Question 1

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of transformational leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectual stimulation 
B)  Inspirational motivation 
C)  Individualized consideration of others 
D)  Conscientiousness 
A)  Intellectual stimulation 
B)  Inspirational motivation 
C)  Individualized consideration of others 
D)  Conscientiousness

Question 2

Josiah is trying to get hired by the New Directions Company.All of the following will help his cause except

Accepted Answer

A)  being physically attractive. 
B)  securing a personal interview. 
C)  engaging in self-effacement. 
D)  an interviewer who has high expectations of him. 
A)  being physically attractive. 
B)  securing a personal interview. 
C)  engaging in self-effacement. 
D)  an interviewer who has high expectations of him.

Question 3

Grant, a chief executive officer for more than two decades, has observed the rise of many people to positions of leadership in his company.In retrospect, he realizes that most of these people have exhibited a particular set of traits, including intelligence, ambition, a need for power, and an ability to adapt to changing circumstances.Grant's observations are consistent with the

Accepted Answer

A)  great person theory. 
B)  interactionist approach. 
C)  transactional approach. 
D)  contingency model. 
A)  great person theory. 
B)  interactionist approach. 
C)  transactional approach. 
D)  contingency model.

Question 4

One difficulty that homeowners often run into when they attempt to sell is that they tend to value their own property much higher than do other people, including real estate agents and potential buyers.This tendency is consistent with the

Accepted Answer

A)  sunk cost principle. 
B)  endowment effect. 
C)  escalation effect. 
D)  concept of entrapment. 
A)  sunk cost principle. 
B)  endowment effect. 
C)  escalation effect. 
D)  concept of entrapment.

Question 5

When Kinard applied for a job at a new firm, they gave him a paper-and-pencil questionnaire that asked questions about whether or not he had been involved in any of several transgressions, such as illegal drug use and shoplifting.Kinard took a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  situational judgment test. 
B)  polygraph test. 
C)  integrity test. 
D)  personality test. 
A)  situational judgment test. 
B)  polygraph test. 
C)  integrity test. 
D)  personality test.

Question 6

Concerning the issue of affirmative action, surveys tend to show that Americans are

Accepted Answer

A)  strongly in favor of it, regardless of their race or sex. 
B)  strongly opposed to it, regardless of their race or sex. 
C)  divided on the issue, with African Americans more supportive of it than Caucasians. 
D)  divided on the issue, with men more supportive of it than women. 
A)  strongly in favor of it, regardless of their race or sex. 
B)  strongly opposed to it, regardless of their race or sex. 
C)  divided on the issue, with African Americans more supportive of it than Caucasians. 
D)  divided on the issue, with men more supportive of it than women.

Question 7

The study of human behavior in the workplace defines the field of

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychology. 
B)  experimental psychology. 
C)  economic/applied psychology. 
D)  industrial/organizational psychology. 
A)  clinical psychology. 
B)  experimental psychology. 
C)  economic/applied psychology. 
D)  industrial/organizational psychology.

Question 8

A company's attempt to conduct targeted employment recruitment in neighborhoods in which they haven't successfully recruited employees before is known as a _____ form of affirmative action.

Accepted Answer

A)  blind 
B)  hard 
C)  soft 
D)  loose 
A)  blind 
B)  hard 
C)  soft 
D)  loose

Question 9

Izzy is a surgical resident.The hospital wants to conduct a 360-degree appraisal of her performance, which required obtaining evaluations from

Accepted Answer

A)  patients. 
B)  her fellow residents. 
C)  the chief resident and supervising attending physicians. 
D)  All of these 
A)  patients. 
B)  her fellow residents. 
C)  the chief resident and supervising attending physicians. 
D)  All of these

Question 10

Angus is accused of having a restriction of range problem in his evaluations of coworkers.What is most likely to be true about Angus?

Accepted Answer

A)  His ratings fluctuate dramatically over time 
B)  He tends to believe that friendly subordinates are also competent 
C)  He rates people he doesn't know well inaccurately 
D)  He probably fails to make adequate distinctions among subordinates 
A)  His ratings fluctuate dramatically over time 
B)  He tends to believe that friendly subordinates are also competent 
C)  He rates people he doesn't know well inaccurately 
D)  He probably fails to make adequate distinctions among subordinates

Question 11

In 2012, American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid.All of the following are explanations provided by the book for this gender-based wage disparity except

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 12

Amabile and Kramer (2011)would argue that _____ is one of the most important factors to motivation at work.

Accepted Answer

A)  pay 
B)  recognition for good work 
C)  making progress at work 
D)  having social support at work 
A)  pay 
B)  recognition for good work 
C)  making progress at work 
D)  having social support at work

Question 13

Compared to a paper-and-pencil personality test, a structured interview is

Accepted Answer

A)  more difficult to fake. 
B)  less predictive of future performance. 
C)  too expensive for most companies to utilize. 
D)  All of these 
A)  more difficult to fake. 
B)  less predictive of future performance. 
C)  too expensive for most companies to utilize. 
D)  All of these

Question 14

Plaut and colleagues (2009)found that companies with Caucasian supervisors who endorsed a multicultural perspective on diversity

Accepted Answer

A)  employed more minority employees. 
B)  employed minority employees who reported being more engaged in their work. 
C)  paid their minority employees more money than did other companies. 
D)  reported lower earnings than did other companies. 
A)  employed more minority employees. 
B)  employed minority employees who reported being more engaged in their work. 
C)  paid their minority employees more money than did other companies. 
D)  reported lower earnings than did other companies.

Question 15

The original intent of the managers at the Hawthorne plant was to see if they could make their factory workers more productive by changing light levels in the factory.To do this, they increased the lighting for one group of workers in a special test room and kept the lights the same in the control room.They found that

Accepted Answer

A)  workers in the special test room came to outperform workers in the control room. 
B)  workers in the control room actually and unexpectedly outperformed workers in the special test room. 
C)  neither group of workers showed an increase in productivity. 
D)  both groups of workers showed an increase in productivity. 
A)  workers in the special test room came to outperform workers in the control room. 
B)  workers in the control room actually and unexpectedly outperformed workers in the special test room. 
C)  neither group of workers showed an increase in productivity. 
D)  both groups of workers showed an increase in productivity.

Question 16

People who violate the sunk cost principle often

Accepted Answer

A)  attribute random fluctuations in the stock market to predictable causes, thereby increasing the likelihood that self-fulfilling prophecies will occur. 
B)  feel entrapped by their own initial commitments to some failing course of action but continue to pursue it in an effort to justify their prior decisions. 
C)  wait too long before making their investment decisions, thereby passing up the opportunity to buy stocks when they are least expensive. 
D)  base their decisions purely on economic rules and ignore the psychological implications of their actions. 
A)  attribute random fluctuations in the stock market to predictable causes, thereby increasing the likelihood that self-fulfilling prophecies will occur. 
B)  feel entrapped by their own initial commitments to some failing course of action but continue to pursue it in an effort to justify their prior decisions. 
C)  wait too long before making their investment decisions, thereby passing up the opportunity to buy stocks when they are least expensive. 
D)  base their decisions purely on economic rules and ignore the psychological implications of their actions.

Question 17

People often try to relieve the distress of being underpaid or overpaid by

Accepted Answer

A)  convincing themselves that equity already exists. 
B)  escalating commitment. 
C)  using assessment centers. 
D)  perceiving rewards as having informational value. 
A)  convincing themselves that equity already exists. 
B)  escalating commitment. 
C)  using assessment centers. 
D)  perceiving rewards as having informational value.

Question 18

Bernard is an African-American professional.Research suggests fairly clearly that he will be more likely than a Caucasian professional to

Accepted Answer

A)  respond positively to a task-oriented leader. 
B)  receive more negative employee evaluations. 
C)  establish a mentoring relationship with a supervisor. 
D)  feel excluded socially from informal work groups. 
A)  respond positively to a task-oriented leader. 
B)  receive more negative employee evaluations. 
C)  establish a mentoring relationship with a supervisor. 
D)  feel excluded socially from informal work groups.

Question 19

Neve will be using a structured interview to hire her new assistant.One of the applicants for the position has requested a phone interview because she lives far from the job site.Based on the existing research, Neve

Accepted Answer

A)  should be concerned because structured interviews are only effective when administered in person. 
B)  has no reason to worry because she can focus more intently on the applicant's responses during a phone interview. 
C)  should feel reassured because structured phone interviews have been shown to be predictive of future productivity. 
D)  will have to use a written integrity test rather than a structured interview in this situation. 
A)  should be concerned because structured interviews are only effective when administered in person. 
B)  has no reason to worry because she can focus more intently on the applicant's responses during a phone interview. 
C)  should feel reassured because structured phone interviews have been shown to be predictive of future productivity. 
D)  will have to use a written integrity test rather than a structured interview in this situation.

Question 20

All of the following are aspects of the due process model of performance appraisal except

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.

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of transformational leaders?

Josiah is trying to get hired by the New Directions Company.All of the following will help his cause except

One difficulty that homeowners often run into when they attempt to sell is that they tend to value their own property much higher than do other people, including real estate agents and potential buyers.This tendency is consistent with the

When Kinard applied for a job at a new firm, they gave him a paper-and-pencil questionnaire that asked questions about whether or not he had been involved in any of several transgressions, such as illegal drug use and shoplifting.Kinard took a(n)

Concerning the issue of affirmative action, surveys tend to show that Americans are

The study of human behavior in the workplace defines the field of

A company's attempt to conduct targeted employment recruitment in neighborhoods in which they haven't successfully recruited employees before is known as a _____ form of affirmative action.

Izzy is a surgical resident.The hospital wants to conduct a 360-degree appraisal of her performance, which required obtaining evaluations from

Angus is accused of having a restriction of range problem in his evaluations of coworkers.What is most likely to be true about Angus?

In 2012, American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid.All of the following are explanations provided by the book for this gender-based wage disparity except

Amabile and Kramer (2011)would argue that _____ is one of the most important factors to motivation at work.

Compared to a paper-and-pencil personality test, a structured interview is

Plaut and colleagues (2009)found that companies with Caucasian supervisors who endorsed a multicultural perspective on diversity

People who violate the sunk cost principle often

People often try to relieve the distress of being underpaid or overpaid by

Bernard is an African-American professional.Research suggests fairly clearly that he will be more likely than a Caucasian professional to

Neve will be using a structured interview to hire her new assistant.One of the applicants for the position has requested a phone interview because she lives far from the job site.Based on the existing research, Neve

All of the following are aspects of the due process model of performance appraisal except

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Exam 13: Business

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics of transformational leaders?

Josiah is trying to get hired by the New Directions Company.All of the following will help his cause except

One difficulty that homeowners often run into when they attempt to sell is that they tend to value their own property much higher than do other people, including real estate agents and potential buyers.This tendency is consistent with the

When Kinard applied for a job at a new firm, they gave him a paper-and-pencil questionnaire that asked questions about whether or not he had been involved in any of several transgressions, such as illegal drug use and shoplifting.Kinard took a(n)

Concerning the issue of affirmative action, surveys tend to show that Americans are

The study of human behavior in the workplace defines the field of

A company's attempt to conduct targeted employment recruitment in neighborhoods in which they haven't successfully recruited employees before is known as a _____ form of affirmative action.

Izzy is a surgical resident.The hospital wants to conduct a 360-degree appraisal of her performance, which required obtaining evaluations from

Angus is accused of having a restriction of range problem in his evaluations of coworkers.What is most likely to be true about Angus?

In 2012, American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid.All of the following are explanations provided by the book for this gender-based wage disparity except

Amabile and Kramer (2011)would argue that _____ is one of the most important factors to motivation at work.

Compared to a paper-and-pencil personality test, a structured interview is

Plaut and colleagues (2009)found that companies with Caucasian supervisors who endorsed a multicultural perspective on diversity

People who violate the sunk cost principle often

People often try to relieve the distress of being underpaid or overpaid by

Bernard is an African-American professional.Research suggests fairly clearly that he will be more likely than a Caucasian professional to

Neve will be using a structured interview to hire her new assistant.One of the applicants for the position has requested a phone interview because she lives far from the job site.Based on the existing research, Neve

All of the following are aspects of the due process model of performance appraisal except

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 and Well being

Filters