WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR OA PREP EXAM
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL CORRECT
PASSED ANSWERS
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 one is surrounded
by.
d) A person's personality traits are created by the company one keeps i.e., friends and
family. - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct Answer ✔✔ C) Conscientiousness
Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust behavior to external,
situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
a) High in internal locus of control
b) high on narcissism
c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring - Correct Answer ✔✔ D) high on self monitoring
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. - Correct Answer ✔✔ C) They
have content and intensity attributes.
Which of the following is an instrumental value?
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
d) world peace - Correct Answer ✔✔ A) personal discipline
, Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
b) Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in which the
perception is made.
c) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
d) Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences. - Correct Answer
✔✔ C) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
Which of the following is an example of internally 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 they violated a company policy.
d) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ C) An employee was fired from work because they violated a company
policy.
A process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that extract the
essential features from problems without capturing all their complexity is known as
________.
a) rational decision making
b) bounded rationality
c) active selection
d) incremental decision making - Correct Answer ✔✔ B) bounded rationality
________ bias refers to the tendency for people to base their judgments on information
that is easily accessible.
a) Availability
b) Overconfidence
c) Confirmation
d) Hindsight - Correct Answer ✔✔ A) Availability
According to the concept of ________, decisions are made solely on the basis of their
outcomes, ideally to provide the greatest good for the greatest number.
a) utilitarianism
b) selective perception
c) self-fulfilling prophecy
d) contrast effect - Correct Answer ✔✔ A) utilitarianism
Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals with satisfying one's hunger, thirst,
and other bodily needs?
a) physiological
b) social
c) esteem
d) psychological - Correct Answer ✔✔ A) physiological
BEHAVIOR OA PREP EXAM
QUESTIONS & ACTUAL CORRECT
PASSED ANSWERS
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 one is surrounded
by.
d) A person's personality traits are created by the company one keeps i.e., friends and
family. - Correct Answer ✔✔ 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 - Correct Answer ✔✔ C) Conscientiousness
Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust behavior to external,
situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
a) High in internal locus of control
b) high on narcissism
c) low on agreeableness
d) high on self-monitoring - Correct Answer ✔✔ D) high on self monitoring
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. - Correct Answer ✔✔ C) They
have content and intensity attributes.
Which of the following is an instrumental value?
a) personal discipline
b) social recognition
c) economic success
d) world peace - Correct Answer ✔✔ A) personal discipline
, Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
a) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
b) Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in which the
perception is made.
c) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
d) Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences. - Correct Answer
✔✔ C) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
Which of the following is an example of internally 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 they violated a company policy.
d) An employee could not attend an interview because of a delayed flight. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ C) An employee was fired from work because they violated a company
policy.
A process of making decisions by constructing simplified models that extract the
essential features from problems without capturing all their complexity is known as
________.
a) rational decision making
b) bounded rationality
c) active selection
d) incremental decision making - Correct Answer ✔✔ B) bounded rationality
________ bias refers to the tendency for people to base their judgments on information
that is easily accessible.
a) Availability
b) Overconfidence
c) Confirmation
d) Hindsight - Correct Answer ✔✔ A) Availability
According to the concept of ________, decisions are made solely on the basis of their
outcomes, ideally to provide the greatest good for the greatest number.
a) utilitarianism
b) selective perception
c) self-fulfilling prophecy
d) contrast effect - Correct Answer ✔✔ A) utilitarianism
Which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs deals with satisfying one's hunger, thirst,
and other bodily needs?
a) physiological
b) social
c) esteem
d) psychological - Correct Answer ✔✔ A) physiological
