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Question 

1. In the context of job analysis, which of the following statements best defines abilities?

Abilities refer to what an individual must be able to do before starting a job.

Abilities refer to a person's capacity to learn a job and to gain new skills.

Abilities refer to the academic qualifications a person needs to have to be able to perform well in a job.

Abilities refer to a person's previous work experience.

2. Evan's company, Orion Inc., is going through a financial crisis. Several employees have left the company in the hopes of finding more lucrative jobs elsewhere. Evan, however, is determined to stay because he feels a sense of obligation toward his company. Orion Inc. has invested a great deal of its resources in helping Evan develop his professional skills, and Evan feels that he ought to remain loyal to the company for this reason.

In the context of organizational psychology, which type of employee commitment has been exemplified in this scenario?

affective commitment

continuance commitment

normative commitment

personal commitment

3. In the context of approaches to management, managers who encourage their employees to apply their talents, insights, and abilities exhibit the characteristics of

Theory X managers.

Theory Y managers.

authoritarian leaders.

dictatorial leaders.

4. Brenda is constantly bullied by her coworkers Monica and Sharon. She is often picked on for being short and for her conservative style of dressing. In the context of organizational culture, Brenda is most likely a victim of

workplace aggression.

hostile work environment sexual harassment.

gender discrimination.

quid pro quo sexual harassment.

5. ________ occurs when people in a group squelch dissent and seek consensus above all else.

Social loafing

The Hawthorne effect

Groupthink

Group polarization