Question 1

The _______ is the tendency for people to inflate the value of objects, good, or services they already own.

Accepted Answer

A)  endowment effect. 
B)  escalation effect. 
C)  sunk cost effect. 
D)  expectancy phenomenon. 
A)  endowment effect. 
B)  escalation effect. 
C)  sunk cost effect. 
D)  expectancy phenomenon.

Question 2

Employee selection processes comprise the following tests except

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence. 
B)  personality. 
C)  integrity. 
D)  mental health. 
A)  intelligence. 
B)  personality. 
C)  integrity. 
D)  mental health.

Question 3

_______ is/are not an aspect of the due process model of performance appraisal.

Accepted Answer

A)  Adequate notice 
B)  Fair hearing 
C)  Integrity tests 
D)  Evidence of job performance 
A)  Adequate notice 
B)  Fair hearing 
C)  Integrity tests 
D)  Evidence of job performance

Question 4

According to Berdahl and Anderson (2005), all-female work groups tend to have

Accepted Answer

A)  centralized leadership structures. 
B)  decentralized leadership structures. 
C)  more conflict than all-male groups. 
D)  less conflict than all-male groups. 
A)  centralized leadership structures. 
B)  decentralized leadership structures. 
C)  more conflict than all-male groups. 
D)  less conflict than all-male groups.

Question 5

Nicola has good relations with her subordinates, exerts considerable power over them, and is faced with clearly structured tasks within the organization. According to the contingency model, Nicola is most likely to be an effective leader if she

Accepted Answer

A)  concentrates on making sure that her subordinates' feelings remain positive. 
B)  appears to individualize her attention. 
C)  explicitly endorses due process considerations. 
D)  is very task-oriented. 
A)  concentrates on making sure that her subordinates' feelings remain positive. 
B)  appears to individualize her attention. 
C)  explicitly endorses due process considerations. 
D)  is very task-oriented.

Question 6

While implementing an affirmative action policy, an employer should avoid the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  setting and communicating clear and explicit qualifications criteria. 
B)  emphasizing the target applicant's unique contributions to the organization. 
C)  clearly informing employees that the use of a quota is, in certain cases, justifiable. 
D)  providing the target applicant and coworkers with specific feedback about the target's qualifications. 
A)  setting and communicating clear and explicit qualifications criteria. 
B)  emphasizing the target applicant's unique contributions to the organization. 
C)  clearly informing employees that the use of a quota is, in certain cases, justifiable. 
D)  providing the target applicant and coworkers with specific feedback about the target's qualifications.

Question 7

How do rewards affect intrinsic motivation?

Accepted Answer

People are intrinsically motivated to pu

Question 8

During an interview, Maury is asked about work at a preceding job he held. At that job, he actually had quite a bit of trouble getting along with the boss and had fairly low-level responsibilities. But in his response to the interviewer's question, Maury does not mention the trouble getting along with his supervisor and talks about how significant his responsibilities were to the organization's success. Which faking strategy (or strategies) is Maury using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ingratiation and exaggeration 
B)  Exaggeration only 
C)  Image protection only 
D)  Exaggeration and image protection 
A)  Ingratiation and exaggeration 
B)  Exaggeration only 
C)  Image protection only 
D)  Exaggeration and image protection

Question 9

What is the major advantage of unstructured interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interviewer can ask prepared questions. 
B)  It can be legally defensible. 
C)  Interviewers can pursue points of interest. 
D)  The same questions can be asked to all applicants. 
A)  Interviewer can ask prepared questions. 
B)  It can be legally defensible. 
C)  Interviewers can pursue points of interest. 
D)  The same questions can be asked to all applicants.

Question 10

Two changes in the world that have led organizational psychologists to consider cultural issues in the workplace are

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S. Civil Rights movement and affirmative action. 
B)  affirmative action and a worldwide trend toward globalization. 
C)  an increase in the number of workplace discrimination lawsuits and a worldwide trend toward globalization. 
D)  the U.S. Civil Rights movement and an increase in the number of workplace discrimination lawsuits. 
A)  the U.S. Civil Rights movement and affirmative action. 
B)  affirmative action and a worldwide trend toward globalization. 
C)  an increase in the number of workplace discrimination lawsuits and a worldwide trend toward globalization. 
D)  the U.S. Civil Rights movement and an increase in the number of workplace discrimination lawsuits.

Question 11

Name two factors that affect both supervisor ratings of employees and employee self-ratings.

Accepted Answer

Restriction of range problems and power

Question 12

James has just purchased a stock for $50 a share, and in the first two days it rises to $60 a share. James decides that this 20% gain in 48 hours is a nice little windfall, and sells the stocks at that price. The fact that it next goes up to $80 a share in the following month leaves James wondering why he sold. This tendency to sell a stock too quickly after its value has increased is called the ____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  endowment 
B)  disposition 
C)  Escalation 
D)  sunk cost 
A)  endowment 
B)  disposition 
C)  Escalation 
D)  sunk cost

Question 13

_______ characteristic is not one of the forms of faking documented by Levashina and Campion (2007).

Accepted Answer

A)  Ingratiation 
B)  Outright lying 
C)  Image protection 
D)  Charisma 
A)  Ingratiation 
B)  Outright lying 
C)  Image protection 
D)  Charisma

Question 14

According to Cedric Herring (2009), those companies that ____ had higher profits and earned greater revenue than companies that did not.

Accepted Answer

A)  used 360 assessments 
B)  cybervetted job applicants 
C)  employed transactional leadership styles 
D)  had greater racial and gender diversity 
A)  used 360 assessments 
B)  cybervetted job applicants 
C)  employed transactional leadership styles 
D)  had greater racial and gender diversity

Question 15

In research examining different types of interviews, some students were interviewed in person while others were given a telephone or video interview. Which of the following outcomes was found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students who were given a telephone interview were more likely to rate the process favorably. 
B)  Students who were given an in-person interview were more likely to accept a job offer. 
C)  Those students who had an interview via videoconference rated the process as being the fairest. 
D)  There were no significant differences between in-person, video, and telephone interviews. 
A)  Students who were given a telephone interview were more likely to rate the process favorably. 
B)  Students who were given an in-person interview were more likely to accept a job offer. 
C)  Those students who had an interview via videoconference rated the process as being the fairest. 
D)  There were no significant differences between in-person, video, and telephone interviews.

Question 16

Vince buys tickets to a concert for his girlfriend, Jennifer. Two weeks before the show, the couple split up. Vince decides to go to the concert anyway even though he doesn't really like the band. "I paid the money, so I might as well go," he says. Vince's decision demonstrates the ____ principle.

Accepted Answer

A)  base rate 
B)  endowment 
C)  Escalation 
D)  sunk cost 
A)  base rate 
B)  endowment 
C)  Escalation 
D)  sunk cost

Question 17

According to Lyess and Thompson's (2000) survey of corporate executives as compared to their male counterparts, female executives are more likely to have

Accepted Answer

A)  greater access to role models and mentors. 
B)  a more task-oriented leadership style. 
C)  sought competitive, hierarchical positions. 
D)  been passed over for jobs requiring relocation. 
A)  greater access to role models and mentors. 
B)  a more task-oriented leadership style. 
C)  sought competitive, hierarchical positions. 
D)  been passed over for jobs requiring relocation.

Question 18

In 2012, American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid. Which of the following explanations for this gender-based wage disparity is not one proposed by your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consistent with the history of gender discrimination in this country, women have simply come to expect lower salaries than men do. 
B)  Even when they perform well, women's self-ratings tend to be less positive than men's. 
C)  In making social comparisons, women tend to compare themselves with other women, not with men. 
D)  Women tend to exhibit an interdependent or collectivist self-view, whereas men are more likely to value independence or individualism in the workplace. 
A)  Consistent with the history of gender discrimination in this country, women have simply come to expect lower salaries than men do. 
B)  Even when they perform well, women's self-ratings tend to be less positive than men's. 
C)  In making social comparisons, women tend to compare themselves with other women, not with men. 
D)  Women tend to exhibit an interdependent or collectivist self-view, whereas men are more likely to value independence or individualism in the workplace.

Question 19

Who conducted the Hawthorne experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Max Weber 
B)  Elton Mayo 
C)  Henri Fayol 
D)  Charles Handy 
A)  Max Weber 
B)  Elton Mayo 
C)  Henri Fayol 
D)  Charles Handy

Question 20

Which of the following demonstrates behavior of the second highest bidder in Teger's (1980) dollar auction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Effective use of the sunk cost principle. 
B)  People do not handle money as carefully as professionals do. 
C)  Escalation of a counterproductive endeavor. 
D)  People take greater risks when gains are high. 
A)  Effective use of the sunk cost principle. 
B)  People do not handle money as carefully as professionals do. 
C)  Escalation of a counterproductive endeavor. 
D)  People take greater risks when gains are high.

The _______ is the tendency for people to inflate the value of objects, good, or services they already own.

Employee selection processes comprise the following tests except

_______ is/are not an aspect of the due process model of performance appraisal.

According to Berdahl and Anderson (2005), all-female work groups tend to have

Nicola has good relations with her subordinates, exerts considerable power over them, and is faced with clearly structured tasks within the organization. According to the contingency model, Nicola is most likely to be an effective leader if she

While implementing an affirmative action policy, an employer should avoid the following:

How do rewards affect intrinsic motivation?

What is the major advantage of unstructured interviews?

Two changes in the world that have led organizational psychologists to consider cultural issues in the workplace are

Name two factors that affect both supervisor ratings of employees and employee self-ratings.

_______ characteristic is not one of the forms of faking documented by Levashina and Campion (2007).

According to Cedric Herring (2009), those companies that ____ had higher profits and earned greater revenue than companies that did not.

In research examining different types of interviews, some students were interviewed in person while others were given a telephone or video interview. Which of the following outcomes was found?

Vince buys tickets to a concert for his girlfriend, Jennifer. Two weeks before the show, the couple split up. Vince decides to go to the concert anyway even though he doesn't really like the band. "I paid the money, so I might as well go," he says. Vince's decision demonstrates the ____ principle.

According to Lyess and Thompson's (2000) survey of corporate executives as compared to their male counterparts, female executives are more likely to have

In 2012, American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid. Which of the following explanations for this gender-based wage disparity is not one proposed by your text?

Who conducted the Hawthorne experiments?

Which of the following demonstrates behavior of the second highest bidder in Teger's (1980) dollar auction?

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Exam 13: Business

The _______ is the tendency for people to inflate the value of objects, good, or services they already own.

Employee selection processes comprise the following tests except

_______ is/are not an aspect of the due process model of performance appraisal.

According to Berdahl and Anderson (2005), all-female work groups tend to have

Nicola has good relations with her subordinates, exerts considerable power over them, and is faced with clearly structured tasks within the organization. According to the contingency model, Nicola is most likely to be an effective leader if she

While implementing an affirmative action policy, an employer should avoid the following:

How do rewards affect intrinsic motivation?

What is the major advantage of unstructured interviews?

Two changes in the world that have led organizational psychologists to consider cultural issues in the workplace are

Name two factors that affect both supervisor ratings of employees and employee self-ratings.

_______ characteristic is not one of the forms of faking documented by Levashina and Campion (2007).

According to Cedric Herring (2009), those companies that ____ had higher profits and earned greater revenue than companies that did not.

In research examining different types of interviews, some students were interviewed in person while others were given a telephone or video interview. Which of the following outcomes was found?

Vince buys tickets to a concert for his girlfriend, Jennifer. Two weeks before the show, the couple split up. Vince decides to go to the concert anyway even though he doesn't really like the band. "I paid the money, so I might as well go," he says. Vince's decision demonstrates the ____ principle.

According to Lyess and Thompson's (2000) survey of corporate executives as compared to their male counterparts, female executives are more likely to have

In 2012, American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid. Which of the following explanations for this gender-based wage disparity is not one proposed by your text?

Who conducted the Hawthorne experiments?

Which of the following demonstrates behavior of the second highest bidder in Teger's (1980) dollar auction?

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Health

Filters