Question 1

Stereotyping helps in organizing and simplifying social information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

List diversity expert R Roosevelt Thomas,Jr.'s generic action options to manage diversity.

Accepted Answer

R Roosevelt Thomas,Jr.identified eight g

Question 3

Stereotyping is a four-stage process.It begins by:

Accepted Answer

A)  categorizing people into groups according to various criteria,such as gender,age,race,and occupation. 
B)  inferring that all people within a particular category possess the same traits or characteristics. 
C)  forming expectation of others and interpreting their behavior according to the stereotypes. 
D)  maintaining the stereotypes by overestimating the frequency of stereotypic behaviors exhibited by others. 
E)  maintaining the stereotypes by differentiating minority individuals from oneself. 
A)  categorizing people into groups according to various criteria,such as gender,age,race,and occupation. 
B)  inferring that all people within a particular category possess the same traits or characteristics. 
C)  forming expectation of others and interpreting their behavior according to the stereotypes. 
D)  maintaining the stereotypes by overestimating the frequency of stereotypic behaviors exhibited by others. 
E)  maintaining the stereotypes by differentiating minority individuals from oneself.

Question 4

Accordingly to psychologist Harold Kelley,unstable performance of a given task over time means low consistency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to research on performance appraisal,managers should use more subjectively-based measures of performance because objective measures are prone to bias and inaccuracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Negativity bias can lead to both psychological and physical problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ethnocentrism is the feeling that one's cultural roles and norms are superior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following dimensions of behavior involves a comparison of an individual's behavior with that of his/her peers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distinctiveness 
B)  Consensus 
C)  Accuracy 
D)  Consistency 
E)  Fairness 
A)  Distinctiveness 
B)  Consensus 
C)  Accuracy 
D)  Consistency 
E)  Fairness

Question 9

Which of the following would help reduce the perceptual bias that occurs during the hiring process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Training interviewers to use the central tendency effect. 
B)  Using structured interviews. 
C)  Relying on evaluations from not more than two interviewers. 
D)  Creating benchmarks for performance appraisal. 
E)  Using subjective indicators to measure performance. 
A)  Training interviewers to use the central tendency effect. 
B)  Using structured interviews. 
C)  Relying on evaluations from not more than two interviewers. 
D)  Creating benchmarks for performance appraisal. 
E)  Using subjective indicators to measure performance.

Question 10

Long-term memory is made up of three compartments.They are:

Accepted Answer

A)  events,semantic materials,and people. 
B)  encoding,decoding,and processing. 
C)  individual,group,and organization. 
D)  storage,retention,and response. 
E)  perception,personality,and attitude. 
A)  events,semantic materials,and people. 
B)  encoding,decoding,and processing. 
C)  individual,group,and organization. 
D)  storage,retention,and response. 
E)  perception,personality,and attitude.

Question 11

If an organization approaches diversity by acknowledging differences but not accepting them,it is using the "_____" option to manage diversity.

Accepted Answer

A)  tolerate 
B)  suppress 
C)  deny 
D)  isolate 
E)  assimilate 
A)  tolerate 
B)  suppress 
C)  deny 
D)  isolate 
E)  assimilate

Question 12

The _____ bias suggests that employees will attribute their success to internal factors and their failures to uncontrollable external factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  fundamental attribution 
B)  central tendency 
C)  leniency 
D)  self-serving 
E)  recency 
A)  fundamental attribution 
B)  central tendency 
C)  leniency 
D)  self-serving 
E)  recency

Question 13

One's needs and goals often dictate which stimuli are salient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_____ is the process through which raw information is translated into mental representations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Perception 
B)  Encoding 
C)  Retention 
D)  Selective attention 
E)  Stereotyping 
A)  Perception 
B)  Encoding 
C)  Retention 
D)  Selective attention 
E)  Stereotyping

Question 15

According to research,what are the behaviors that good leaders exhibit?

Accepted Answer

According to research,good leaders were

Question 16

The tendency to avoid all extreme judgments and rate people average or neutral is the perceptual error called leniency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A stereotype is a mental picture of an event or object.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If a student rates all her professors' average on all dimensions of performance regardless of their actual performance,she is committing which of the following perceptual errors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-serving bias 
B)  Central tendency 
C)  Contrast effect 
D)  Recency effect 
E)  Halo 
A)  Self-serving bias 
B)  Central tendency 
C)  Contrast effect 
D)  Recency effect 
E)  Halo

Question 19

Ben,a store manager at the Grocers' Store,tends to make more internal denunciations about worker accidents than do his workers.Ben is engaging in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-serving bias 
B)  Central tendency error 
C)  Contrast effects 
D)  Fundamental attribution bias 
E)  Halo error 
A)  Self-serving bias 
B)  Central tendency error 
C)  Contrast effects 
D)  Fundamental attribution bias 
E)  Halo error

Question 20

_____ is the process of becoming consciously aware of something or someone.

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality 
B)  Attention 
C)  Attitude 
D)  Simplification 
E)  Retrieval 
A)  Personality 
B)  Attention 
C)  Attitude 
D)  Simplification 
E)  Retrieval

Stereotyping helps in organizing and simplifying social information.

List diversity expert R Roosevelt Thomas,Jr.'s generic action options to manage diversity.

Stereotyping is a four-stage process.It begins by:

Accordingly to psychologist Harold Kelley,unstable performance of a given task over time means low consistency.

According to research on performance appraisal,managers should use more subjectively-based measures of performance because objective measures are prone to bias and inaccuracy.

Negativity bias can lead to both psychological and physical problems.

Ethnocentrism is the feeling that one's cultural roles and norms are superior.

Which of the following dimensions of behavior involves a comparison of an individual's behavior with that of his/her peers?

Which of the following would help reduce the perceptual bias that occurs during the hiring process?

Long-term memory is made up of three compartments.They are:

If an organization approaches diversity by acknowledging differences but not accepting them,it is using the "_____" option to manage diversity.

The _____ bias suggests that employees will attribute their success to internal factors and their failures to uncontrollable external factors.

One's needs and goals often dictate which stimuli are salient.

_____ is the process through which raw information is translated into mental representations.

According to research,what are the behaviors that good leaders exhibit?

The tendency to avoid all extreme judgments and rate people average or neutral is the perceptual error called leniency.

A stereotype is a mental picture of an event or object.

If a student rates all her professors' average on all dimensions of performance regardless of their actual performance,she is committing which of the following perceptual errors?

Ben,a store manager at the Grocers' Store,tends to make more internal denunciations about worker accidents than do his workers.Ben is engaging in which of the following?

_____ is the process of becoming consciously aware of something or someone.

Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces

Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

Developing Global Managers

Appreciating Individual Differences: Intelligence, ability, personality, core Self-Evaluations, attitudes, and Emotions

Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction

Motivation Ii: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting

Improving Performance With Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Effective Groups and Teams

Making Decisions

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Communicating in the Digital Age

Influence, Power, and Politics: an Organizational Survival Kit

Leadership

Designing Effective Organizations

Managing Change and Organizational Learning

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Exam 4: Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity

Stereotyping helps in organizing and simplifying social information.

List diversity expert R Roosevelt Thomas,Jr.'s generic action options to manage diversity.

Stereotyping is a four-stage process.It begins by:

Accordingly to psychologist Harold Kelley,unstable performance of a given task over time means low consistency.

According to research on performance appraisal,managers should use more subjectively-based measures of performance because objective measures are prone to bias and inaccuracy.

Negativity bias can lead to both psychological and physical problems.

Ethnocentrism is the feeling that one's cultural roles and norms are superior.

Which of the following dimensions of behavior involves a comparison of an individual's behavior with that of his/her peers?

Which of the following would help reduce the perceptual bias that occurs during the hiring process?

Long-term memory is made up of three compartments.They are:

If an organization approaches diversity by acknowledging differences but not accepting them,it is using the "_____" option to manage diversity.

The _____ bias suggests that employees will attribute their success to internal factors and their failures to uncontrollable external factors.

One's needs and goals often dictate which stimuli are salient.

_____ is the process through which raw information is translated into mental representations.

According to research,what are the behaviors that good leaders exhibit?

The tendency to avoid all extreme judgments and rate people average or neutral is the perceptual error called leniency.

A stereotype is a mental picture of an event or object.

If a student rates all her professors' average on all dimensions of performance regardless of their actual performance,she is committing which of the following perceptual errors?

Ben,a store manager at the Grocers' Store,tends to make more internal denunciations about worker accidents than do his workers.Ben is engaging in which of the following?

_____ is the process of becoming consciously aware of something or someone.

Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces

Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

Developing Global Managers

Appreciating Individual Differences: Intelligence, ability, personality, core Self-Evaluations, attitudes, and Emotions

Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction

Motivation Ii: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting

Improving Performance With Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Effective Groups and Teams

Making Decisions

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Communicating in the Digital Age

Influence, Power, and Politics: an Organizational Survival Kit

Leadership

Designing Effective Organizations

Managing Change and Organizational Learning

Filters