WGU C715 Organizational Behavior - Ch. 6 Perception & Individual Decision Making. Questions and answers/ VERIFIED. (2024/25 exam UPDATES. APPROVED)

WGU C715 Organizational Behavior - Ch. 6 Perception & Individual Decision Making. Questions and answers/ VERIFIED. Define perception. - -how an individual process information and feelings to give meaning to their environment What are three groups of factors that define perception? - -1. Perceiver 2. Situation 3. Target Explain the attribution theory. - -when we observe an individual's behavior we attempt to determine whether it is internally or externally caused Name 3 determinants of attribution. - -1. distinctiveness 2. consensus 3. consistency Identify shortcuts people use to make judgments about others. - -1. selective perception 2. halo effect 3. constrast effect 4. stereotyping anchoring bias - -tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then fails to adequately adjust for subsequent information