Micro Organizational Behaviour (MOB)

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Quiz Parts:-
Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
2 points
Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in which
the perception is made.
Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences.
We form a perception of a target by looking at it in isolation.
The field of OB focuses at 3 Levels:
2 points
None of these
Employee, Employer, Management
Individuals, Organization, Society
Individual, Groups, Organization.
Society, Organization, Nation
Which of the following best defines organizational behavior?
2 points
It involves the study of groups of people coming together for collective
bargaining.
It involves analyzing different people in an industry with independent profit-
centered motives.
It involves the study of what people do in a company and how it affects the
company's performance.
It is a field which is not influenced by factors in the external world.
It involves developing exclusively the knowledge of managers and senior-level
employees.
________ is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory
impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
2 points
Attribution
Impression
Sensation
Apprehension
Perception
Rolly is an honest and straightforward person. She believes her employees are all
similarly honest and straightforward, ignoring signs that they may be manipulating
her. What perceptual shortcut is Rolly most likely using?
2 points
Contrast effect
None of these
Stereotyping
Projection
Halo effect
Sally Mitchell works as a manager at an environmental organization. She is
currently working on a global warming project and decides which tasks related to
creating awareness about the issue need to be done. In addition, she is also
deciding which members of her team will work on engaging with the public and which
will work on lobbying with the government. She is also assigning people as team
members to ensure that tasks are undertaken on time. Which of the following
categories of functions is Mitchell undertaking?
2 points
controlling
planning
scrutinizing
envisioning
organizing
The ________ is a personality assessment consisting of 100 questions where
respondents are classified as extraverted or introverted, sensing or intuitive,
thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving.
2 points
Birkman Method
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
Big Five Scale of Personality
Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis
Alicia Akers works as a marketing executive. She always talks in a high pitch and
often draws a lot of attention wherever she is. Which of the following statements
best explains the reason behind people noticing Akers?
2 points
Motives and interests of the perceiver affects perception of behavior.
Perception of reality depends on the perceiver's past experiences.
Perception of reality depends on the perceiver's personality.
Characteristics of the target affect people's perception.
The time at which we observe behavior affects perception.
Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in Manhattan and has
been asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers understand if she
is the right candidate for the job. From the interview, they have found that she is
extroverted, empathic, scrupulous, and cooperative in nature, which are key
characteristics needed for the job. These characteristics about Lugo indicate her
________.
2 points
genealogy
personality
knowledge
skill
talent
Which of the following is an example of the affective component of an attitude?
2 points
feeling hurt at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoing
deciding to fire an employee because of underperformance
perceiving whistle-blowing as the right thing to do
believing that one achieved all objectives of a project
relying on the information of a company's annual report
________ get things done through other people. They make decisions, allocate
resources, and direct the activities of others to attain goals.
2 points
Apprentices
Managers
Secretaries
Employees
Interns
A manager believes that he should not hire older workers because they can't learn
new skills. This belief is an example of ________.
2 points
self-serving bias
confirmation bias
anchoring bias
fundamental attribution error
stereotyping
Which of the following are characteristics of the intuitive type of people
according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
2 points
prefer routine and order and focus on details
outgoing, sociable, and assertive in nature
rely on their personal values and emotions to make decisions
rely on unconscious processes and look at the overall picture
use reason, rationality, and logic to handle problems and situations
The statement, "A person who eats meat and then fights for animal rights
demonstrates double standards" is an evaluative statement. Such an opinion
constitutes the ________ component of an attitude.
2 points
cognitive
reactive
reflective
affective
behavioral
________ bias indicates the tendency of an individual to attribute his or her own
successes to internal factors while putting the blame for failures on external
factors.
2 points
Status quo
Congruence
Distinction
Self-serving
Anchoring
According to the Big Five model, a highly conscientious person is most likely to be
________.
2 points
cold, disagreeable, and antagonistic
calm, self-confident, and secure
responsible, organized, and dependable
reserved, timid, and quiet
distracted, disorganized, and unreliable
Peggy has made some uncharacteristic errors in her work lately, which has troubled
her boss. When her boss says, "Peggy, this just isn't like you," what attribution
theory criterion is being applied?
2 points
Consistency.
None of these
Closure.
Consensus.
Distinctiveness.
Which of the following terms refers to factors such as one's biological,
physiological, and inherent psychological makeup determined at conception?
2 points
heredity
behavioral contagion
self-concordance
social loafing
social identity
William Davies, a guest relations executive at a five-star deluxe hotel, regularly
interacts with bureaucrats, politicians, celebrities, and other prosperous
individuals. He feels that all rich people are kind, hardworking, and friendly.
Which of the following best characterizes Davies' perception?
2 points
hindsight bias
self-serving bias
randomness error
confirmation bias
halo effect
When individuals observe another person's behavior, they attempt to determine
whether it is internally or externally caused. Which of the following attempts to
explain this phenomenon?
2 points
Pygmalion effect
attribution theory
two-factor theory
framing effect
emotional dissonance
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