WGU C715 Organizational Behavior questions For OA_ Answered SEPT 2024.
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C715 Organizational Behavior (C715)
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Western Governor\'S University
WGU C715 Organizational Behavior questions For OA_ Answered SEPT 2024.
1. Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in Manhattan and has been asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers understand if she is the right candidate for the job. From the interview, t...
WGU C715 Organizational Behavior questions For OA_ Answered SEPT 2024.
1. Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in Manhattan
and has been asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers
understand if she is the right candidate for the job. From the interview, they
have found that she is extroverted, empathic, scrupulous, and cooperative in
nature, which are key characteristics needed for the job. These
characteristics about Lugo indicate her ________.
A) talent
B) skill
C) knowledge
D) genealogy
E) personality - *Correct ANS* personality
2. Which of the following does the heredity approach state?
A) An individual's personality is determined by the social background one
is brought up in.
B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the
genes.
C) An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings
he/she is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he/she keeps
i.e., his/her friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends
and characteristics. - *Correct ANS* An individual's personality is
determined by molecular structure of the genes.
3. Elaine Chamberlain works as a research executive at an environmental
organization. Though her colleagues are helpful and friendly, because of her
shy nature, she often eats her lunch at her desk and has limited interactions
with them. She is glad that her nature of work does not require her to
interact with her co-workers to a high extent. Which of the following types is
Chamberlain most likely to be characterized as according to the Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
A) social
B) introverted
C) exhibitionist
D) gregarious
E) extraverted - *Correct ANS* introverted
4. Which dimension of the Big Five model is a measure of reliability?
, A) extraversion
B) agreeableness
C) conscientiousness
D) openness to experience
E) emotional stability - *Correct ANS* conscientiousness
5. Which of the following statements is true about people with positive core self-
evaluations?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers. - *Correct ANS*
They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
6. Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust their behavior to
external, situational factors and can behave differently in different
situations.
A) low on openness
B) high on narcissism
C) low on agreeableness
D) high on self-monitoring
E) low on conscientiousness - *Correct ANS* high on self-monitoring
7. Milton Rokeach created the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS), which consists of
two sets of values, namely ________ values and ________ values.
A) instrumental; terminal
B) fluid; stable
C) flexible; essential
D) unique; general
E) flexible; enduring - *Correct ANS* instrumental; terminal
8. Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the Rokeach
Value Survey?
A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) happiness
E) meaning in life - *Correct ANS* personal discipline
, 9. ________ is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their
sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
A) Sensation
B) Impression
C) Apprehension
D) Attribution
E) Perception - *Correct ANS* perception
10. Alicia Akers works as a marketing executive. She always talks in a high pitch
and often draws a lot of attention wherever she is. Which of the following
statements best explains the reason behind people noticing Akers?
A) Perception of reality depends on the perceiver's past experiences.
B) Perception of reality depends on the perceiver's personality.
C) Characteristics of the target affect people's perception.
D) The time at which we observe behavior affects perception.
E) Motives and interests of the perceiver affects perception of behavior. -
*Correct ANS* Characteristics of the target affect people's perception
11. A manager doing performance appraisals gives more weight to recent
employee behaviors than to behaviors of six or nine months earlier. This
shows that the manager's perception is affected by ________ bias.
A) self-serving
B) availability
C) impact
D) distinction
E) hindsight - *Correct ANS* availability
12. Which of the following is an example of internally (intrinsically) caused
behavior?
A) An employee was late for a team meeting because of a heavy
downpour.
B) An employee was laid off because the company was attempting to cut
costs by laying off employees.
C) An employee was fired from work because he violated a company
policy.
D) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight.
E) An employee could not come to work because he met with an accident. -
*Correct ANS* An employee was fired from work because he violated
a company policy
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