Exam 4: Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics

Identify a true statement about attitudes.

Three major characteristics of the source affect persuasion are expertise, trustworthiness, and attractiveness.

Children adopt certain attitudes when their parents reinforce attitudes they approve. This is an example of _____.

In the context of values, which of the following is true of the baby busters?

_____ is the willingness of an individual to make decisions when all that needs to be known cannot be known and when the ethical issue has no established, unambiguous solution.

Abraham is a salesman who sells used cell phones as new ones. The phones are repackaged to make them look new. Abraham does not like the idea of concealing information from his customers to sell the used phones and feels that it is unethical. In this scenario, the tension created by this conflict between Abraham's ethical principles and professional pressures is _____.

Machiavellianism is a personality characteristic involving one's willingness to do whatever it takes to get one's own way.

In the context of the ABC model of an attitude, which of the following is true of affect?

Briefly discuss the relationship between job satisfaction and performance.

Explain with an example how attitude specificity affects attitude-behavior correspondence.

_____ are those values that influence individuals' perceptions of right and wrong on the job.

Which of the following statements is true of job satisfaction?

Holly has developed an aversion toward math. She always scores low grades in the subject. She feels that she can never understand algebra, calculus, or geometry. It is evident that Holly's attitude toward math is influenced by _____.

Which of the following is true of the factors that affect attitude-behavior link?

In the context of values, which of the following is true of Generation X?

In the context of attitudes and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs), affect tends to direct OCBs toward other organizations.

Compare high-Mach individuals with low-Mach individuals.

In the context of organizational commitment, individuals who experience _____ stay with an organization because they feel they should.

Identify a true statement in the context of persuasion and attitude change.

_____ is the process of deriving attitudes from family, peer groups, religious organizations, and culture.