Consumer Organizational Behavior Quiz Henry is an older man who has done just about every job there is to do in the organisation and is able to fill in for most employees when they are absent from work

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Consumer Organizational Behavior Quiz

1. Henry is an older man who has done just about every job there is to do in the organisation and is able to fill in for most employees when they are absent from work.

Despite this, he lacks confidence, has a poor opinion of himself and keeps to himself as much as possible. Which personality traits best describe Henry?

 

	a.	Introverted and high self-esteem
	b.	Internal locus of control and poor self-concept
	c.	High self-esteem and external locus of control
	d.	Introverted and low in self- esteem

0.5 points  

Question 2

1. Which 'Big Five' personality dimension is most valuable for predicting job performance?

 

	a.	Extroversion
	b.	Openness to experience
	c.	Neuroticism
	d.	Conscientiousness

0.5 points  

Question 3

1. Adding tasks to an existing job is termed:

 

	a.	job enlargement
	b.	job rotation
	c.	job specialisation
	d.	job design

0.5 points  

Question 4

1. The 'Big Five' personality dimensions represent:

 

	a.	The aggregated clusters representing most known personality traits
	b.	The personality traits caused by the environment rather than heredity
	c.	All of the personality traits found in an ideal job applicant
	d.	All of the options listed here are correct

0.5 points  

Question 5

1. When a worker works harder to meet his/her production quota to avoid nagging by the supervisor it is an example of:

 

 

	a.	punishment
	b.	extinction
	c.	negative reinforcement
	d.	positive reinforcement

0.5 points  

Question 6

1. The term used to describe the existing capacity to perform various tasks is:

 

	a.	attitude
	b.	traits
	c.	ability
	d.	effort

0.5 points  

Question 7

1. A politician is speaking in a public debate and employs make-up artists, fashion advisors, and speech trainers to improve her presentation and credibility. Her approach emphasises which component of persuasion?

 

	a.	The source
	b.	The recipient
	c.	The message
	d.	The context

0.5 points  

Question 8

1. Culture (in relation to cognitive ability testing):

 

 

		Is a value judgement.
		Relates to the extent to which the test taker has had the opportunity to become familiar with the subject matter.
		Is a statistical term relating to errors of prediction.
		Is none of the options.

0.5 points  

Question 9

1. Situational characteristics that affect what type of coping behaviours we can use include:

 

	a.	self-reliance
	b.	hardiness
	c.	all options are correct
	d.	support from management and peers

0.5 points  

Question 10

1. The extent to which a manager can use extrinsic and intrinsic rewards to control other people is called:

 

	a.	influence.
	b.	legitimate power.
	c.	reward power.
	d.	coercive power.

0.5 points  

Question 11

1. Stable, long-lasting beliefs about what is important in a variety of situations are:

 

 

	a.	the foundations of the open systems model
	b.	called 'values'
	c.	rarely studied in the field of organisational behaviour
	d.	called 'intellectual capital'

0.5 points  

Question 12

1. Which does not describe someone with a Type A personality?

 

	a.	Impatience with anything that interferes with goal attainment
	b.	Unlikely to react in a hostile or aggressive manner
	c.	Workaholic tendencies
	d.	Constant feeling of time urgency

0.5 points  

Question 13

1. Sam is an intelligent young man who appears very sensitive to the other employees’ moods and concerns. He is outgoing and always happy to have lots of company and social time with work colleagues.

Which of the following pairs of concepts could best be used to describe Sam?

 

	a.	Age, emotional intelligence
	b.	Cognitive ability, emotional intelligence
	c.	Age, aptitude
	d.	Gender, aptitude

0.5 points  

Question 14

Which one of the following individual differences is LEAST likely to be determined by heredity?

 

 

	a.	religion
	b.	personality
	c.	physical characteristics
	d.	intelligence