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A) ajrelativelyjstablejset jof jpsychologicaljcharacteristics.
B) ajconstantlyjshiftingjset jof jpersonaljcharacteristics.
C) alljaspectsjof jthejindividual'sjconsciousness.
D) behavioursjwhichjarejmostlyjlearned jthroughjchildhood jexperience.
E) alljaspectsjof jthejindividual'sjphysicaljand jemotionaljresponsejtojtheirjenvironment.jAn
swer:j A
Diff:j2 Type:jMC
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Objective:j 2.1jDefinejpersonalityjand jdescribejthejdispositional,jsituational,jand jinteractionist jappro
achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
2) Personalityjwilljhavejthejmost jimpact jinjwhichjsituation?
A) Weakjsituationsjof jlooselyjdefined jrolesjwithjfew jrules
B) Strongjsituationsjwithjwelljdefined jroles,jrules,jand jcontingencies
C) Bothjweakjand jstrongjsituations
D) Situationsjof jmediumjstrength
E) Weakjsituationsjwithjwelljdefined jroles,jrules,jand jcontingenciesjA
nswer:j A
Diff:j3 Type:jMC
PagejRef:j47jSkill:j Recall
Objective:j 2.1jDefinejpersonalityjand jdescribejthejdispositional,jsituational,jand jinteractionist jappro
achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
3) Accordingjtojthej
approach,jorganizationaljbehaviourjisjajfunctionjof jbothjdispositionsjand jthejsituation.
A) personality
B) interactionist
C) operant jlearning
D) socialjcognitive
E) contingencyj
Answer:j B
Diff:j1 Type:jMC
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4) Ifjanjorganizationjdecidesjtojchangejthejcharacteristicsjof jworkjtasksjinjorderjtojimprovejemp
loyeejsatisfactionjandjperformance,jwhat japproachjtojorganizationaljbehaviourjarejtheyjfollowi
ng?
A) dispositionaljapproach
B) personalityjapproach
C) situationaljapproach
D) interactionist japproach
E) operant jlearningjapproachj
Answer:j C
Diff:j2 Type:jMC
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
5) If janjorganizationjdecidesjtojusejpersonalityjtestsjinjthejhiringjof jemployeesjinjorderjtojimproveje
mployeejsatisfactionjand jperformance,jwhat japproachjtojorganizationaljbehaviourjarejtheyjfollowin
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A) dispositionaljapproach
B) situationaljapproach
C) interactionist japproach
D) testingjapproach
E) militaryjapproachj
Answer:j A
Diff:j2 Type:jMC
PagejRef:j47jSkill:j Applied
Objective:j 2.1jDefinejpersonalityjand jdescribejthejdispositional,jsituational,jand jinteractionist jappro
achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
6) Whichjof jthejfollowingjisjthejmost jwidelyjaccepted jperspectivejwithinjorganizationaljbeh
aviour?
A) Thejfive-factorjapproach
B) Thejdispositionaljapproach
C) Thejsituationaljapproach
D) Thejinteractionist japproach
E) Thejpersonalityjapproachj
Answer:j D
Diff:j1 Type:jMC
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7) Accordingjtojtrait jactivationjtheory
A) traitsjlead jtojcertainjpersonalitiesjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjthat jpersonalityjsalie
nt.
B) traitsjlead jtojcertainjbehavioursjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjthat jtrait jsalient.
C) situationsjlead jtojcertainjtraitsjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjthat jtrait jsalient.
D) situationsjlead jtojcertainjbehavioursjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjajtrait jsalient.
E) personalityjleadsjtojcertainjtraitsjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjthat jpersonalityjsalie
nt.
Answer:j B
Diff:j3 Type:jMC
PagejRef:j48jSkill:j Recall
Objective:j 2.1jDefinejpersonalityjand jdescribejthejdispositional,jsituational,jand jinteractionist jappro
achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
8) Thejideajthat jpersonalityjcharacteristicsjinfluencejpeople'sjbehaviourjwhenjthejsituationjcallsjforj
ajparticularjpersonalityjcharacteristicjisjknownjas
A) personalityjactivationjtheory.
B) situationjactivationjtheory.
C) trait jactivationjtheory.
D) situationaljapproach.
E) dispositionaljapproach.j
Answer:j C
Diff:j2 Type:jMC
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
9) Personalityjisjthejunstablejset jpsychologicaljcharacteristicsjthat jinfluencesjthejwayjanjindi
vidualjinteractsjwithjthejenvironment.
Answer:j FALSE
Diff:j1 Type:jTF
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
10) Accordingjtojthejdispositionaljapproach,jindividualsjpossessjstablejtraitsjorjcharacteristicsjtha
t jinfluencejtheirjattitudesjand jbehaviours.
Answer:j TRUE
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11) Thejdispositionaljapproachjisjthejmost jwidelyjaccepted jperspectivejwithinjorganizationaljbeh
aviour.
Answer:j FALSE
Diff:j1 Type:jTF
PagejRef:j47jSkill:j Recall
Objective:j 2.1jDefinejpersonalityjand jdescribejthejdispositional,jsituational,jand jinteractionist jappro
achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
12) Anjimportant jimplicationjof jthejsituationaljapproachjisjthat jsomejpersonalityjcharacteristicsjarej
usefuljinjcertainjorganizationaljsituations.
Answer:j FALSE
Diff:j2 Type:jTF
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Objective:j 2.1jDefinejpersonalityjand jdescribejthejdispositional,jsituational,jand jinteractionist jappro
achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
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swer:j FALSE
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
14) Accordingjtojtrait jactivationjtheory,jtraitsjlead jtojcertainjpersonalitiesjonlyjwhenjthejsitu
ationjmakesjthejneed jforjthemjsalient.
Answer:j FALSE
Diff:j2 Type:jTF
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
15) Personalityjcharacteristicsjinfluencejpeople'sjbehaviourjwhenjthejsituationjcallsjforjajpar
ticularjpersonalityjcharacteristic.
Answer:j TRUE
Diff:j2 Type:jTF
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
16) A jrelativelyjstablejset jof jpsychologicaljcharacteristicsjthat jinfluencesjthejwayjanjindividualjinte
ractsjisjreferred jtojas .
Answer:j personality
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A) ajrelativelyjstablejset jof jpsychologicaljcharacteristics.
B) ajconstantlyjshiftingjset jof jpersonaljcharacteristics.
C) alljaspectsjof jthejindividual'sjconsciousness.
D) behavioursjwhichjarejmostlyjlearned jthroughjchildhood jexperience.
E) alljaspectsjof jthejindividual'sjphysicaljand jemotionaljresponsejtojtheirjenvironment.jAn
swer:j A
Diff:j2 Type:jMC
PagejRef:j46jSkill:j Recall
Objective:j 2.1jDefinejpersonalityjand jdescribejthejdispositional,jsituational,jand jinteractionist jappro
achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
2) Personalityjwilljhavejthejmost jimpact jinjwhichjsituation?
A) Weakjsituationsjof jlooselyjdefined jrolesjwithjfew jrules
B) Strongjsituationsjwithjwelljdefined jroles,jrules,jand jcontingencies
C) Bothjweakjand jstrongjsituations
D) Situationsjof jmediumjstrength
E) Weakjsituationsjwithjwelljdefined jroles,jrules,jand jcontingenciesjA
nswer:j A
Diff:j3 Type:jMC
PagejRef:j47jSkill:j Recall
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
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A) personality
B) interactionist
C) operant jlearning
D) socialjcognitive
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Answer:j B
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
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4) Ifjanjorganizationjdecidesjtojchangejthejcharacteristicsjof jworkjtasksjinjorderjtojimprovejemp
loyeejsatisfactionjandjperformance,jwhat japproachjtojorganizationaljbehaviourjarejtheyjfollowi
ng?
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B) personalityjapproach
C) situationaljapproach
D) interactionist japproach
E) operant jlearningjapproachj
Answer:j C
Diff:j2 Type:jMC
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
5) If janjorganizationjdecidesjtojusejpersonalityjtestsjinjthejhiringjof jemployeesjinjorderjtojimproveje
mployeejsatisfactionjand jperformance,jwhat japproachjtojorganizationaljbehaviourjarejtheyjfollowin
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C) interactionist japproach
D) testingjapproach
E) militaryjapproachj
Answer:j A
Diff:j2 Type:jMC
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
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B) Thejdispositionaljapproach
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D) Thejinteractionist japproach
E) Thejpersonalityjapproachj
Answer:j D
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A) traitsjlead jtojcertainjpersonalitiesjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjthat jpersonalityjsalie
nt.
B) traitsjlead jtojcertainjbehavioursjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjthat jtrait jsalient.
C) situationsjlead jtojcertainjtraitsjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjthat jtrait jsalient.
D) situationsjlead jtojcertainjbehavioursjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjajtrait jsalient.
E) personalityjleadsjtojcertainjtraitsjonlyjwhenjthejsituationjmakesjthejneed jforjthat jpersonalityjsalie
nt.
Answer:j B
Diff:j3 Type:jMC
PagejRef:j48jSkill:j Recall
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
8) Thejideajthat jpersonalityjcharacteristicsjinfluencejpeople'sjbehaviourjwhenjthejsituationjcallsjforj
ajparticularjpersonalityjcharacteristicjisjknownjas
A) personalityjactivationjtheory.
B) situationjactivationjtheory.
C) trait jactivationjtheory.
D) situationaljapproach.
E) dispositionaljapproach.j
Answer:j C
Diff:j2 Type:jMC
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
9) Personalityjisjthejunstablejset jpsychologicaljcharacteristicsjthat jinfluencesjthejwayjanjindi
vidualjinteractsjwithjthejenvironment.
Answer:j FALSE
Diff:j1 Type:jTF
PagejRef:j46jSkill:j Recall
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
10) Accordingjtojthejdispositionaljapproach,jindividualsjpossessjstablejtraitsjorjcharacteristicsjtha
t jinfluencejtheirjattitudesjand jbehaviours.
Answer:j TRUE
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
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aviour.
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Diff:j1 Type:jTF
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
12) Anjimportant jimplicationjof jthejsituationaljapproachjisjthat jsomejpersonalityjcharacteristicsjarej
usefuljinjcertainjorganizationaljsituations.
Answer:j FALSE
Diff:j2 Type:jTF
PagejRef:j47jSkill:j Recall
Objective:j 2.1jDefinejpersonalityjand jdescribejthejdispositional,jsituational,jand jinteractionist jappro
achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
13) Personalityjisjajrelativelyjnew jideajinjorganizationaljbehaviourjresearch.jAn
swer:j FALSE
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
14) Accordingjtojtrait jactivationjtheory,jtraitsjlead jtojcertainjpersonalitiesjonlyjwhenjthejsitu
ationjmakesjthejneed jforjthemjsalient.
Answer:j FALSE
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
15) Personalityjcharacteristicsjinfluencejpeople'sjbehaviourjwhenjthejsituationjcallsjforjajpar
ticularjpersonalityjcharacteristic.
Answer:j TRUE
Diff:j2 Type:jTF
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achesjtojorganizationaljbehaviour.
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ractsjisjreferred jtojas .
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