1. Because job performance is usually the most important determinant of an employee’s success, the primary focus of most staffing efforts is usually?
person-job fit.
employee-manager fit.
person-group fit.
person-organization fit.
person-vocation fit.
2.An individual who is rational and unemotional, is more willing to lie to attain their personal goals, and who puts little emphasis on loyalty and friendship can be considered?
more authoritarian.
more Machiavellian.
less Machiavellian.
less authoritarian.
neurotic.
3. Personality is a product of which of the following?
Both heredity and the environment
Heredity only
Environment only
Neither heredity nor the environment
Scientists do not know
4.Individual differences are personal attributes that vary from one person to another.
True
False
5.Individuals who tend to exhibit unpleasant emotions, such as anger and anxiety, score high in
extroversion.
neuroticism.
agreeableness.
the Myers-Briggs framework.
openness.
6.A supervisor who is comfortable taking a gamble on new products has high
self-monitoring.
competencies.
risk propensity.
locus of control.
self-esteem.
7.Which of the following learning styles includes an inclination for exploration during learning?
Group learning
Experiential learning
Structured learning
Observational learning
Discovery learning
8.Logical-mathematical intelligence is most important for people in which of the following jobs?
Communications consultants
Statisticians
Salespeople
Sculptors
Radio hosts
9.Which of the following is considered workplace bullying?
Perpetuating hierarchical social systems
Sabotaging the work of another
Enjoying the manipulation of others
Putting little emphasis on friendship
Following orders despite knowing they are wrong
10.According to the Myers-Briggs framework, which group is adaptable, spontaneous, and curious?
Feeling
Thinking
Perceiving
Judging
Sensing
11.Which component of an attitude guides an individual’s behavior in a situation?
Cognition
Intention
Intellect
Affect
Expectation
12.A firm’s business strategy and all aspects of organizational behavior––including staffing, reward systems, manager-subordinate relationships, communication, conflict management styles, and negotiation approaches––are affected by a company leader’s
intrapersonal value conflicts.
interpersonal value conflicts.
instrumental values.
terminal values.
personal values.
13.As a manager, if you want to increase your subordinates’ job satisfaction, focus first on
reducing workload.
changing the location of the office.
increase the number of performance evaluations conducted.
institute a new training program.
improving the nature of the work itself.
14.Which component of an attitude is derived from feelings that an individual has about another person or situation?
Perception
Affect
Intellect
Cognition
Intention
15.In which stage of the GAS do people typically experience feelings of no longer being able to cope with the stressor?
Deflation
Realization
Exhaustion
Alarm
Resistance
16.If a student typically gets high grades in all courses but then receives a low grade on a quiz in one of the classes, what is their student exhibiting?
High congruence
High attribution
High distinctiveness
High consistency
High consensus
17.Intrinsic work values relate to
the outcome of doing the work.
work-life balance.
one’s family.
your education.
the work itself.
18.Which of the following terms refers to categorizing or labeling people on the basis of a single attribute?
Indiscriminate perception
Projection
Bigotry
Stereotyping
Selective perception
19.The exhaustion stage of the GAS occurs as a result of prolonged exposure to a stressor without resolution.
True
False
20.Which of the following terms refers to drawing a general impression about something or someone based on a single, and typically good, characteristic?
Stereotyping
Selective perception
The Hawthorne effect
First impression bias
The halo effect
21. Marcia is a hard worker who is ambitious and competitive. She is exhibiting a
A. type A personality.
22. Linguistic intelligence would be most important for people in which of the following jobs?
A. Translators
23. Despite the traumatic effects of workplace bullying, what percentage of bullying targets seek formal resolution?
A. 17
24. The four basic learning modes, according to David Kolb, include all of the following EXCEPT:
A. active assimilation.
25. Which of the following statements regarding person-vocation fit is NOT true?
A. Individuals tend to not choose a vocation until after applying to an organization.
26. People who are willing to listen to new ideas and to change their own ideas, beliefs, and attitudes in response to new information show a high level of
A. openness.
27. Those who draw their energy from internal sources and are more reflective, private, and thoughtful can be described as
A. introverts.
28. People who possess the personality trait of Machiavellianism prefer to delegate authority, power, and control to subordinates.
A. False
29. Locus of control refers to the extent to which a person believes circumstances are a function of either one’s own actions or external factors beyond one’s control.
A. True
30. Silvia is interviewing someone who reminds her of herself when she was just starting out. Silvia assumes the candidate also shares her values, work ethic, and abilities. This is an example of
A. projection.
31. Which of the following is an example of the work-life relationship?
A. Isaac cares for his elderly mother and so prefers not to work nights or weekends.
32. All of the following are individual coping strategies to deal with workplace stress EXCEPT:
A. adopting a collateral stress program.
33. Stress is defined as an individual’s adaptive response to a stimulus.
A. True
34. Sasha’s organization allowed her to take a leave of absence for as long as she needed when one of her parents became ill. She now feels a moral obligation to stay with the organization rather than look for higher-paying positions elsewhere. Sasha is feeling a(n)
A. normative commitment.
35. Workers who do not perform close to their potential capability, lacking the emotional and motivational connections to their employer that drive discretionary effort, can be described as
A. disengaged.
36. A general feeling of exhaustion that develops when an individual simultaneously experiences too much pressure and has too few sources of satisfaction is known as
A. burnout.
37. Examples of task demands include group pressures, leadership, and interpersonal conflict.
A. False
38. Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that have the greatest influence on job satisfaction?
A. Cognitive dissonance