WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR EXAM (LATEST
20256 UPDATE /C715 REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
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 is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps
i.e., his friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends
and characteristics.
B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of
the genes.
___________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees
and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most consistently related to
job performance.
A) Extroversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Conscientiousness
D) Emotional stability
E) Openness to experience
C) Conscientiousness
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,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.
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation?
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.
C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than the other
generations.
D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options.
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding
people with proactive personalities?
A) They react passively to situations.
B) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every
situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for
their benefit.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
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,E) They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
Which of the following is true of values ?
A) They are void of a judgmental element
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later years.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
9. Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the
Rokeach value survey?
A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) world peace
E) meaning in life
C) personal discipline
Which of the following is an example of externally caused behavior?
A) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire.
B) An employee postpones a meeting because he overslept.
C) An employee was fired because he violated a company policy.
D) An employee was promoted when he achieved more than the
assigned objectives.
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, E) An employee closed a sale with an important corporate client
because of his excellent negotiation skills.
A) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire.
According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we
tend to attribute it to external causes.
A) low on distinctiveness
B) low on adaptability
C) low on consistency
D) high on stability
E) low on consensus
C) low on consistency
Which of the following terms refers to a situation in which a person
inaccurately perceives a second person, and the resulting expectations
cause the second person to behave in ways consistent with the original
perception?
A) confirmation bias
B) attribution theory
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) bandwagon effect
E) contrast effect
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
Which of the following statements is true regarding the rational
decision-making model?
A) It takes into consideration the limited information-processing
capability of individuals.
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20256 UPDATE /C715 REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
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 is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps
i.e., his friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends
and characteristics.
B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of
the genes.
___________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees
and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most consistently related to
job performance.
A) Extroversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Conscientiousness
D) Emotional stability
E) Openness to experience
C) Conscientiousness
pg. 1
,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.
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation?
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.
C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than the other
generations.
D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options.
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding
people with proactive personalities?
A) They react passively to situations.
B) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every
situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for
their benefit.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
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,E) They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
Which of the following is true of values ?
A) They are void of a judgmental element
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later years.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
9. Which of the following is an instrumental value according to the
Rokeach value survey?
A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) world peace
E) meaning in life
C) personal discipline
Which of the following is an example of externally caused behavior?
A) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire.
B) An employee postpones a meeting because he overslept.
C) An employee was fired because he violated a company policy.
D) An employee was promoted when he achieved more than the
assigned objectives.
pg. 3
, E) An employee closed a sale with an important corporate client
because of his excellent negotiation skills.
A) An employee is late to work because of a punctured tire.
According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we
tend to attribute it to external causes.
A) low on distinctiveness
B) low on adaptability
C) low on consistency
D) high on stability
E) low on consensus
C) low on consistency
Which of the following terms refers to a situation in which a person
inaccurately perceives a second person, and the resulting expectations
cause the second person to behave in ways consistent with the original
perception?
A) confirmation bias
B) attribution theory
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) bandwagon effect
E) contrast effect
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
Which of the following statements is true regarding the rational
decision-making model?
A) It takes into consideration the limited information-processing
capability of individuals.
pg. 4
