Question 1

Gretel wants to be as accurate and fair as she can when evaluating her subordinates.Which of the following would help her be both accurate and fair in her evaluations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gretel has her employees evaluate themselves and then observes them on repeated occasions, rating their performance on a numerical scale. 
B)  Gretel receives training on the biases of social perception and gives her subordinates clear performance standards. 
C)  Gretel remains detached from her employees and is the sole evaluator. 
D)  Gretel has several raters assess her subordinates and then gives the employees feedback without using due process in her appraisal. 
A)  Gretel has her employees evaluate themselves and then observes them on repeated occasions, rating their performance on a numerical scale. 
B)  Gretel receives training on the biases of social perception and gives her subordinates clear performance standards. 
C)  Gretel remains detached from her employees and is the sole evaluator. 
D)  Gretel has several raters assess her subordinates and then gives the employees feedback without using due process in her appraisal.

Question 2

Research regarding gender and leadership indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  men are typically more effective leaders than women. 
B)  women are typically more effective leaders than men. 
C)  male leaders are more relations-oriented than female leaders, and females are more task-oriented than males. 
D)  male leaders are more controlling in their approach than are female leaders, and females are more democratic than males. 
A)  men are typically more effective leaders than women. 
B)  women are typically more effective leaders than men. 
C)  male leaders are more relations-oriented than female leaders, and females are more task-oriented than males. 
D)  male leaders are more controlling in their approach than are female leaders, and females are more democratic than males.

Question 3

The contingency model of leadership suggests that for a task in which there is low situational control,

Accepted Answer

A)  a relations-oriented leader often offers too little guidance. 
B)  a task-oriented leader is unlikely to be successful. 
C)  a transactional leader will usually fail to set clear goals. 
D)  a transformational leader will often rub subordinates the wrong way. 
A)  a relations-oriented leader often offers too little guidance. 
B)  a task-oriented leader is unlikely to be successful. 
C)  a transactional leader will usually fail to set clear goals. 
D)  a transformational leader will often rub subordinates the wrong way.

Question 4

Chao and Moon (2005)refer to the idea that every worker has a multidimensional identity as constituting an organizational

Accepted Answer

A)  melting pot. 
B)  cultural mosaic. 
C)  quilt of demography. 
D)  diversity profile. 
A)  melting pot. 
B)  cultural mosaic. 
C)  quilt of demography. 
D)  diversity profile.

Question 5

All of the following personnel selection procedures are used legally by employers regardless of profession except

Accepted Answer

A)  polygraph testing. 
B)  integrity tests. 
C)  assessment centers. 
D)  personality tests. 
A)  polygraph testing. 
B)  integrity tests. 
C)  assessment centers. 
D)  personality tests.

Question 6

Lancelot would like to increase employee motivation and productivity.According to expectancy theory, which of the following would be most effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Continually urging employees to do their best 
B)  Providing equal rewards to all employees regardless of effort or outcomes 
C)  Using only mildly positive symbolic rewards rather than monetary ones 
D)  Instituting a profit-sharing plan based on job performance 
A)  Continually urging employees to do their best 
B)  Providing equal rewards to all employees regardless of effort or outcomes 
C)  Using only mildly positive symbolic rewards rather than monetary ones 
D)  Instituting a profit-sharing plan based on job performance

Question 7

Mismatches between a leader's personal style and the demands of the situation are most likely to lead to

Accepted Answer

A)  high situational control. 
B)  low rates of employee absenteeism. 
C)  increased leader competence. 
D)  increased job stress. 
A)  high situational control. 
B)  low rates of employee absenteeism. 
C)  increased leader competence. 
D)  increased job stress.

Question 8

Halo effects are most likely to be caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  reliance on implicit personality theories. 
B)  the tendency to perceive women as having a nurturing role. 
C)  biases in the graphology process. 
D)  the use of structured interviews in personnel selection. 
A)  reliance on implicit personality theories. 
B)  the tendency to perceive women as having a nurturing role. 
C)  biases in the graphology process. 
D)  the use of structured interviews in personnel selection.

Question 9

Lindy, a professor, is attempting to improve the performance of her students by making the course materials more learning-friendly.She rearranges the room, purchases lamps, and develops a new set of readings.Her students do, in fact, improve.If this improvement stemmed from a Hawthorne effect, then it can be best attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  the students' knowledge that she was attempting to improve their performance. 
B)  the students' feeling that Lindy's class is better than other classes.. 
C)  Lindy's positive attitude toward education. 
D)  the effect of physical setting on academic performance. 
A)  the students' knowledge that she was attempting to improve their performance. 
B)  the students' feeling that Lindy's class is better than other classes.. 
C)  Lindy's positive attitude toward education. 
D)  the effect of physical setting on academic performance.

Question 10

Research on how people react to pay cuts/raises, layoffs, promotions, and affirmative action policies shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  how the decision was made is more important than what decision was made. 
B)  what decision was made is more important than how the decision was made. 
C)  both how the decision was made and what the decision was are important. 
D)  neither how the decision was made nor what the decision was are important. 
A)  how the decision was made is more important than what decision was made. 
B)  what decision was made is more important than how the decision was made. 
C)  both how the decision was made and what the decision was are important. 
D)  neither how the decision was made nor what the decision was are important.

Question 11

Marilyn is the director of human resources for a small financial services company.The CEO of the company, Phil, asks her to interview three candidates for an open position in the billing department.Phil is particularly excited about candidate A, and tells Marilyn this.Research suggests that when interviewing candidate A, Marilyn will

Accepted Answer

A)  be somewhat more outgoing and cheerful than when she interviews the other candidates. 
B)  scrutinize every response more carefully in the effort to disconfirm Phil's expectations. 
C)  engage in self-promotion. 
D)  hold off on making any judgments about the candidate until she completes the other two interviews as well. 
A)  be somewhat more outgoing and cheerful than when she interviews the other candidates. 
B)  scrutinize every response more carefully in the effort to disconfirm Phil's expectations. 
C)  engage in self-promotion. 
D)  hold off on making any judgments about the candidate until she completes the other two interviews as well.

Question 12

How do rewards affect intrinsic motivation?

Accepted Answer

People are intrinsically motivated to pu

Question 13

Questionnaires designed to test a job applicant's honesty and character are called _____ tests.

Accepted Answer

A)  personality 
B)  intelligence 
C)  integrity 
D)  job-specific 
A)  personality 
B)  intelligence 
C)  integrity 
D)  job-specific

Question 14

Fegapessa is required to evaluate all of her employees and then communicate the results of these evaluations to the employees.Fegapessa is conducting

Accepted Answer

A)  performance appraisals. 
B)  integrity tests. 
C)  participative decision making. 
D)  preferential selection. 
A)  performance appraisals. 
B)  integrity tests. 
C)  participative decision making. 
D)  preferential selection.

Question 15

Explain how investors are influenced by attributions about fluctuations in the stock market.

Accepted Answer

When stock prices increase and decrease,

Question 16

Bobby, Peter, Greg, and Mike are all very effective leaders.Although their leadership styles vary, they are particularly likely to have in common

Accepted Answer

A)  an emphasis on smoothing over potentially tense relationships. 
B)  the ability to negotiate deals efficiently and to their own advantage. 
C)  an engaging way of speaking. 
D)  the ability to use social influence effectively. 
A)  an emphasis on smoothing over potentially tense relationships. 
B)  the ability to negotiate deals efficiently and to their own advantage. 
C)  an engaging way of speaking. 
D)  the ability to use social influence effectively.

Question 17

Leonard is viewed as outgoing by his many friends, and he is often the center of attention because of his talkativeness.Based on research on personality traits relevant to desired work outcomes, Leonard is probably high on _____ and would probably be most successful as a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  agreeableness; accountant 
B)  conscientiousness; librarian 
C)  extraversion; salesperson 
D)  emotional stability; medical records clerk 
A)  agreeableness; accountant 
B)  conscientiousness; librarian 
C)  extraversion; salesperson 
D)  emotional stability; medical records clerk

Question 18

As of 2012, the current unemployment rate in the United States is ______ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  4 
C)  8 
D)  2 
A)  10 
B)  4 
C)  8 
D)  2

Question 19

Shefrin (2000)suggests that stock market decisions are heavily influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  social psychological variables. 
B)  purely economic factors. 
C)  random fluctuations. 
D)  insider trading. 
A)  social psychological variables. 
B)  purely economic factors. 
C)  random fluctuations. 
D)  insider trading.

Question 20

Research by Vohs and colleagues (2006)demonstrates the effects of leading participants to think about money.Which of the following is not one of those effects?

Accepted Answer

A)  People tend to prefer to work alone as opposed to in groups. 
B)  People tend to fail to ask for help with a problem they are having trouble solving. 
C)  People tend to encroach on the personal space of other people, standing too close to them or engaging in unwanted physical touching. 
D)  People tend to offer less help to others who are clearly in need of assistance. 
A)  People tend to prefer to work alone as opposed to in groups. 
B)  People tend to fail to ask for help with a problem they are having trouble solving. 
C)  People tend to encroach on the personal space of other people, standing too close to them or engaging in unwanted physical touching. 
D)  People tend to offer less help to others who are clearly in need of assistance.

Gretel wants to be as accurate and fair as she can when evaluating her subordinates.Which of the following would help her be both accurate and fair in her evaluations?

Research regarding gender and leadership indicates that

The contingency model of leadership suggests that for a task in which there is low situational control,

Chao and Moon (2005)refer to the idea that every worker has a multidimensional identity as constituting an organizational

All of the following personnel selection procedures are used legally by employers regardless of profession except

Lancelot would like to increase employee motivation and productivity.According to expectancy theory, which of the following would be most effective?

Mismatches between a leader's personal style and the demands of the situation are most likely to lead to

Halo effects are most likely to be caused by

Research on how people react to pay cuts/raises, layoffs, promotions, and affirmative action policies shows that

How do rewards affect intrinsic motivation?

Questionnaires designed to test a job applicant's honesty and character are called _____ tests.

Fegapessa is required to evaluate all of her employees and then communicate the results of these evaluations to the employees.Fegapessa is conducting

Explain how investors are influenced by attributions about fluctuations in the stock market.

Bobby, Peter, Greg, and Mike are all very effective leaders.Although their leadership styles vary, they are particularly likely to have in common

Leonard is viewed as outgoing by his many friends, and he is often the center of attention because of his talkativeness.Based on research on personality traits relevant to desired work outcomes, Leonard is probably high on _ and would probably be most successful as a(n)_.

As of 2012, the current unemployment rate in the United States is ______ percent.

Shefrin (2000)suggests that stock market decisions are heavily influenced by

Research by Vohs and colleagues (2006)demonstrates the effects of leading participants to think about money.Which of the following is not one of those effects?

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

Exam 13: Business

Gretel wants to be as accurate and fair as she can when evaluating her subordinates.Which of the following would help her be both accurate and fair in her evaluations?

Research regarding gender and leadership indicates that

The contingency model of leadership suggests that for a task in which there is low situational control,

Chao and Moon (2005)refer to the idea that every worker has a multidimensional identity as constituting an organizational

All of the following personnel selection procedures are used legally by employers regardless of profession except

Lancelot would like to increase employee motivation and productivity.According to expectancy theory, which of the following would be most effective?

Mismatches between a leader's personal style and the demands of the situation are most likely to lead to

Halo effects are most likely to be caused by

Research on how people react to pay cuts/raises, layoffs, promotions, and affirmative action policies shows that

How do rewards affect intrinsic motivation?

Questionnaires designed to test a job applicant's honesty and character are called _____ tests.

Fegapessa is required to evaluate all of her employees and then communicate the results of these evaluations to the employees.Fegapessa is conducting

Explain how investors are influenced by attributions about fluctuations in the stock market.

Bobby, Peter, Greg, and Mike are all very effective leaders.Although their leadership styles vary, they are particularly likely to have in common

Leonard is viewed as outgoing by his many friends, and he is often the center of attention because of his talkativeness.Based on research on personality traits relevant to desired work outcomes, Leonard is probably high on _____ and would probably be most successful as a(n)_____.

As of 2012, the current unemployment rate in the United States is ______ percent.

Shefrin (2000)suggests that stock market decisions are heavily influenced by

Research by Vohs and colleagues (2006)demonstrates the effects of leading participants to think about money.Which of the following is not one of those effects?

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

Leonard is viewed as outgoing by his many friends, and he is often the center of attention because of his talkativeness.Based on research on personality traits relevant to desired work outcomes, Leonard is probably high on _ and would probably be most successful as a(n)_.