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Assignment:
May you answer those questions without giving an explanation (one-sentence explanation for each is great).
1. Alley has been working at her firm for 2 years. She has been reflecting on her work. She feels positive about her job experience. Which of the following best describes what Alley is feeling
A. Job development
B. Organizational endurance
C. Organizational growth
D. Organizational performance
E. Job Satisfaction
2. As the manager-in-charge of Human Resources for ABC Company, Jill decided to switch the mechanism used to assess an employee's performance by directly assessing job performance behaviors. This is known as_____.
A. Management by objectives
B. 360-degree feedback
C. Behaviorally applicable rating scales
D. 180-degree feedback
E. Behaviorally anchored rating scales
3. After three different scientists completed analyses of the data about the satisfaction levels of employees, they found that their data matches a current trend in workplace surveys that suggests that satisfied employees are becoming ______.
A. Less expensive
B. More complacent
C. More uncommon
D. Less productive
E. More widespread
4. States of feeling that are often mild in intensity, last for an extended period of time, and are not explicitly directed at or caused by anything are known as:
A. Satisfaction;
B. Moods.
C. Emotions;
D. Withdrawal symptoms;
E. Personality traits
5. When Jason Brown decided to leave the NFL for farming he likely had a high level of self-efficacy. Assuming he took into account his track record of success in past challenges he was recalling his__which are a vital component of self-efficacy.
A: Emotional Cues
B: Verbal Persuasion
C: Vicarious Experience
D: Past Accomplishments
6. Merit pay plans are used by approximately__percent of U.S. firms. A criticism is that there is a __ margin of difference between top and average workers.
A: 50; Large
B: 90; Small
C: 90;Large
D: 50; Small
7. The belief that a person has the capabilities needed to execute the behaviors required for task success is known as:
A: Instrumentality
B: Complexity
C: Valence
D: Equity
E: Self-Efficacy
8. While reviewing an academic article for acceptance into a journal, Logan found that the data suggested a perfect positive statistical relationship between two variables. Which of the following best represents this statistical relationship?
A. -100
B. 100
C. 1
D. -1
E. 0
9. The psychological state that reflects the degree to which work tasks are viewed as something that "counts" in the employee's system of philosophies and beliefs is known as:
A. Variety
B. Knowledge of results
C. Identity
D. Meaningfulness of work
E. Responsibility for outcomes
10. Sally was reading an academic journal and in the results section, the scholars reported that the data indicated no statistical relationship between the two variables they were investigating. Which of the following best represents this statistical relationship?
A. 0
B. 100
C. 1
D. -1
E. -100
11. Mia is a first-year undergraduate student. She is interested to learn more about the study of organizational behavior. Mia just learned that there are two primary individual outcomes according to the integrative model. Which of the following represents one of the two primary individual outcomes of organizational behavior?
A. Personality
B. Job Satisfaction
C. Team Processes
D. Culture
E. Organizational Commitment
12. __Madeleine wants to pursue a doctoral degree. You are an academic advisor and during a meeting Madeleine tells you, "I am interested in a field of study devoted to understanding, explaining, and improving the attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups in organizations." Which of the following choices best matches her statement?
A. Strategic Management
B. Economic Research
C. Sociology
D. Organizational Behavior
E. Human Resource Management
13. Becky, a new hire at Google in Human Resources is conducting a job analysis. Which of the following statements concerning job analysis is incorrect?
A. Job analysis is used by many organizations to identify task performance behaviors.
B. A subject matter expert is consulted regarding the frequency and importance of all job activities
C. Activities with medium ratings are used to define job responsibilities
D. A list of all job activities is generated using various sources of data such as surveys, employee interviews, and observations.
E. The first step in job analysis is to generate a list of all job activities.