Question 1

You are more likely to notice a car like your own due to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) stereotyping 
B) self-serving bias 
C) halo effect 
D) selective perception 
E) contrast effect 
A) stereotyping 
B) self-serving bias 
C) halo effect 
D) selective perception 
E) contrast effect

Question 2

________ refers to staying with a decision even when there is clear evidence it's wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) Escalation of commitment 
B) Fundamental attribution error 
C) Randomness error 
D) Risk aversion 
E) Availability bias 
A) Escalation of commitment 
B) Fundamental attribution error 
C) Randomness error 
D) Risk aversion 
E) Availability bias

Question 3

Samantha is never late for work, but last Monday she arrived an hour late because of heavy traffic. According to the attribution theory, Samantha's behavior on that day scores ________.

Accepted Answer

A) high on reliability 
B) low on distinctiveness 
C) high on traceability 
D) low on consistency 
E) high on stability 
A) high on reliability 
B) low on distinctiveness 
C) high on traceability 
D) low on consistency 
E) high on stability

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior?

Accepted Answer

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 he violated a company policy. 
D) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight. 
E) An employee could not come to work because he met with an accident. 
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 he violated a company policy. 
D) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight. 
E) An employee could not come to work because he met with an accident.

Question 5

Janice is late for work each day by about ten minutes. How would attribution theory describe this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) It shows consensus. 
B) It shows similarity. 
C) It shows consistency. 
D) It shows reliability. 
E) It shows distinctiveness. 
A) It shows consensus. 
B) It shows similarity. 
C) It shows consistency. 
D) It shows reliability. 
E) It shows distinctiveness.

Question 6

People are usually not aware of the factors that influence their view of reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Johanna Murray, a climate campaigner at The National Footprint Foundation, is known in her organization to be a campaigner of caliber and high performance. She recently worked on a campaign against global warming during which she worked extremely hard to achieve project milestones. However, the campaign failed as it could not achieve the desired objective. Due to this, her manager, Brenda Owens, gave her a poor performance appraisal. In the appraisal, Brenda said that Johanna was not motivated and failed to reach out to 25,000 people through Internet media to spread awareness about climate change. Which of the following, if true, weakens Brenda's statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Johanna lacks experience in publicizing campaigns using Internet media. 
B) Brenda was unable to make time for Johanna to brief her on the tasks involved in carrying out the campaign's media strategy. 
C) Johanna recently moved from the agriculture campaign to the climate campaign. 
D) Johanna's previous job involved an extensive amount of researching on environmental issues. 
E) Brenda is known in the organization to be a fair and unbiased manager. 
A) Johanna lacks experience in publicizing campaigns using Internet media. 
B) Brenda was unable to make time for Johanna to brief her on the tasks involved in carrying out the campaign's media strategy. 
C) Johanna recently moved from the agriculture campaign to the climate campaign. 
D) Johanna's previous job involved an extensive amount of researching on environmental issues. 
E) Brenda is known in the organization to be a fair and unbiased manager.

Question 8

Janice Yoder works in an environmental campaigning organization and often needs to interact with a large team for project implementation activities. However, she always finds it difficult to work as a part of a team. She always seems to have major disagreements with team members which lead to antagonistic relations between them. Though she has moved from one team to another, her relations with colleagues always seem to be hostile and cold. How would the attribution theory describe this behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) low on consensus 
B) high on reliability 
C) high on adaptability 
D) high on consistency 
E) low on distinctiveness 
A) low on consensus 
B) high on reliability 
C) high on adaptability 
D) high on consistency 
E) low on distinctiveness

Question 9

A candidate is likely to receive a more favorable evaluation if preceded by mediocre applicants and a less favorable evaluation if preceded by strong applicants. This is an example of the halo effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Stereotyping helps individuals make quick decisions through generalizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The three-component model of creativity proposes that individual creativity essentially requires expertise, creative thinking skills, and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) external locus of control 
B) intrinsic task motivation 
C) emotional intelligence 
D) positivity offset 
E) selective perception 
A) external locus of control 
B) intrinsic task motivation 
C) emotional intelligence 
D) positivity offset 
E) selective perception

Question 12

Jeanne Edwards works as a campaign manager at Rainforest Alliance Trust, a forest protection organization in Indonesia. She is currently working on the Palm Oil Campaign, which aims to establish stringent laws against companies which aggravate deforestation by extracting palm oil for commercial use. Her role is to establish allies with other forest protection organizations and companies which use eco-friendly products that set good examples for other companies to follow. Jeanne allied with Griffin and Powell, a large multinational company, which, unknown to Jeanne, also has strong ties with local logging groups in Jakarta. Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument that Jeanne had an availability bias while establishing an ally with the company?

Accepted Answer

A) Griffin and Powell ensures that all their CSR initiatives on forests are regularly and substantially publicized. 
B) Jeanne has adequate experience in leading such campaigns. 
C) Jeanne is well acquainted with various research techniques. 
D) Jeanne has access to environmental records maintained by the Information Ministry. 
E) Rainforest Alliance Trust has strong networks with local environmental research organizations. 
A) Griffin and Powell ensures that all their CSR initiatives on forests are regularly and substantially publicized. 
B) Jeanne has adequate experience in leading such campaigns. 
C) Jeanne is well acquainted with various research techniques. 
D) Jeanne has access to environmental records maintained by the Information Ministry. 
E) Rainforest Alliance Trust has strong networks with local environmental research organizations.

Question 13

Jane Allen, a campaign manager at a non-profit organization, often takes full credit for project successes even when her team members' contributions play a big role in achieving milestones. However, when projects receive setbacks, she blames her team members and sometimes states that the situation was beyond her control. Allen's behavior is an example of a(n)________ bias.

Accepted Answer

A) impact 
B) anchoring 
C) confirmation 
D) distinction 
E) self-serving 
A) impact 
B) anchoring 
C) confirmation 
D) distinction 
E) self-serving

Question 14

________ is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Accepted Answer

A) Sensation 
B) Impression 
C) Apprehension 
D) Attribution 
E) Perception 
A) Sensation 
B) Impression 
C) Apprehension 
D) Attribution 
E) Perception

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of externally caused behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) An employee postpones a meeting because he overslept. 
B) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire. 
C) An employee was fired because he violated a company policy. 
D) An employee was promoted when he achieved more than the assigned objectives. 
E) An employee closed a sale with an important corporate client because of his excellent negotiation skills. 
A) An employee postpones a meeting because he overslept. 
B) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire. 
C) An employee was fired because he violated a company policy. 
D) An employee was promoted when he achieved more than the assigned objectives. 
E) An employee closed a sale with an important corporate client because of his excellent negotiation skills.

Question 16

The perception of a target is unaffected by the perceiver's personality or past experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is intuitive decision making? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Intuitive decision making is an unconsci

Question 18

What is perception? Discuss the factors that influence perception.

Accepted Answer

Perception is a process by which individ

Question 19

________ refers to the evaluation of a person's characteristics that is affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) Halo effect 
B) Contrast effect 
C) Confirmation bias 
D) Stereotyping 
E) Anchoring bias 
A) Halo effect 
B) Contrast effect 
C) Confirmation bias 
D) Stereotyping 
E) Anchoring bias

Question 20

According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we tend to attribute it to external causes.

Accepted Answer

A) low on distinctiveness 
B) low on adaptability 
C) low on consistency 
D) high on stability 
E) low on consensus 
A) low on distinctiveness 
B) low on adaptability 
C) low on consistency 
D) high on stability 
E) low on consensus

You are more likely to notice a car like your own due to ________.

________ refers to staying with a decision even when there is clear evidence it's wrong.

Samantha is never late for work, but last Monday she arrived an hour late because of heavy traffic. According to the attribution theory, Samantha's behavior on that day scores ________.

Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior?

Janice is late for work each day by about ten minutes. How would attribution theory describe this behavior?

People are usually not aware of the factors that influence their view of reality.

A candidate is likely to receive a more favorable evaluation if preceded by mediocre applicants and a less favorable evaluation if preceded by strong applicants. This is an example of the halo effect.

Stereotyping helps individuals make quick decisions through generalizations.

The three-component model of creativity proposes that individual creativity essentially requires expertise, creative thinking skills, and ________.

________ is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Which of the following is an example of externally caused behavior?

The perception of a target is unaffected by the perceiver's personality or past experiences.

What is intuitive decision making? Explain.

What is perception? Discuss the factors that influence perception.

________ refers to the evaluation of a person's characteristics that is affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same characteristics.

According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we tend to attribute it to external causes.

What Is Organizational Behavior?

Diversity in Organizations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Personality and Values

Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices

Organizational Change and Stress Management

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Exam 6: Perception and Individual Decision Making

You are more likely to notice a car like your own due to ________.

________ refers to staying with a decision even when there is clear evidence it's wrong.

Samantha is never late for work, but last Monday she arrived an hour late because of heavy traffic. According to the attribution theory, Samantha's behavior on that day scores ________.

Which of the following is an example of internally caused behavior?

Janice is late for work each day by about ten minutes. How would attribution theory describe this behavior?

People are usually not aware of the factors that influence their view of reality.

A candidate is likely to receive a more favorable evaluation if preceded by mediocre applicants and a less favorable evaluation if preceded by strong applicants. This is an example of the halo effect.

Stereotyping helps individuals make quick decisions through generalizations.

The three-component model of creativity proposes that individual creativity essentially requires expertise, creative thinking skills, and ________.

________ is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.

Which of the following is an example of externally caused behavior?

The perception of a target is unaffected by the perceiver's personality or past experiences.

What is intuitive decision making? Explain.

What is perception? Discuss the factors that influence perception.

________ refers to the evaluation of a person's characteristics that is affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same characteristics.

According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we tend to attribute it to external causes.

What Is Organizational Behavior?

Diversity in Organizations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Personality and Values

Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Filters