COBA CORE ALL QUESTIONS|| 1348
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a core topic of organizational behavior?
A) motivation
B) attitude development
C) conflict
D) resource allocation
E) work design - ANSWER-resource allocation
On average, managers spend most of their time doing which managerial activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems - ANSWER-Traditional management
On average, managers spend the least amount of time doing which managerial
activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems - ANSWER-Networking
Which behavioral science discipline is most focused on understanding individual
behavior?
A) sociology
B) social psychology
C) psychology
D) anthropology
E) organizational behavior - ANSWER-psychology
The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behavioral
science discipline?
A) anthropology
B) psychology
C) social psychology
D) political science
E) corporate strategy - ANSWER-anthropology
Raymond is completing a study on discrimination in which he has noted that
saleswomen who wear skirt suits make more sales than saleswomen who only wear
pant suits. However, Raymond determined that his findings only pertained to those
industries in which the purchasing decision maker is traditionally masculine. For
,example, the sales results were the same for all women selling to medical office
managers, a female dominated field. Raymond used ________ variables to more
accurately explain his results.
A) global
B) general
C) dependent
D) non-reactive
E) contingency - ANSWER-contingency
Whereas ________ focuses on differences among people from different countries,
________ addresses differences among people within given countries.
A) workforce diversity; globalization
B) globalization; workforce diversity
C) culture; diversity
D) culturalization; workforce diversity
E) psychology; social psychology - ANSWER-globalization; workforce diversity
________ influences employees' behavior so strongly that organizations have
started employing specific employees to preserve the status quo of the company.
A) Organizational culture
B) Socio-economic environment
C) Politics
D) Human resources
E) Social media - ANSWER-Organizational culture
Which of the following is not an action characteristic of an organization in flux?
A) replacing temporary workers with permanent ones
B) reorganizing divisions
C) downsizing operations
D) subcontracting noncritical services and operations to other organizations
E) selling off poorly performing divisions - ANSWER-replacing temporary workers
with permanent ones
Differences in characteristics such as personality, values, and beliefs form part of
________.
A) surface-level diversity
B) deep-level diversity
C) lateral-level diversity
D) organizational-level diversity
E) individual-level diversity - ANSWER-deep-level diversity
Which of the following is not a consequence of discrimination for employers?
A) reduced productivity
B) workplace diversity
C) citizenship behavior
D) negative conflicts
E) increased turnover - ANSWER-workplace diversity
Which is the best manner in which to deal with racial and ethnic diversity in the
workplace?
,A) Ignore the differences...we are all the same.
B) Implement policies which prohibit cultural conversations.
C) Create work groups which have members of all possible racial groups.
D) Hold an orientation in which team members can discuss their differences.
E) Force people to work with people with whom they are uncomfortable. - ANSWER-
Hold an orientation in which team members can discuss their differences.
Which of the following is not a stereotype?
A) Older workers will tire more quickly than younger workers.
B) Women are too emotional to be police officers.
C) College professors are narcissistic.
D) Politicians are sleazy and dishonest.
E) People of Asian descent have dark hair. - ANSWER-People of Asian descent
have dark hair.
One issue that does seem to differ between men and women, especially when the
employee has preschool-age children, is ________.
A) preference for work schedules
B) willingness to conform
C) willingness to learn new skills
D) the ambition to excel
E) greater employee participation - ANSWER-preference for work schedules
Despite misperceptions, the majority of studies have shown virtually no relationship
between ________.
A) age and job performance
B) gender and job performance
C) age and job satisfaction
D) gender and job satisfaction
E) job performance and job satisfaction - ANSWER-age and job performance
According to David Galenson, individuals do their most creative work during their
________.
A) teens, 20s, and 30s
B) 20s, 30s, and 40s
C) 40s, 50s, and 60s
D) 30s, 40s, and 50s
E) teens, 30s, and 60s - ANSWER-40s, 50s, and 60s
________ is an individual's current capacity to perform the various tasks in a job.
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Dynamic strength
C) Deductive reasoning
D) Ability
E) Social intelligence - ANSWER-Ability
________ is the ability to identify a logical sequence in a problem and then solve the
problem.
A) Verbal comprehension
B) Perceptual speed
, C) Inductive reasoning
D) Spatial visualization
E) Deductive reasoning - ANSWER-Inductive reasoning
________, the most widely used intelligence test in hiring decisions, takes only 12
minutes to complete.
A) Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT)
B) Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT)
C) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment
D) Multidimensional Aptitude Battery (MAB-II)
E) Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test - ANSWER-Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test
Which of the following answer choices is the best definition of attitude?
A) Attitudes indicate how one will react to a given event.
B) Attitudes are the yardstick by which one measures ones actions.
C) Attitudes are the emotional part of an evaluation of a person, object, or event.
D) Attitudes are evaluative statements of what one believes about something or
someone.
E) Attitudes are a measure of how the worth of an object, person or event is
evaluated. - ANSWER-Attitudes are evaluative statements of what one believes
about something or someone.
The emotional or feeling component of a person's attitude is called ________.
A) complex understanding
B) the cognitive component
C) the affective component
D) a complex attitude
E) the behavior component - ANSWER-the affective component
Janice is spending the summer working as an intern writing copy for a local firm.
Today Janice's senior editor sent back some of Janice's work covered in red ink
corrections. Up until now, all of Janice's work had been corrected in green or blue
ink. Janice is upset and worried that her senior editor doesn't like her. Which
component of an attitude is not represented in the previous scenario?
A) the positive component
B) the cognitive component
C) the affective component
D) the negative component
E) the behavioral component - ANSWER-the behavioral component
The belief that "violence is wrong" is an evaluative statement. Such an opinion
constitutes the ________ component of an attitude.
A) cognitive
B) affective
C) reflective
D) behavioral
E) reactive - ANSWER-cognitive
The theory of cognitive dissonance was proposed by ________.
A) Maslow
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a core topic of organizational behavior?
A) motivation
B) attitude development
C) conflict
D) resource allocation
E) work design - ANSWER-resource allocation
On average, managers spend most of their time doing which managerial activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems - ANSWER-Traditional management
On average, managers spend the least amount of time doing which managerial
activity?
A) Traditional management
B) Communication
C) Human resource management
D) Networking
E) Systems - ANSWER-Networking
Which behavioral science discipline is most focused on understanding individual
behavior?
A) sociology
B) social psychology
C) psychology
D) anthropology
E) organizational behavior - ANSWER-psychology
The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behavioral
science discipline?
A) anthropology
B) psychology
C) social psychology
D) political science
E) corporate strategy - ANSWER-anthropology
Raymond is completing a study on discrimination in which he has noted that
saleswomen who wear skirt suits make more sales than saleswomen who only wear
pant suits. However, Raymond determined that his findings only pertained to those
industries in which the purchasing decision maker is traditionally masculine. For
,example, the sales results were the same for all women selling to medical office
managers, a female dominated field. Raymond used ________ variables to more
accurately explain his results.
A) global
B) general
C) dependent
D) non-reactive
E) contingency - ANSWER-contingency
Whereas ________ focuses on differences among people from different countries,
________ addresses differences among people within given countries.
A) workforce diversity; globalization
B) globalization; workforce diversity
C) culture; diversity
D) culturalization; workforce diversity
E) psychology; social psychology - ANSWER-globalization; workforce diversity
________ influences employees' behavior so strongly that organizations have
started employing specific employees to preserve the status quo of the company.
A) Organizational culture
B) Socio-economic environment
C) Politics
D) Human resources
E) Social media - ANSWER-Organizational culture
Which of the following is not an action characteristic of an organization in flux?
A) replacing temporary workers with permanent ones
B) reorganizing divisions
C) downsizing operations
D) subcontracting noncritical services and operations to other organizations
E) selling off poorly performing divisions - ANSWER-replacing temporary workers
with permanent ones
Differences in characteristics such as personality, values, and beliefs form part of
________.
A) surface-level diversity
B) deep-level diversity
C) lateral-level diversity
D) organizational-level diversity
E) individual-level diversity - ANSWER-deep-level diversity
Which of the following is not a consequence of discrimination for employers?
A) reduced productivity
B) workplace diversity
C) citizenship behavior
D) negative conflicts
E) increased turnover - ANSWER-workplace diversity
Which is the best manner in which to deal with racial and ethnic diversity in the
workplace?
,A) Ignore the differences...we are all the same.
B) Implement policies which prohibit cultural conversations.
C) Create work groups which have members of all possible racial groups.
D) Hold an orientation in which team members can discuss their differences.
E) Force people to work with people with whom they are uncomfortable. - ANSWER-
Hold an orientation in which team members can discuss their differences.
Which of the following is not a stereotype?
A) Older workers will tire more quickly than younger workers.
B) Women are too emotional to be police officers.
C) College professors are narcissistic.
D) Politicians are sleazy and dishonest.
E) People of Asian descent have dark hair. - ANSWER-People of Asian descent
have dark hair.
One issue that does seem to differ between men and women, especially when the
employee has preschool-age children, is ________.
A) preference for work schedules
B) willingness to conform
C) willingness to learn new skills
D) the ambition to excel
E) greater employee participation - ANSWER-preference for work schedules
Despite misperceptions, the majority of studies have shown virtually no relationship
between ________.
A) age and job performance
B) gender and job performance
C) age and job satisfaction
D) gender and job satisfaction
E) job performance and job satisfaction - ANSWER-age and job performance
According to David Galenson, individuals do their most creative work during their
________.
A) teens, 20s, and 30s
B) 20s, 30s, and 40s
C) 40s, 50s, and 60s
D) 30s, 40s, and 50s
E) teens, 30s, and 60s - ANSWER-40s, 50s, and 60s
________ is an individual's current capacity to perform the various tasks in a job.
A) Inductive reasoning
B) Dynamic strength
C) Deductive reasoning
D) Ability
E) Social intelligence - ANSWER-Ability
________ is the ability to identify a logical sequence in a problem and then solve the
problem.
A) Verbal comprehension
B) Perceptual speed
, C) Inductive reasoning
D) Spatial visualization
E) Deductive reasoning - ANSWER-Inductive reasoning
________, the most widely used intelligence test in hiring decisions, takes only 12
minutes to complete.
A) Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT)
B) Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT)
C) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment
D) Multidimensional Aptitude Battery (MAB-II)
E) Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test - ANSWER-Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test
Which of the following answer choices is the best definition of attitude?
A) Attitudes indicate how one will react to a given event.
B) Attitudes are the yardstick by which one measures ones actions.
C) Attitudes are the emotional part of an evaluation of a person, object, or event.
D) Attitudes are evaluative statements of what one believes about something or
someone.
E) Attitudes are a measure of how the worth of an object, person or event is
evaluated. - ANSWER-Attitudes are evaluative statements of what one believes
about something or someone.
The emotional or feeling component of a person's attitude is called ________.
A) complex understanding
B) the cognitive component
C) the affective component
D) a complex attitude
E) the behavior component - ANSWER-the affective component
Janice is spending the summer working as an intern writing copy for a local firm.
Today Janice's senior editor sent back some of Janice's work covered in red ink
corrections. Up until now, all of Janice's work had been corrected in green or blue
ink. Janice is upset and worried that her senior editor doesn't like her. Which
component of an attitude is not represented in the previous scenario?
A) the positive component
B) the cognitive component
C) the affective component
D) the negative component
E) the behavioral component - ANSWER-the behavioral component
The belief that "violence is wrong" is an evaluative statement. Such an opinion
constitutes the ________ component of an attitude.
A) cognitive
B) affective
C) reflective
D) behavioral
E) reactive - ANSWER-cognitive
The theory of cognitive dissonance was proposed by ________.
A) Maslow
