Exam 15: Organizational Behavior

A person who believes that what happens to him is due to luck or chance is said to have a(n) ________.

Feelings of fair treatment impact an employee's job satisfaction.

The component of attitude that includes beliefs and opinions is the ________ component.

When coworkers need help, they ask Edwina. She seems to know more about the job than everyone. She graduated with high honors from college and continues to learn all she can about a variety of interests. Edwina would score high in ________.

Individual behavior in organizations includes ________.

In the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), "sensing" personality types are those who ________.

Job satisfaction is a better predictor of voluntary turnover than organizational commitment.

In the Big Five Model, emotional security was found to be positively related to job performance.

Both positive and negative reinforcement result in learning.

Alan's temperament is not well-suited to being a researcher. He tends to dislike doing the same thing twice and has no patience to sort out information step-by-step. As a result, he often jumps to conclusions. Alan is most likely a(n) ________ type of personality.

The three components that make up an attitude are ________ components.

Though clearly capable, Martina does not seem very confident of herself. She is always unsure of whether she can handle assignments that are difficult and as a result ends up choosing jobs that are fairly straightforward and involve routine work. She is also susceptible to evaluations from other people. Martina seems to have ________.

The ________ component of attitude is based on emotions.

Bill, a manager at a consulting firm, has been keenly analyzing the performance of a new recruit who turns out to be extremely intelligent. He concludes that she will be a good manager in the future even though her interpersonal skills are not half as impressive. This conclusion on Bill's part seems to be the result of ________.

According to research, employees who have a high internal locus of control ________.

"Any additional violations of company policy will result in escalating disciplinary action up to and including termination." This statement found on many corrective action forms, is an example of ________.

If your boss could be described as flexible, adaptable, and tolerant, he or she would probably score high on which one of the following aspects of the MBTI®?

Organizational behavior is concerned only with group interactions.

Extraversion is the degree to which someone is sociable, talkative, assertive, and comfortable in relationships with others.

________ is a personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his or her behavior according to external situational factors.