MGMT 100 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
/. .A person who is experiencing cognitive dissonance might have his discomfort from
the dissonance reduced if he has ________ control over his actions - Answer-✅little or
no
/.________ is the unique combination of psychological traits that describe a person. -
Answer-✅Personality
/.Hidden aspects of an organization that OB provides insight into include ________. -
Answer-✅attitudes
/.When you stand at attention during the playing of the national anthem, you are
revealing which component of your attitude toward your country? - Answer-✅behavioral
/.A person who takes full responsibility in both his or her successes and failures is likely
to be high in this emotional intelligence dimension - Answer-✅self-motivation
/.Attribution theory is primarily concerned with explaining ________ - Answer-✅the
behavior of others
/.When people judge someone on the basis of the perception of a group they are a part
of, they are using the shortcut called ________. - Answer-✅stereotyping
/.In attribution theory, the behavior of an individual who shows high distinctiveness and
low consistency is likely to be attributed as ________. - Answer-✅externally caused
/.Which of the following is typically the most important reason for why managers want to
increase positive job attitudes? - Answer-✅lower rates of turnover and absenteeism
/.Individuals tend to attribute their own successes to external factors. - Answer-✅False
/.Dan in New York is part of a team that is creating new software for the One Laptop Per
Child program. The graphic designer for Dan's team is in Uruguay. The programmers
for the team are in different parts of California. The team meets by videoconference
once a week. Dan's team is likely to be a ________. - Answer-✅virtual team
/.The group is likely to work on its primary task during the adjourning stage of group
development - Answer-✅False
, /.The primary reason for why social loafing occurs is that output contributions from
________ easily be measured. - Answer-✅individuals cannot
/.Members of an organization typically ________ the status of other organizational
members. - Answer-✅agree about
/.Which of the following is NOT generally thought to be an advantage of teams over
traditional work arrangements? - Answer-✅teams are highly mechanistic
/.A team that lacks discipline needs someone to fulfill this team role - Answer-
✅controller-inspector
/.A group that has gone through the norming stage of the group development process
________. - Answer-✅may return to the forming or storming stage
/.As the size of a group increases, the output of ________ - Answer-✅each group
member tends to decrease
/.Formal groups ________. - Answer-✅are defined by an organization's structure
/.Team efficacy is a measure of how ________ a team is. - Answer-✅confident
/.The second variable in expectancy theory requires the worker to ask him- or herself: If
I perform at a given level, how likely is it that I will ________? - Answer-✅attain the
reward or outcome I am looking for
/.Overrewarded inequity exists when one's own outcomes-to-input ratio ________ that
of the referent. - Answer-✅is greater than
/.Job sharing improves production by allowing people to fit their jobs better into their
lifestyles. - Answer-✅True
/.The JCM contends that meaningful work is ________ - Answer-✅considered
important and valuable by the worker
/.Setting goals definitely seems to ________ - Answer-✅increase performance and
motivation
/.Workers with a Theory Y point of view would be likely to ________. - Answer-✅love
their job more than the money they make
/.Piece-rate pay plans, wage incentive plans, profit sharing, and lump-sum bonuses are
examples of ________ programs. - Answer-✅pay-for-performance
ANSWERS
/. .A person who is experiencing cognitive dissonance might have his discomfort from
the dissonance reduced if he has ________ control over his actions - Answer-✅little or
no
/.________ is the unique combination of psychological traits that describe a person. -
Answer-✅Personality
/.Hidden aspects of an organization that OB provides insight into include ________. -
Answer-✅attitudes
/.When you stand at attention during the playing of the national anthem, you are
revealing which component of your attitude toward your country? - Answer-✅behavioral
/.A person who takes full responsibility in both his or her successes and failures is likely
to be high in this emotional intelligence dimension - Answer-✅self-motivation
/.Attribution theory is primarily concerned with explaining ________ - Answer-✅the
behavior of others
/.When people judge someone on the basis of the perception of a group they are a part
of, they are using the shortcut called ________. - Answer-✅stereotyping
/.In attribution theory, the behavior of an individual who shows high distinctiveness and
low consistency is likely to be attributed as ________. - Answer-✅externally caused
/.Which of the following is typically the most important reason for why managers want to
increase positive job attitudes? - Answer-✅lower rates of turnover and absenteeism
/.Individuals tend to attribute their own successes to external factors. - Answer-✅False
/.Dan in New York is part of a team that is creating new software for the One Laptop Per
Child program. The graphic designer for Dan's team is in Uruguay. The programmers
for the team are in different parts of California. The team meets by videoconference
once a week. Dan's team is likely to be a ________. - Answer-✅virtual team
/.The group is likely to work on its primary task during the adjourning stage of group
development - Answer-✅False
, /.The primary reason for why social loafing occurs is that output contributions from
________ easily be measured. - Answer-✅individuals cannot
/.Members of an organization typically ________ the status of other organizational
members. - Answer-✅agree about
/.Which of the following is NOT generally thought to be an advantage of teams over
traditional work arrangements? - Answer-✅teams are highly mechanistic
/.A team that lacks discipline needs someone to fulfill this team role - Answer-
✅controller-inspector
/.A group that has gone through the norming stage of the group development process
________. - Answer-✅may return to the forming or storming stage
/.As the size of a group increases, the output of ________ - Answer-✅each group
member tends to decrease
/.Formal groups ________. - Answer-✅are defined by an organization's structure
/.Team efficacy is a measure of how ________ a team is. - Answer-✅confident
/.The second variable in expectancy theory requires the worker to ask him- or herself: If
I perform at a given level, how likely is it that I will ________? - Answer-✅attain the
reward or outcome I am looking for
/.Overrewarded inequity exists when one's own outcomes-to-input ratio ________ that
of the referent. - Answer-✅is greater than
/.Job sharing improves production by allowing people to fit their jobs better into their
lifestyles. - Answer-✅True
/.The JCM contends that meaningful work is ________ - Answer-✅considered
important and valuable by the worker
/.Setting goals definitely seems to ________ - Answer-✅increase performance and
motivation
/.Workers with a Theory Y point of view would be likely to ________. - Answer-✅love
their job more than the money they make
/.Piece-rate pay plans, wage incentive plans, profit sharing, and lump-sum bonuses are
examples of ________ programs. - Answer-✅pay-for-performance
