Exam 7: Positive Organizational Behavior and Psychological Capital

According to Bandura,efficacy depends on how the individual interprets and cognitively processes the _____.

The self-efficacy process starts after individuals select their choices and initiate their effort.

Peterson has pointed out the drawbacks of "realistic optimism" as opposed to "_____" with regard to effective leadership.

When Bandura stated that,"If people see others like themselves succeed by sustained effort,they come to believe that they,too,have the capacity to succeed.Conversely,observing the failure of others instills doubts about one's own ability to master similar activities," what source of efficacy was he talking about?

Hope is a part of mainstream organizational behavior literature.

Explain the role of personality traits and mood states in emotional processing.

According to the Psychological Capital Intervention model,which among the following is a distal outcome?

A person uses mental models,thinks three dimensionally,and pictures how to get places or solve problems is said to possess:

Previously in clinical psychology,this was largely portrayed as a uni-dimensional construct involving an overall perception that one can attain his or her goals.

According to C.Rick Snyder,this is termed as goal-directed energy.

Cognitive mastery modeling is the ability to learn thinking skills and how to apply them by observing the decision rules and reasoning strategies successful models use as they arrive at solutions to problems and make effective decisions.

After the evaluation of the process and the impact of self-efficacy,it is seen that self-efficacy can directly affect all these EXCEPT:

What are the essential criteria of Gardner's multiple intelligence approach?

Which among the following is a positive individual trait according to Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi?

Resiliency can be developed through enhancing the assets that a person possesses,through education,training,and nurturing social relationships.

A knowledge manager who draws from his past experiences in order to advise a newly formed project team is utilizing which of the following mental abilities?

Among the following variables,deduced through research conducted by Stajkovic and Luthans,this shows a greater average gain in performance than the results from the meta-analyses of other popular organizational behavior interventions.

Successful performance automatically raises the level of efficacy.

General efficacy is statelike.

Psychological capital transcends beyond economic,social,and human capital.