Take Test: Activity 2.4 – Quiz: Module 2
Question 1
__________ are cognitive frameworks that represent organized knowledge about a given concept or stimulus that is developed through experience.
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Question 2
In the Lawler and Porter model addressing the relationship between performance and satisfaction, the intervening variables linking performance with later satisfaction are ______________.
Question 3
The argument that satisfaction causes performance suggests that managers should help workers attain high performance, and as a consequence workers will be satisfied.
Answer[removed] True
[removed] False
Question 4
What is the law of effect, and how is it related to the four basic Organizational Behavior strategies of positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction?
Question 5
Natural extrinsic rewards include all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer
[removed] | compliments. | |
[removed] | special jobs. | |
[removed] | merit pay increases. | |
[removed] | recognition. |
Question 6
People may pay attention to the same information, organize it in the same way, and yet interpret in differently.
Answer[removed] True
[removed] False
Question 7
All of the following are recommendations by William Byham to build networks within the first 30 60 days of a new job EXCEPT
Answer
[removed] | map your ideal network. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[removed] | share information useful to others. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[removed] | invest at least an hour a week to stay in touch with network members. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[removed] | don t tell people you are new to the job. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[removed] | take action to build the network.
Question 8 Explain the alternative views of the relationship between job satisfaction and performance, and discuss the managerial implications of each view
Question 9
__________ is the tendency to underestimate the influence of situational factors and to overestimate the influence of personal factors in evaluating someone else s behavior.
Question 10
The law of contingent reinforcement states that the reward must be given as soon as possible after the occurrence of the desirable behavior. Answer[removed] True
Question 11
Values focus on specific people or objects, whereas attitudes have a more general focus and are more stable than values. Answer[removed] True
Question 12
Briefly describe the common types of distortions that occur within the perceptual process.
Question 13
Lawler and Porter maintain that Answer
Question 14
Attitudes are predispositions to respond in positive or negative ways to people or things in one s environment. Answer[removed] True
Question 15
Job satisfaction alone is a consistent predictor of individual work performance. Answer[removed] True
Question 16
__________ and __________ influence the choices a person makes regarding which cognitive dissonance reduction method to use. Answer
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Question 17
What is an attitude? Discuss the three basic components of an attitude.
Question 18
A(n) __________ is a predisposition to respond in a positive or negative way to someone or something in one s environment.
Question 19
The __________ states that behavior that results in a pleasant outcome is likely to be repeated while behavior that results in an unpleasant outcome is not likely to be repeated.
Answer
[removed] | law of motivational content | |
[removed] | law of effect | |
[removed] | law of reaction | |
[removed] | law of outcome management | |
[removed] | law of motivational process |
Question 20
An impressive job title is particularly important to someone who actively engages in __________ management.