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WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR EXAM A, B & STUDY
GUIDE ALL 400 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTION: Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation?
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.
C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than the other generations.
D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options. - ANSWER-A) They give high
importance to achievement and material success
QUESTION: Which of the following statements is true about people with positive core self-
evaluations ?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers. - ANSWER-A) They are committed to
their goals and set ambitious goals.
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QUESTION: Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding people with
proactive personalities?
A) They react passively to situations.
B) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for their benefit.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
E) They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration. - ANSWER-D) They are more
likely than others to be seen as leaders.
QUESTION: 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.
E) They are always established in a person's later years. - ANSWER-D) They never change
irrespective of external factors.
QUESTION: 9. Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the Rokeach value
survey?
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A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) world peace
E) meaning in life - ANSWER-C) personal discipline
1) Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in Manhattan and has been
asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers understand if she is the right
candidate for the job. From the interview, they have found that she is extroverted, empathic,
scrupulous, and cooperative in nature, which are key characteristics needed for the job. These
characteristics about Lugo indicate her .
A) genealogy B) talent C) skill D) personality E) knowledge - ANSWER-D) personality
QUESTION: Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house. She is known to
be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build strong work
relationships. She knows that her rapport with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and
invests time in these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive and
colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following personality types is Athers most
likely to be characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
A) introverted B) perceiving C) solitary D) brooder E) extraverted - ANSWER-E) extraverted
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QUESTION: 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 he is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps i.e., his friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends and characteristics. -
ANSWER-B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.
QUESTION: 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
E) Openness to experience - ANSWER-C) Conscientiousness
QUESTION: Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like to
achieve during his or her lifetime. - ANSWER-terminal values
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WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR EXAM A, B & STUDY
GUIDE ALL 400 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTION: Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation?
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.
C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than the other generations.
D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options. - ANSWER-A) They give high
importance to achievement and material success
QUESTION: Which of the following statements is true about people with positive core self-
evaluations ?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers. - ANSWER-A) They are committed to
their goals and set ambitious goals.
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QUESTION: Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding people with
proactive personalities?
A) They react passively to situations.
B) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for their benefit.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
E) They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration. - ANSWER-D) They are more
likely than others to be seen as leaders.
QUESTION: 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.
E) They are always established in a person's later years. - ANSWER-D) They never change
irrespective of external factors.
QUESTION: 9. Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the Rokeach value
survey?
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A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) world peace
E) meaning in life - ANSWER-C) personal discipline
1) Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in Manhattan and has been
asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers understand if she is the right
candidate for the job. From the interview, they have found that she is extroverted, empathic,
scrupulous, and cooperative in nature, which are key characteristics needed for the job. These
characteristics about Lugo indicate her .
A) genealogy B) talent C) skill D) personality E) knowledge - ANSWER-D) personality
QUESTION: Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house. She is known to
be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build strong work
relationships. She knows that her rapport with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and
invests time in these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive and
colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following personality types is Athers most
likely to be characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
A) introverted B) perceiving C) solitary D) brooder E) extraverted - ANSWER-E) extraverted
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QUESTION: 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 he is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps i.e., his friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends and characteristics. -
ANSWER-B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.
QUESTION: 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
E) Openness to experience - ANSWER-C) Conscientiousness
QUESTION: Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like to
achieve during his or her lifetime. - ANSWER-terminal values
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