BAM515 Cognitive Component of a Worker Attitude
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BAM515 Cognitive Component of a Worker Attitude
A low level of agreeableness would MOST LIKELY be an asset for a ________.
drill sergeant
FBI agent
prosecuting attorney
football player
Individuals high on ________ are more likely to feel good at work and be satisfied with them
jobs.
extraversion
introversion
affectivity
socialization
The collection of feelings and beliefs that people have about their organization as a whole is
known as organizational ________.
loyalty
commitment
satisfaction
attitude
The cognitive component of a worker’s attitude is the employee’s ________.
feelings about his or her job or organization
beliefs about the job or organization
thoughts about how to behave in his or her job or organization
ethical stance on his or her job or organization
How people feel at the time they are actually performing their jobs is referred to as work
________.
attitudes
moods
behaviors
work values
The ________ component of a worker’s attitude reflects his thoughts about how to behave on
the job.
affective
cognitive
behavioral
extrinsic
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Workers who feel excited, enthusiastic, active, strong, and elated are MOST LIKELY
experiencing ________.
job satisfaction
organizational commitment
openness to experience
positive work moods
________ is rude interpersonal behavior that reflects a lack of respect for others.
Organizational conflict
Workplace incivility
Negative affectivity
Discriminatory marginality
Which is NOT one of the ways in which managers can guard against faulty decisions due to
motivational states?
base perceptions on observed behaviors
do not take personal motives into consideration
concentrate on actual performance
avoid unwarranted assumptions
An individual’s ________ is influenced by his own characteristics, the true characteristics of
the target and the situation.
bias
reality
schema
perception
As the ambiguity of a target increases, it becomes ________.
harder for perceivers to form accurate perceptions
less likely that various perceivers will perceive the target differently
less difficult to determine what the target is really like
easier for perceivers to form accurate perceptions
Targets are perceived to be smarter, more credible, and more responsible than others when
they have ________.
more perception
less power
greater ambiguity
high social status
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When an employee reminds his boss about his past accomplishments, the employee is using
the tactic of ________.
self-promotion
situational conformity
appreciation
behavioral matching
People are MOST likely to use impression management tactics when interacting with
perceivers ________.
over whom they have power
who have power over them
that they will never see again
with high situational salience
The impression management tactic of ________ occurs when the target tries to present himself
or herself in as positive a light as possible.
behavioral matching
flattering others
self-promotion
being consistent
Managers who use reinforcement must do all of the following EXCEPT ________.
choose whether to use continuous or partial reinforcement
decide whether to use conditioned or unconditioned stimuli
identify the correct behavior to reinforce
exercise caution so as not to too extensively reinforce a behavior
The performance of a desired behavior is reinforced on a(n) ________ when partial
reinforcement is used to encourage learning.
timely basis
continuous basis
sequential basis
intermittent basis
Which of the following is NOT one of the four schedules of partial reinforcement?
fixed-interval schedule
sequentially-set schedule
fixed-ratio schedule
variable-ratio schedule
With a ________ schedule, a certain number of desired behaviors must occur before
reinforcement is provided.
fixed-interval
variable-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-ratio
Fred Friend sometimes rewards his workers by ordering out for pizza. He usually does this after
he has received three to five compliments on his department’s performance, but over time, it
averages out to every four compliments. Fred is using a ________ schedule.
fixed-interval
variable-interval
fixed-ratio
variable-ratio
If a worker is unable to learn to perform a complicated task all at once, ________ would be the
MOST effective in encouraging employees to gradually acquire the skills and expertise needed to
perform at an adequate level.
positive reinforcement
shaping
operant conditioning
extinction
The law office of Smith and Smith is one of safety and comfort. Co-workers are friends and
there are several office parties. However, everything is not perfect. June has a large family and
her salary is just not enough to cover everything. Bill makes the same salary but because he is
single and doesn’t have many expenses, his needs are met. Sam, a new employee, appreciates
the office parties but still feels out of the loop. According to Maslow, who is most likely to be
motivated by interesting projects and opportunities for growth?
June
Bill
Sam
any of the employees may be equally motivated by interesting projects
Mick Box was recognized as Salesperson of the Year because of his outstanding sales record.
Maslow would assert that Mick’s ________ needs were met by this award.
ego
psychosocial
esteem
psychological
Regis Marzoni is hunting for a house that will impress his neighbors and colleagues, and thus
show them that he has “made it big.” Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory would classify his
house hunting as being motivated by _______needs.
physiological
safety
belonging
esteem
In ERG theory, ________ needs involve self-development and creative, productive work.
growth
existence
relatedness
physiological
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According to ERG theory, ________ needs include food, water, clothing, shelter, safe and secure environment.
growth
existence
relatedness
physiological
Mark Ludwig’s attempts at becoming a commercial illustrator have led to frustration, despite
his desire to improve his creative skills and be productive as an artist. According to Alderfer’s
ERG theory, once Mark accepts that he will be unable to become an illustrator, he is MOST
LIKELY to ________.
focus more on his workplace relationships
start taking bookkeeping classes at the local community college
increase his level of persistence
begin displaying dysfunctional behaviors
Possible disadvantages of job enrichment include all of the following EXCEPT ________.
unwanted additional responsibility
expensive and impossible to do
reduced efficiency
repression of intrinsic motivation
The primary focus of the job characteristics model is identifying which job characteristics
contribute to ________.
work that is extrinsically motivating
intrinsically motivating work
skill variety of workers
growth-need strength of workers
In the job characteristics model, the extent to which a job involves performing a whole piece of
work from beginning to end is referred to as ________.
job crafting
task identity
autonomy
task significance
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Jerry finds his job as an intensive care nurse very rewarding and challenging. No day is ever
the same. Jerry’s one complaint is that he does not always find out how his patients do after
leaving his unit. On a whole, he is satisfied with his schedule. Jerry will MOST LIKELY rank low
in what core job dimension?
task identity
task significance
autonomy
skill variety
George is a mail carrier for the post office. While George enjoys his job and recognizes that
he is making an important difference to people’s lives—delivering their mail to them—he is
bored with his job and wishes that he has more opportunities to learn new things and then use
what he learned. George would be happier if he had more ________ in his job.
task significance
feedback
skill variety
autonomy
In the job characteristics model, the extent to which a job has an impact on the lives or work
of other people in or out of the organization is referred to as ________.
feedback
task variety
skill identity
task significance
One way to view personal stressors is by categorizing them as ________.
sources of positive or negative affectivity
major or minor work-life linkages
overload or underload factors
major or minor life events
________ are not job-related stressors.
Arguments with a boss
Increased job responsibilities
Serious illnesses
Angry customers
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________ occurs when the set of behaviors or tasks a person in an organization is expected to
perform are at odds with each other.
Role ambiguity
Role conflict
Work-life linkage
Role dissension
David Nichols is a quality assurance manager at one of the ABC Company’s manufacturing
plants. His job requires him to head up the plant’s quality committee. This committee has
recently become critical of the job being done by the instrumentation lab, a department that
reports to David. His need to deal with the committee’s criticism of the lab and his
management role at the lab may generate stress that would be due to ________.
role conflict
work-life balance stress
role tension
overload
A company hires two new employees. While Ellen is training Seth, she gives him a detailed
explanation of what he has to do and what he should do if he wants to be promoted in the
company. Jenny, who has been working at the company for years, has a very different position
than Thomas, the new employee whom she is training. She tells him all about her job and
expectations, but has little information to give him on what his job will entail. What is Thomas
MOST LIKELY to feel?
role ambiguity
work-life linkage stress
role tension
role dissension
Not having enough work to do, known as ________, can be stressful for employees.
underload
slack time
break time
job rotation
Why do organizations use emotion-focused coping strategies?
They equip employees with ways to better handle the stress.
They lessen the workload for employees.
They make the problems go away.
They solve some problems but also introduce new ones.
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