WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
(OA) EXAM PREPARATION MOTIVATION,
LEADERSHIP, TEAMS, CULTURE AND
CHANGE MANAGEMENT GRADE A+
REVIEW
What is true about regard to deviant workplace behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Widespread deviant workplace behavior is dependent upon the
accepted norms of the group.
Which group is better at problem solving tasks and fact-finding? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Larger groups
Which group do individuals perform better in and which group is faster at
performing tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER -Smaller groups
,What is an effective means of counteracting social-loafing? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Ensuring that individual contributions to the group's outcome
are identified.
When _______ is important in decision making, group decisions are
preferred to individual incisions. - CORRECT ANSWER -acceptance of
solution
What steps can be taken by a manager so as to minimize groupthink? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Seeking input from all employees in the group before
the group leader presents his opinions.
Which of these two groups is higher at performing - brainstorming or
nominal groups? - CORRECT ANSWER -Nominal groups (295).
According to the interactionist view, what type of conflict supports the goals
of the group and improves its performance? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Functional
What is the view of the traditional conflict theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -All
conflict is bad.
For process conflict to be kept productive, it must be kept? - CORRECT
ANSWER -low (448 process conflict, etc.)
What type of conflict focuses on productive conflict resolution? - CORRECT
ANSWER -managed
, Stage II of the conflict process deals with the conflict being? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Perceived and felt
The hereditary approach states what? - CORRECT ANSWER -An individual's
personality is determined by molecular structure of genes.
hereditary - CORRECT ANSWER -determined at time of conception
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - CORRECT ANSWER -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? -
CORRECT ANSWER -It forces a person to be categorized as either one type
or another.
Big 5 Personality Traits - CORRECT ANSWER -Openness, Conscientiousness,
Agreeableness, Extroversion, Emotional stability.
Among all Big 5 personality traits, which one is most consistently related to
job performance? - CORRECT ANSWER -conscientiousness
narcissism - CORRECT ANSWER -The tendency to be arrogant, have a
grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and have
a sense of entitlement.
STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
RATIONALES OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
(OA) EXAM PREPARATION MOTIVATION,
LEADERSHIP, TEAMS, CULTURE AND
CHANGE MANAGEMENT GRADE A+
REVIEW
What is true about regard to deviant workplace behavior? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Widespread deviant workplace behavior is dependent upon the
accepted norms of the group.
Which group is better at problem solving tasks and fact-finding? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Larger groups
Which group do individuals perform better in and which group is faster at
performing tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER -Smaller groups
,What is an effective means of counteracting social-loafing? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Ensuring that individual contributions to the group's outcome
are identified.
When _______ is important in decision making, group decisions are
preferred to individual incisions. - CORRECT ANSWER -acceptance of
solution
What steps can be taken by a manager so as to minimize groupthink? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Seeking input from all employees in the group before
the group leader presents his opinions.
Which of these two groups is higher at performing - brainstorming or
nominal groups? - CORRECT ANSWER -Nominal groups (295).
According to the interactionist view, what type of conflict supports the goals
of the group and improves its performance? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Functional
What is the view of the traditional conflict theory? - CORRECT ANSWER -All
conflict is bad.
For process conflict to be kept productive, it must be kept? - CORRECT
ANSWER -low (448 process conflict, etc.)
What type of conflict focuses on productive conflict resolution? - CORRECT
ANSWER -managed
, Stage II of the conflict process deals with the conflict being? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Perceived and felt
The hereditary approach states what? - CORRECT ANSWER -An individual's
personality is determined by molecular structure of genes.
hereditary - CORRECT ANSWER -determined at time of conception
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - CORRECT ANSWER -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? -
CORRECT ANSWER -It forces a person to be categorized as either one type
or another.
Big 5 Personality Traits - CORRECT ANSWER -Openness, Conscientiousness,
Agreeableness, Extroversion, Emotional stability.
Among all Big 5 personality traits, which one is most consistently related to
job performance? - CORRECT ANSWER -conscientiousness
narcissism - CORRECT ANSWER -The tendency to be arrogant, have a
grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and have
a sense of entitlement.
