MBA 704 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
what term is defined as the study and application of positive oriented human resource
strengths and psychological capacities that can be measured, developed, and
effectively managed for performance in today's workplace - ANSWER-positive
organizational behavior
what are the three levels of positive psychology - ANSWER-1. valued subjective
experiences
2. positive individual traits
3. civic virtues and citizenship
the HRW model is made up of what three things - ANSWER-1. health
2. relationships
3. work performance
what percentage of HRW is genetic - ANSWER-50%
what percentage of HRW is from life circumstances - ANSWER-10%
what percentage of HRW is from intentional activity - ANSWER-40%
what term is defined as the personal belief in how well one can execute courses of
action required to deal with prospective situations - ANSWER-self-efficacy
what are the types of self-efficacy - ANSWER-1. specific (task)
2. general (trait)
what are the 4 things that make up self-efficacy - ANSWER-1. master experiences or
performance attainments
2. vicarious experiences or modeling
3. social persuasion
4. physiological and psychological arousal
what are three types of training on efficacy - ANSWER-1. guided mastery
2. cognitive mastery
3. self-regulatory competencies
what term is defined as a positive motivational state that is based on an interactively
derived sense of successful agency and pathways - ANSWER-hope
, what term is defined as the capacity to rebound or bounce back from adversity, conflict,
failure, of even positive events, progress, and increased responsibility - ANSWER-
resiliency
what are the three factors that resiliency is influenced and developed by - ANSWER-1.
assets
2. risks
3. adaptational process
what are the 4 characterizations of PsyCap - ANSWER-1. having confidence to take on
and put in effort to succeed at challenging tasks
2. making a positive attribution about succeeding now and in the future
3. persevering toward goals and redirecting paths to goals in order to succeed
4. sustaining and bouncing back and even beyond to attain success
what term involves flexibility, adjustment, adaptability, and continuous responsiveness
to change and uncertainty that can otherwise represent a source of psychological strain
and challenge one's well being over the long term - ANSWER-bouncing back
what term is described as a positive appraisal of circumstances and probability for
success based on motivated effort and perseverance - ANSWER-psycap
what term is defined as the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to
monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and
to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions - ANSWER-emotional
intelligence
what are goleman's 5 dimensions to emotional intelligence - ANSWER-1. self-
awareness
2. self-management
3. self-motivation
4. empathy
5. social skills
T/F emotional intelligence can be learned and developed - ANSWER-true
what 4 criteria must be met to be considered a POB construct - ANSWER-1. based on
theory and research
2. valid measures
3. "state-like"; open to development
4. managed for performance improvement
what type of optimism refers to more generic, larger expectations of positive outcomes -
ANSWER-big optimism
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
what term is defined as the study and application of positive oriented human resource
strengths and psychological capacities that can be measured, developed, and
effectively managed for performance in today's workplace - ANSWER-positive
organizational behavior
what are the three levels of positive psychology - ANSWER-1. valued subjective
experiences
2. positive individual traits
3. civic virtues and citizenship
the HRW model is made up of what three things - ANSWER-1. health
2. relationships
3. work performance
what percentage of HRW is genetic - ANSWER-50%
what percentage of HRW is from life circumstances - ANSWER-10%
what percentage of HRW is from intentional activity - ANSWER-40%
what term is defined as the personal belief in how well one can execute courses of
action required to deal with prospective situations - ANSWER-self-efficacy
what are the types of self-efficacy - ANSWER-1. specific (task)
2. general (trait)
what are the 4 things that make up self-efficacy - ANSWER-1. master experiences or
performance attainments
2. vicarious experiences or modeling
3. social persuasion
4. physiological and psychological arousal
what are three types of training on efficacy - ANSWER-1. guided mastery
2. cognitive mastery
3. self-regulatory competencies
what term is defined as a positive motivational state that is based on an interactively
derived sense of successful agency and pathways - ANSWER-hope
, what term is defined as the capacity to rebound or bounce back from adversity, conflict,
failure, of even positive events, progress, and increased responsibility - ANSWER-
resiliency
what are the three factors that resiliency is influenced and developed by - ANSWER-1.
assets
2. risks
3. adaptational process
what are the 4 characterizations of PsyCap - ANSWER-1. having confidence to take on
and put in effort to succeed at challenging tasks
2. making a positive attribution about succeeding now and in the future
3. persevering toward goals and redirecting paths to goals in order to succeed
4. sustaining and bouncing back and even beyond to attain success
what term involves flexibility, adjustment, adaptability, and continuous responsiveness
to change and uncertainty that can otherwise represent a source of psychological strain
and challenge one's well being over the long term - ANSWER-bouncing back
what term is described as a positive appraisal of circumstances and probability for
success based on motivated effort and perseverance - ANSWER-psycap
what term is defined as the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to
monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and
to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions - ANSWER-emotional
intelligence
what are goleman's 5 dimensions to emotional intelligence - ANSWER-1. self-
awareness
2. self-management
3. self-motivation
4. empathy
5. social skills
T/F emotional intelligence can be learned and developed - ANSWER-true
what 4 criteria must be met to be considered a POB construct - ANSWER-1. based on
theory and research
2. valid measures
3. "state-like"; open to development
4. managed for performance improvement
what type of optimism refers to more generic, larger expectations of positive outcomes -
ANSWER-big optimism
