of with technology
individuals, groups, and structure on behaviour e.) examines how the structure of different
within organization is known as: organizations contributes to, or inhibits, effective
communication - ANSWER -b.) investigates
a.) psychology the impact that individuals, groups, and structure
b.) sociology have on behaviour within organizations
c.) social psychology
d.) anthropology
e.) organizational behaviour - ANSWER - what are the three levels of behaviour in
e.) organizational behavior organizations that OB is concerned with?
a.) experience, goals and configuration
A conscious coordinated social unit composed of b.) individual, group, and structure
a group of people that function on a relatively c.) structure, social units and teams
continuous basic to achieve a common set of d.) group, structure and political
goals is known as a(n) e.) interpersonal, personal and group -
,Organizational Behaviour Test Bank with Complete Solutions
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ANSWER -b.) individual, group, and important factor
structure e. It is impossible to tell from the information
given - ANSWER -a. her efficiency seemed
to be better than Allison's
Which of the following is not considered an
organization
A process by which individuals organize and
a. church interpret their sensory impressions in order to
b. university give meaning to their environment is called
c. military unit
d. all 45 year old adults in a community a. interpretation
e. municipal, provincial and federal government b. environmental analysis
agencies - ANSWER -d. all 45 year old c. perception
adults in a community d. outlook
e. environmental impact - ANSWER -c.
perception
A(n) ______ is a consciously coordinated social
unit composed of two or more people that
functions on a relatively continuous basis to Stan left Kerry a voicemail message indicating
achieve a common goal or set of goals that the wanted to see her right away. He wanted
to commend her for her good work on a recent
a. organization project, but because he said he wanted to see
b. unit her right away, she thought that she was in
c. team trouble. Kerry's interpretation of his message is
d. ethnic group known as her
e. informal group - ANSWER -a.
organization a. personality
b. feelings
c. perception
Allison and Gail are both university students d. viewpoint
studying for a final exam in OB. Both students e. concern - ANSWER -c. perception
have a goal of making a grade of 90% or better
despite the time pressures they face. Gail
studied diligently for six hours and made a grade If two people see the same thing at the same
of 92%. Allison studied for nine hours and also time yet interpret it differently, the factors that
made a grade of 92%. shape their dissimilar perceptions reside in
Gail appears to be the more productive student a. the target being perceived
because b. the timing
a. her efficiency seemed to be better than c. the context of the situation in which the
Allison's perception is made
b. her effectiveness seemed to be better than d. the perceiver
Allison's e. environmental influence - ANSWER -d.
c. her IQ is higher than Allison's the perceiver
d. Allison didn't seems to think that time is an
, Organizational Behaviour Test Bank with Complete Solutions
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a. those believed to be under the personal control
of the individual
Tom was aware that Jonas did not always b. derived from personality traits
interpret his messages in the way that they were c. controlled by external factors
intended. In this perception situation, Jonas is d. usually negative behaviours
the e. outside forces and influences -
ANSWER -a. those believed to be under
a. target the personal control of the individual
b. perceiver
c. prophesizer
d. emoter What are the three rules about behvaviour that
e. superior - ANSWER -b. perceiver attribution theory relies on?
a. distinctiveness, resemblance, and consistency
Which of the following is true about our b. resemblance, consensus, and consistency
perceptions of a target? c. deviation, distinctiveness, and consistency
d. consistency, consensus, and distinctiveness
a. individual perception varies little between e. context, consensus, and distinctiveness -
different culture ANSWER -d. consistency, consensus, and
b. expectations o not distort individual perception distinctiveness
c. motion, sounds, and size of a target have little
affect in how individuals perceive it
d. targets are usually perceived in isolation When individuals observe behaviour, they
e. timing of events and the situation in which a attempt to determine whether it is internally or
target is encountered may impact our perception externally caused. This is generally referred to as
- ANSWER -e. timing of events and the ______?
situation in which a target is encountered may
impact our perception a. fundamental attribution error
b. self-serving bias
c. attribution theory
The theory that tries to explain how we judge d. selective behaviour theory
people differently, depending upon the meaning e. perception theory - ANSWER -c.
we assign to a given behaviour, is attribution theory
a. behavioural theory
b. judgmental theory You have recently hired a 55-year-old employee
c. equity theory who has always successfully worked for large
d. attribution theory firms. Your company is small, closely-knit
e. situational theory - ANSWER -d. organization with many young people who do not
attribution theory have much work experience as this newcomer.
You have prided yourself on being flexible with
your employees and being open to some of their
In attribution theory, internally caused behaviours needs. They requested an informal dress code
are for Fridays and you adopted this policy four
months ago.
Graded A+
Which of the following statements about a.) work group
organizational behaviour is (OB) false? b.) team
c.) organization
a.) OB is relevant only in employment situations d.) society
b.) OB can shed light on the interactions among e.) task force - ANSWER -c.) organization
family members
c.) OB can be used in community settings like
children's daycare more effectively Which of the following topics is generally
d.) OB can be applied to any organization in considered to be outside the field of OB?
order to make it run more effectively
e.) OB focuses on 3 levels of behaviour that can a.) therapy
occur in any organization - ANSWER -a.) b.) absenteeism
OB is relevant only in employment situations c.) employment turnover
d.) productivity
e.) job satisfaction - ANSWER -a.) therapy
Which of the following situations would likely
receive the least benefit from studying
organizational behaviour (OB) techniques? Organizational behaviour is generally defined as
a field of study that
a.) voluntary community groups
b.) large family situations and interactions a.) investigates how organizations effectively face
c.) post-secondary education student study competition
groups b.) investigates the impact that individuals,
d.) religious organizations groups, and structure have on behaviour within
e.) pre-teen paper routes - ANSWER -e.) organizations
pre-teen paper routes c.) attempts to understand and solve problems
regarding individual behaviour on and off the job
d.) seeks ways and means to match human effort
A field of study that investigates the impact of with technology
individuals, groups, and structure on behaviour e.) examines how the structure of different
within organization is known as: organizations contributes to, or inhibits, effective
communication - ANSWER -b.) investigates
a.) psychology the impact that individuals, groups, and structure
b.) sociology have on behaviour within organizations
c.) social psychology
d.) anthropology
e.) organizational behaviour - ANSWER - what are the three levels of behaviour in
e.) organizational behavior organizations that OB is concerned with?
a.) experience, goals and configuration
A conscious coordinated social unit composed of b.) individual, group, and structure
a group of people that function on a relatively c.) structure, social units and teams
continuous basic to achieve a common set of d.) group, structure and political
goals is known as a(n) e.) interpersonal, personal and group -
,Organizational Behaviour Test Bank with Complete Solutions
Graded A+
ANSWER -b.) individual, group, and important factor
structure e. It is impossible to tell from the information
given - ANSWER -a. her efficiency seemed
to be better than Allison's
Which of the following is not considered an
organization
A process by which individuals organize and
a. church interpret their sensory impressions in order to
b. university give meaning to their environment is called
c. military unit
d. all 45 year old adults in a community a. interpretation
e. municipal, provincial and federal government b. environmental analysis
agencies - ANSWER -d. all 45 year old c. perception
adults in a community d. outlook
e. environmental impact - ANSWER -c.
perception
A(n) ______ is a consciously coordinated social
unit composed of two or more people that
functions on a relatively continuous basis to Stan left Kerry a voicemail message indicating
achieve a common goal or set of goals that the wanted to see her right away. He wanted
to commend her for her good work on a recent
a. organization project, but because he said he wanted to see
b. unit her right away, she thought that she was in
c. team trouble. Kerry's interpretation of his message is
d. ethnic group known as her
e. informal group - ANSWER -a.
organization a. personality
b. feelings
c. perception
Allison and Gail are both university students d. viewpoint
studying for a final exam in OB. Both students e. concern - ANSWER -c. perception
have a goal of making a grade of 90% or better
despite the time pressures they face. Gail
studied diligently for six hours and made a grade If two people see the same thing at the same
of 92%. Allison studied for nine hours and also time yet interpret it differently, the factors that
made a grade of 92%. shape their dissimilar perceptions reside in
Gail appears to be the more productive student a. the target being perceived
because b. the timing
a. her efficiency seemed to be better than c. the context of the situation in which the
Allison's perception is made
b. her effectiveness seemed to be better than d. the perceiver
Allison's e. environmental influence - ANSWER -d.
c. her IQ is higher than Allison's the perceiver
d. Allison didn't seems to think that time is an
, Organizational Behaviour Test Bank with Complete Solutions
Graded A+
a. those believed to be under the personal control
of the individual
Tom was aware that Jonas did not always b. derived from personality traits
interpret his messages in the way that they were c. controlled by external factors
intended. In this perception situation, Jonas is d. usually negative behaviours
the e. outside forces and influences -
ANSWER -a. those believed to be under
a. target the personal control of the individual
b. perceiver
c. prophesizer
d. emoter What are the three rules about behvaviour that
e. superior - ANSWER -b. perceiver attribution theory relies on?
a. distinctiveness, resemblance, and consistency
Which of the following is true about our b. resemblance, consensus, and consistency
perceptions of a target? c. deviation, distinctiveness, and consistency
d. consistency, consensus, and distinctiveness
a. individual perception varies little between e. context, consensus, and distinctiveness -
different culture ANSWER -d. consistency, consensus, and
b. expectations o not distort individual perception distinctiveness
c. motion, sounds, and size of a target have little
affect in how individuals perceive it
d. targets are usually perceived in isolation When individuals observe behaviour, they
e. timing of events and the situation in which a attempt to determine whether it is internally or
target is encountered may impact our perception externally caused. This is generally referred to as
- ANSWER -e. timing of events and the ______?
situation in which a target is encountered may
impact our perception a. fundamental attribution error
b. self-serving bias
c. attribution theory
The theory that tries to explain how we judge d. selective behaviour theory
people differently, depending upon the meaning e. perception theory - ANSWER -c.
we assign to a given behaviour, is attribution theory
a. behavioural theory
b. judgmental theory You have recently hired a 55-year-old employee
c. equity theory who has always successfully worked for large
d. attribution theory firms. Your company is small, closely-knit
e. situational theory - ANSWER -d. organization with many young people who do not
attribution theory have much work experience as this newcomer.
You have prided yourself on being flexible with
your employees and being open to some of their
In attribution theory, internally caused behaviours needs. They requested an informal dress code
are for Fridays and you adopted this policy four
months ago.
