Midterm Exam Buad304 (Latest Update
) Organizational Behavior And
Leadership Questions With Answers 100%
Correct {Grade A} – Usc
Personality - correct answer a combination of physical, behavioral, and mental traits
that give us our unique identity, approx. 40% derived from genes and 60%
determined by our environment, relatively stable over time and across situations
Which Big-5 category is the most important? - correct answer if you are high in
conscientiousness you will be a more appealing candidate
Example of cognitive dissonance - correct answer when people continue to smoke
(behavior) even though they know it's bad for them (cognitive), they will self-justify
and claim "It's not that bad" (attitude change)
Emotional intelligence - correct answer the ability to monitor your own emotions and
those of others, understand them, and behave effectively - crucial to being a good
leader, requires both personal and social competence
Personal competence - correct answer understanding your own emotions - having
self-awareness, self-management
Why is it important for a leader to understand cognitive dissonance? - correct answer
poor leaders escalate cognitive dissonance in workers by pushing them to do things
, Midterm Exam Buad304 (Latest Update
) Organizational Behavior And
Leadership Questions With Answers 100%
Correct {Grade A} – Usc
that don't align with their values and attitudes, so good leaders should take into
consideration the values and attitudes of their workers to alter their required
behavior and reduce the dissonance at work
Behavioral outcomes stem from - correct answer Self (values, attitudes, emotions,
personality, abilities), how we make sense of and respond to the world, and how well
a specific behavior fits a given situation - having no motivation, opportunity, or
ability will lead to no performance
Motivation - correct answer how much effort is put forth to achieve organizational
goals
Big-5 Model of Personality - correct answer determines an individual's openness to
experience, emotional stability, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and extroversion
Performance - correct answer motivation x ability x opportunity
All theories of motivation - correct answer center around hedonism and fit into two
categories, learning and cognitive need
, Midterm Exam Buad304 (Latest Update
) Organizational Behavior And
Leadership Questions With Answers 100%
Correct {Grade A} – Usc
Hedonism - correct answer the pursuit of pleasure/self-satisfaction
Learning theory of motivation - correct answer environment determines behavior,
can be impacted by shaping (reinforcement and punishment drive motivation)
Social competence - correct answer understanding others' emotions - social-
awareness, relationship management, active listening
Law of effect - correct answer all behavior has an effect
Applications of learning theory of motivation - correct answer well pay vs sick pay,
lotteries to reduce absenteeism
Cognitive need theory of motivation - correct answer person determines behavior,
can be impacted by unfulfilled needs
Lower-order needs - correct answer physiological, safety, etc
Higher-order needs - correct answer social, esteem, self-actualization, etc
) Organizational Behavior And
Leadership Questions With Answers 100%
Correct {Grade A} – Usc
Personality - correct answer a combination of physical, behavioral, and mental traits
that give us our unique identity, approx. 40% derived from genes and 60%
determined by our environment, relatively stable over time and across situations
Which Big-5 category is the most important? - correct answer if you are high in
conscientiousness you will be a more appealing candidate
Example of cognitive dissonance - correct answer when people continue to smoke
(behavior) even though they know it's bad for them (cognitive), they will self-justify
and claim "It's not that bad" (attitude change)
Emotional intelligence - correct answer the ability to monitor your own emotions and
those of others, understand them, and behave effectively - crucial to being a good
leader, requires both personal and social competence
Personal competence - correct answer understanding your own emotions - having
self-awareness, self-management
Why is it important for a leader to understand cognitive dissonance? - correct answer
poor leaders escalate cognitive dissonance in workers by pushing them to do things
, Midterm Exam Buad304 (Latest Update
) Organizational Behavior And
Leadership Questions With Answers 100%
Correct {Grade A} – Usc
that don't align with their values and attitudes, so good leaders should take into
consideration the values and attitudes of their workers to alter their required
behavior and reduce the dissonance at work
Behavioral outcomes stem from - correct answer Self (values, attitudes, emotions,
personality, abilities), how we make sense of and respond to the world, and how well
a specific behavior fits a given situation - having no motivation, opportunity, or
ability will lead to no performance
Motivation - correct answer how much effort is put forth to achieve organizational
goals
Big-5 Model of Personality - correct answer determines an individual's openness to
experience, emotional stability, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and extroversion
Performance - correct answer motivation x ability x opportunity
All theories of motivation - correct answer center around hedonism and fit into two
categories, learning and cognitive need
, Midterm Exam Buad304 (Latest Update
) Organizational Behavior And
Leadership Questions With Answers 100%
Correct {Grade A} – Usc
Hedonism - correct answer the pursuit of pleasure/self-satisfaction
Learning theory of motivation - correct answer environment determines behavior,
can be impacted by shaping (reinforcement and punishment drive motivation)
Social competence - correct answer understanding others' emotions - social-
awareness, relationship management, active listening
Law of effect - correct answer all behavior has an effect
Applications of learning theory of motivation - correct answer well pay vs sick pay,
lotteries to reduce absenteeism
Cognitive need theory of motivation - correct answer person determines behavior,
can be impacted by unfulfilled needs
Lower-order needs - correct answer physiological, safety, etc
Higher-order needs - correct answer social, esteem, self-actualization, etc
