Question 1

Which of the following statements about the important factors that affect how women and men approach negotiations is untrue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are more aware of the complete relationship among the parties who are negotiating and are more likely to perceive negotiation as part of the larger context within which it takes place than to focus only on the content of the issues being discussed. 
B)  Women tend not to draw strict boundaries between negotiating and other aspects of their relationships with other people but instead see negotiation as a behavior that occurs within relationships without large divisions marking when it begins and ends. 
C)  Men can be characterized as using power to achieve their own goals,or to force the other party to capitulate to their point of view. 
D)  Men use dialogue in two ways: (a)to convince the other party that their position is the correct one and (b)to support various tactics and ploys that are used to win points during the discussion. 
E)  Negative stereotypes about female bargainers do not shape expectations and behaviors by both men and women at the negotiating table.

Question 2

In negotiation,approaching the negotiation with a powerful frame of mind can lead to higher outcomes for the female negotiator who might otherwise be at a disadvantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The search for gender ____________ is the most researched individual difference topic in negotiation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The search for gender ____________ is the...

Question 4

What is the difference between sex and gender?

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The answer of What is the difference between sex and...

Question 5

Much of the research places female negotiators at a disadvantage,suggesting that differences in process choices and styles,combined with the pernicious effects of stereotypes,leaves women worse off at the negotiation table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which theoretical finding about the role of women in negotiations is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women may place a greater emphasis on interaction goals (the interpersonal aspects of the negotiations). 
B)  Women's conceptualization of power may make them less comfortable than men with integrative versus distributive negotiation. 
C)  Women were more likely to perceive conflict episodes in relationship terms. 
D)  Women in negotiations are often treated worse than men during negotiations. 
E)  Women using the same negotiation tactic that men used were less successful than men.

Question 7

What do the authors,Babcock and Laschever,argue in their recent book addressing the gender divide in negotiation?

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The answer of What do the authors,Babcock and Laschever,argue in...

Question 8

According to Kolb and Coolidge,women are likely to see negotiation as a behavior that occurs within relationships without large divisions marking when it begins and ends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Stereotypes enhance the performance of female negotiators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Kolb and Coolidge,what are the six ways that women conceptualize negotiations differently than men?

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Question 11

In the study comparing the behavior of men and women in the "ultimatum game" the moral of the story seems to be that negotiators often harbor and act upon questionable assumptions that women will ____________ less and ____________ more.

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The answer of In the study comparing the behavior of...

Question 12

Which of the following are likely to "level the playing field" for women who seem to be at a disadvantage in negotiations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivational interventions. 
B)  Situational interventions. 
C)  Cognitive interventions. 
D)  None of the above interventions can help rectify the disparity. 
E)  All of the above contribute to reducing the constraints.

Question 13

Using dialogue to convince the other party that their position is correct and to support various tactics and ploys that are used to win points during the discussion is a characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A)  female negotiators. 
B)  male negotiators. 
C)  both male and female negotiators. 
D)  neither male nor female negotiators. 
E)  Either male or female negotiators,but not during the same negotiation.

Question 14

Males were more likely to perceive the task characteristics of conflict episodes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify the one result from among the following empirical findings on gender differences that is not true.

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women conceive of negotiations in different ways. 
B)  Men and women communicate differently in negotiation. 
C)  Men and women are treated similarly in negotiation. 
D)  Men and women can use the same tactics to different effects. 
E)  Men and women stereotypes affect negotiator performance.

Question 16

According to Kolb and Coolidge,men use dialogue to convince the other party that their position is the correct one,and to support various tactics and ploys that are used to win points during the discussion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What has past research tended to find in the search for gender differences?

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The answer of What has past research tended to find...

Question 18

A study on aggressive behavior showed that females were ____________ far more severely than me for exactly the same action.

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The answer of A study on aggressive behavior showed that...

Question 19

What did researchers find in how same-sex pairs of men and women negotiated in a low-conflict bargaining situation?

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Question 20

In a review of research on gender in negotiation,Kray and Babcock argue that gender differences are most evident when negotiation is portrayed as a collaborative effort rather than a competition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Individual Differences I: Gender and Negotiation

Which of the following statements about the important factors that affect how women and men approach negotiations is untrue?

In negotiation,approaching the negotiation with a powerful frame of mind can lead to higher outcomes for the female negotiator who might otherwise be at a disadvantage.

The search for gender ____________ is the most researched individual difference topic in negotiation.

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Much of the research places female negotiators at a disadvantage,suggesting that differences in process choices and styles,combined with the pernicious effects of stereotypes,leaves women worse off at the negotiation table.

Which theoretical finding about the role of women in negotiations is not true?

What do the authors,Babcock and Laschever,argue in their recent book addressing the gender divide in negotiation?

According to Kolb and Coolidge,women are likely to see negotiation as a behavior that occurs within relationships without large divisions marking when it begins and ends.

Stereotypes enhance the performance of female negotiators.

According to Kolb and Coolidge,what are the six ways that women conceptualize negotiations differently than men?

In the study comparing the behavior of men and women in the "ultimatum game" the moral of the story seems to be that negotiators often harbor and act upon questionable assumptions that women will less and more.

Which of the following are likely to "level the playing field" for women who seem to be at a disadvantage in negotiations?

Using dialogue to convince the other party that their position is correct and to support various tactics and ploys that are used to win points during the discussion is a characteristic of

Males were more likely to perceive the task characteristics of conflict episodes.

Identify the one result from among the following empirical findings on gender differences that is not true.

According to Kolb and Coolidge,men use dialogue to convince the other party that their position is the correct one,and to support various tactics and ploys that are used to win points during the discussion.

What has past research tended to find in the search for gender differences?

A study on aggressive behavior showed that females were ____________ far more severely than me for exactly the same action.

What did researchers find in how same-sex pairs of men and women negotiated in a low-conflict bargaining situation?

In a review of research on gender in negotiation,Kray and Babcock argue that gender differences are most evident when negotiation is portrayed as a collaborative effort rather than a competition.