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Organizational Psychology MCQ

Organizational Psychology

1. The diagnostic teams at the centers for disease control exemplify a ________ team.

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Correct Answer: Problem-resolution

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2. The findings of eisenberger and others concerning increasing effort is called _______.

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Correct Answer: Learned helplessness

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3. Job simplification is a job design approach that __________.

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Correct Answer: Standardizes work procedures and employs people in clearly defined and highly specialized tasks

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4. Managers begin human resource planning by ________.

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Correct Answer: Inventorying current employees

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5. The central concern of the job characteristics model (jcm) is ____.

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Correct Answer: Internal motivation

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6. The adviser role in a team is responsible for ________.

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Correct Answer: Encouraging the search for more information

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7. Many managers in today's business world have restructured work ________.

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Correct Answer: Around teams rather than individuals

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8. Andrea closely monitors the job satisfaction of her subordinates because she believes ________.

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Correct Answer: Satisfied workers are more productive

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9. The direction of an individual's motivation can be channeled to benefit ________.

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Correct Answer: Both individuals and organizations

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10. The terms negotiation and ________ are used interchangeably.

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Correct Answer: Bargaining.

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11. For managers, communication can't be overemphasized because ________ requires communication.

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Correct Answer: Everything a manager does

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12. ________ allow companies to accommodate the needs of workers with nonstandard family situations.

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Correct Answer: Flextime, compressed workweeks, and job sharing

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13. ______ is at the center of the diversity wheel.

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Correct Answer: Personality.

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14. A manager with a theory y view of human nature would be likely ________.

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Correct Answer: To try to challenge his or her workers

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15. To avoid politicking during performance evaluations, an organization should ________.

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Correct Answer: Use objective criteria

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16. Generally, most people try to achieve ________ between their attitudes and their behavior.

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Correct Answer: Consistency

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17. Large groups appear to perform better when the goal of the group is to ________.

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Correct Answer: Find facts

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18. Work should be performed by an individual if ________.

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Correct Answer: The work is simple and does not require diverse input

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19. Where standardization is important, it is appropriate to ____.

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Correct Answer: Centralize authority

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20. The goal-setting theory has most value in countries where ________.

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Correct Answer: Subordinates are reasonably independent

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21. Group norms typically are established ________.

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Correct Answer: Informally by the entire group

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22. Functional departmentalization groups jobs by ________.

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Correct Answer: Tasks they perform

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23. For a performance appraisal system to be reliable, it must __________.

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Correct Answer: Provide consistent results each time it is used.

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24. Employee learning of desired work behaviors is the focus of ________ theory.

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Correct Answer: Reinforcement and Social Learning

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25. Competence, autonomy, and relatedness are the primary motivations for behavior according to _____.

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Correct Answer: Self-determination theory

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26. Chinese workers tend to value ________ than americans.

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Correct Answer: Agreeableness less

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27. An organization's culture influences how managers __________.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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28. An example of a process at a group level is ________.

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Correct Answer: Communication

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29. All of the following are benefits of conflict in organizations except ________.

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Correct Answer: Increased groupthink.

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30. According to the integrative model, job satisfaction is a(n) ______.

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Correct Answer: Individual Mechanism

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31. According to herzberg, __________ influence job dissatisfaction.

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Correct Answer: Hygiene factors

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32. A leader with _____ power has personal characteristics that appeal to others.

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Correct Answer: Referent power

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33. ________ behaviors are employee behaviors that exceed the work-role requirements for the job.

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Correct Answer: Organizational citizenship

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34. _______ is the use of desirable consequences to strengthen a particular behavior.

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Correct Answer: Positive reinforcement

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35. _____ measure dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and arm-hand steadiness.

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Correct Answer: Psychomotor tests

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36. _____ is an example of a behavioral strain resulting from prolonged stress.

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Correct Answer: Overeating

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37. ______ refers to the amount of effort that we invest in an activity.

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Correct Answer: Intensity

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38. ______ are the general criteria used for distributing rewards.

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Correct Answer: Results, behaviors and actions, and nonperformance considerations.

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39. People respond with a(n) ________ in the midst of environmental change.

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Correct Answer: Reactive behavior

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40. For the goal-setting theory to work, goals must ____.

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Correct Answer: Do all of these

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41. The two primary dimensions to organizational commitment are __________.

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Correct Answer: Rational commitment and emotional commitment

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42. A unique feature of industrial psychology is that it ________.

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Correct Answer: Considers issues of legality regarding discrimination in hiring

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43. _____ is the degree to which a tool or test measures the same thing each time it is administered.

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Correct Answer: Reliability

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44. _____ can increase the frequency of a particular behavior.

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Correct Answer: Positive reinforcement

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45. ________ guide how the organization and its members achieve organizational goals.

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Correct Answer: Instrumental values

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46. ________ is not included in the four major perspectives on motivation.

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Correct Answer: Job Satisfaction

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47. The four major perspectives on motivation include all except_____.

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Correct Answer: Job satisfaction

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48. B.f. skinner's concept of __________ is the control of behavior by manipulating its consequences.

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Correct Answer: Operant conditioning

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49. _____ refers to the degree to which a test actually predicts or correlates with job performance.

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Correct Answer: Criterion-related Validity

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50. In _____, the key situational factor is the maturity of the followers.

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Correct Answer: Hersey and Blanchard's situational theory

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51. Employees are most likely to perceive their organization as supportive when ________.

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Correct Answer: They have a voice in decisions

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52. In typical relationships, one would expect the most bickering between _____.

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Correct Answer: Mothers and daughters

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53. When one's attitudes and required job behavior conflict, __________ may develop.

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Correct Answer: Cognitive dissonance

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54. A disadvantage of using professional recruiting organizations is ________.

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Correct Answer: Their limited commitment to specific companies

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55. A(n)_____ is an example of an intrinsic reward.

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Correct Answer: Employee's feelings of self-worth

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56. The process by which managers decide how to divide tasks into specific jobs is known as _____.

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Correct Answer: Job design

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57. The three approaches to control are ________.

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Correct Answer: Feedforward, concurrent, and feedback

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58. To get the best results while using reinforcement theory, rewards should be ________.

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Correct Answer: Given immediately following the desired behavior

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59. The greater the environmental uncertainty, the more an organization needs to become ________.

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Correct Answer: Organic

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60. Simplifying language is most important when ________.

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Correct Answer: The audience is unfamiliar

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61. Problem-solving teams can ________.

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Correct Answer: Provide recommendations after a discussion amongst department members

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62. In the selection process managers use the ______________ tool.

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Correct Answer: Reference checking

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63. __________ always have an object or something to trigger them.

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Correct Answer: Emotions

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64. _____ is developed from critical incidents relating to job performance.

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Correct Answer: Behaviorally anchored rating scale

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65. ______ is the process of strengthening a behavior by withdrawing something negative.

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Correct Answer: Negative reinforcement

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