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1. An organizational behavioral researcher is trying to figure out why workers act demotivated when they are faced with stressful situations. The researcher draws out a chart of variables and arrows which seek to tell the story of what factors affect demotivation. This part of the research process is known as:
building a theory.
collecting the data.
testing for correlation.
verifying the results.
conducting a meta-analysis.
2. Dr. Hopper has found in his research a correlation of - .55 between the two variables of job satisfaction and employee turnover. This finding means which of the following?
There is a weak relationship between the two variables.
There is a strong relationship between the two variables.
Employee turnover increases as job satisfaction decreases.
Employee turnover decreases as job satisfaction decreases.
Both B and C are true.
3. Dr. Hopper decides to look for a journal article that has looked at a number of different studies on the relationship between job satisfaction and employee turnover. He has found one article that has actually figured out statistically, an average correlation between these two variables across a number of studies. This particular article is an example of a:
causal inference.
meta-analysis.
socially complex resource.
the Rule of One-Eighth
numerous small decisions.
4. The two primary outcomes that are studied in organizational behavior are:
job satisfaction and motivation
organizational culture and job performance
motivation and organizational commitment