WGU C715 Organizational Behavior OA Prep 70
Questions with Verified Answers
B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes. -
CORRECT ANSWER 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 one is
surrounded by.
d) A person's personality traits are created by the company one keeps i.e., friends
and family.
C) Conscientiousness - CORRECT ANSWER ________ 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
D) high on self monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER Individuals scoring ________ have
a strong ability to adjust behavior to external, situational factors and can behave
differently in different situations.
a) High in internal locus of control
b) high on narcissism
,c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring
C) They have content and intensity attributes. - CORRECT ANSWER 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.
A) personal discipline - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is an
instrumental value?
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
d) world peace
C) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality. - CORRECT
ANSWER Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
b) Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in
which the perception is made.
c) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
d) Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences.
, C) An employee was fired from work because they violated a company policy. -
CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is an example of internally caused
behavior?
a) An employee was late for a team meeting because of a heavy downpour.
b) An employee was laid off because the company was attempting to cut costs by
laying off employees.
c) An employee was fired from work because they violated a company policy.
d) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight.
B) bounded rationality - CORRECT ANSWER A process of making decisions by
constructing simplified models that extract the essential features from problems
without capturing all their complexity is known as ________.
a) rational decision making
b) bounded rationality
c) active selection
d) incremental decision making
A) Availability - CORRECT ANSWER ________ bias refers to the tendency for
people to base their judgments on information that is easily accessible.
a) Availability
b) Overconfidence
c) Confirmation
d) Hindsight
Questions with Verified Answers
B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes. -
CORRECT ANSWER 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 one is
surrounded by.
d) A person's personality traits are created by the company one keeps i.e., friends
and family.
C) Conscientiousness - CORRECT ANSWER ________ 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
D) high on self monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER Individuals scoring ________ have
a strong ability to adjust behavior to external, situational factors and can behave
differently in different situations.
a) High in internal locus of control
b) high on narcissism
,c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring
C) They have content and intensity attributes. - CORRECT ANSWER 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.
A) personal discipline - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is an
instrumental value?
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
d) world peace
C) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality. - CORRECT
ANSWER Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
b) Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in
which the perception is made.
c) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
d) Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences.
, C) An employee was fired from work because they violated a company policy. -
CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following is an example of internally caused
behavior?
a) An employee was late for a team meeting because of a heavy downpour.
b) An employee was laid off because the company was attempting to cut costs by
laying off employees.
c) An employee was fired from work because they violated a company policy.
d) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight.
B) bounded rationality - CORRECT ANSWER A process of making decisions by
constructing simplified models that extract the essential features from problems
without capturing all their complexity is known as ________.
a) rational decision making
b) bounded rationality
c) active selection
d) incremental decision making
A) Availability - CORRECT ANSWER ________ bias refers to the tendency for
people to base their judgments on information that is easily accessible.
a) Availability
b) Overconfidence
c) Confirmation
d) Hindsight
