C715 Organizational Behavior Exam: Practice Questions &
Answers
Reactive and protective behaviors designed to avoid action, blame, or change are termed ________. -
ANSWER:defensive behaviors
To avoid politicking during performance evaluations, an organization should ________. - ANSWER:use
objective criteria
Which of the following is true with regard to leadership? - ANSWER:It focuses on downward influence on
followers.
According to Fred Luthans and his associates' study of 450 managers, ________ made the largest
contribution to the success of managers in terms of speed of promotion within their organization. -
ANSWER:networking
According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers involved in traditional management activities
undertook which of the following tasks? - ANSWER:decision making
Which of the following does the heredity approach state? - ANSWER:An individual's personality is
determined by molecular structure of the genes.
Valerie Sinclair, a climate campaigner at an environmental organization, invariable uses rationale to make
decisions for project implementation. She believes that the right decisions can be made only through
scrutiny and analysis. Each time she needs to make a decison, she weighs all options before taking
action. Which of the following is Sinclair's personality type according to the myers-briggs type indicator
classification. - ANSWER:Thinking
What is the major problem with the myers-Briggs type indicator as a measure of personality - ANSWER:it
forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another
Is as important for managers as for front-line employees and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most
consistently related to job performance - ANSWER:Conscientiousness
Individuals scoring ___ have a strong ability to adjust his or her behavior to external, situational factors
and can behave differently in different situations. - ANSWER:high on self-monitoring
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding people with proactive personalities.
- ANSWER:they are more likely than others to be seen as leaders
Which of the following is true of values - ANSWER:they have content and intensity attributes
Which of the following is an instrumental value - ANSWER:Personal discipline
John holland's personality-job fit theory presents six personality types. Which of the following is one of
these six types - ANSWER:Investigative
, With reference to the hofsted's framework, which country scores highest in individualism -
ANSWER:United States
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception? - ANSWER:Our perception of reality can
be different from the objective reality.
Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior? - ANSWER:An employee could not
attend an interview because of a delayed flight.
Which of the following terms best describes the tendency to underestimate the influence of external
factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgments about the behavior of
others? - ANSWER:fundamental attribution error
You are more likely to notice a car like your own due to ________ - ANSWER:selective perception
Rose needs to give a presentation to the board of directors of her organization next week. She knows
that her presentation will play an important role in her performance appraisal in the next quarter.
However, she knows that two of her colleagues, John and Keith, will also be giving a presentation on the
same issue. She is nervous because she believes that men have a better flair for giving presentations.
Rose's perception of John and Keith is most likely characterized by ________. - ANSWER:stereotyping
A process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that extract the essential features from
problems without capturing all their complexity is known as ________. - ANSWER:bounded rationality
________ bias refers to the tendency for people to base their judgments on information that is easily
accessible. - ANSWER:Availability
________ refers to staying with a decision even when there is clear evidence it's wrong. -
ANSWER:Escalation of commitment
According to the concept of ________, decisions are made solely on the basis of their outcomes, ideally
to provide the greatest good for the greatest number. - ANSWER:utilitarianism
Individuals who report unethical practices by their employer to outsiders are known as ________ -
ANSWER:whistle-blowers
Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals with satisfying one's hunger, thirst, and other bodily
needs? - ANSWER:physiological
If Alberta is a categorized as a Theory X manager, which of the following behaviors is she most likely to
exhibit? - ANSWER:She will strictly control all the details of any project she is managing
Self-determination theory proposes that in addition to being driven by a need for autonomy, people seek
ways to achieve ________ - ANSWER:competence and positive connections
Which of the following statements is true regarding goal-setting theory? - ANSWER:People do better
when they get feedback on how well they are progressing toward their goals
Which of the following sources of increasing self-efficacy involves gaining relevant experience with a
particular task or job? - ANSWER:enactive mastery
Answers
Reactive and protective behaviors designed to avoid action, blame, or change are termed ________. -
ANSWER:defensive behaviors
To avoid politicking during performance evaluations, an organization should ________. - ANSWER:use
objective criteria
Which of the following is true with regard to leadership? - ANSWER:It focuses on downward influence on
followers.
According to Fred Luthans and his associates' study of 450 managers, ________ made the largest
contribution to the success of managers in terms of speed of promotion within their organization. -
ANSWER:networking
According to Fred Luthans and his associates, managers involved in traditional management activities
undertook which of the following tasks? - ANSWER:decision making
Which of the following does the heredity approach state? - ANSWER:An individual's personality is
determined by molecular structure of the genes.
Valerie Sinclair, a climate campaigner at an environmental organization, invariable uses rationale to make
decisions for project implementation. She believes that the right decisions can be made only through
scrutiny and analysis. Each time she needs to make a decison, she weighs all options before taking
action. Which of the following is Sinclair's personality type according to the myers-briggs type indicator
classification. - ANSWER:Thinking
What is the major problem with the myers-Briggs type indicator as a measure of personality - ANSWER:it
forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another
Is as important for managers as for front-line employees and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most
consistently related to job performance - ANSWER:Conscientiousness
Individuals scoring ___ have a strong ability to adjust his or her behavior to external, situational factors
and can behave differently in different situations. - ANSWER:high on self-monitoring
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding people with proactive personalities.
- ANSWER:they are more likely than others to be seen as leaders
Which of the following is true of values - ANSWER:they have content and intensity attributes
Which of the following is an instrumental value - ANSWER:Personal discipline
John holland's personality-job fit theory presents six personality types. Which of the following is one of
these six types - ANSWER:Investigative
, With reference to the hofsted's framework, which country scores highest in individualism -
ANSWER:United States
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception? - ANSWER:Our perception of reality can
be different from the objective reality.
Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior? - ANSWER:An employee could not
attend an interview because of a delayed flight.
Which of the following terms best describes the tendency to underestimate the influence of external
factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgments about the behavior of
others? - ANSWER:fundamental attribution error
You are more likely to notice a car like your own due to ________ - ANSWER:selective perception
Rose needs to give a presentation to the board of directors of her organization next week. She knows
that her presentation will play an important role in her performance appraisal in the next quarter.
However, she knows that two of her colleagues, John and Keith, will also be giving a presentation on the
same issue. She is nervous because she believes that men have a better flair for giving presentations.
Rose's perception of John and Keith is most likely characterized by ________. - ANSWER:stereotyping
A process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that extract the essential features from
problems without capturing all their complexity is known as ________. - ANSWER:bounded rationality
________ bias refers to the tendency for people to base their judgments on information that is easily
accessible. - ANSWER:Availability
________ refers to staying with a decision even when there is clear evidence it's wrong. -
ANSWER:Escalation of commitment
According to the concept of ________, decisions are made solely on the basis of their outcomes, ideally
to provide the greatest good for the greatest number. - ANSWER:utilitarianism
Individuals who report unethical practices by their employer to outsiders are known as ________ -
ANSWER:whistle-blowers
Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals with satisfying one's hunger, thirst, and other bodily
needs? - ANSWER:physiological
If Alberta is a categorized as a Theory X manager, which of the following behaviors is she most likely to
exhibit? - ANSWER:She will strictly control all the details of any project she is managing
Self-determination theory proposes that in addition to being driven by a need for autonomy, people seek
ways to achieve ________ - ANSWER:competence and positive connections
Which of the following statements is true regarding goal-setting theory? - ANSWER:People do better
when they get feedback on how well they are progressing toward their goals
Which of the following sources of increasing self-efficacy involves gaining relevant experience with a
particular task or job? - ANSWER:enactive mastery
