ORGB - CHAP. 1 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The Description of an organization as more like a snake pit, with daily conflict, distress, and
struggle, would come from which level within the organization? - ANS individual level
The snake pit metaphor of organization behavior conveys the: - ANS the dark side of human
behavior
The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizational settings describes the
content of study in: - ANS organizational behavior
The description of an organization as clockworks, in which human behavior is logical and
rational, would come from which level within the organization? - ANS organizational level
The study of organizational behavior is concerned with: - ANS psychosocial, interpersonal,
and group dynamics in organizations
Which organizational variable(s) is (are) important to the study of group dynamics? - ANS the
design of work
An internal perspective of human behavior tends to explain a person's actions in terms of: -
ANS personal value system
All of the following are internal behavioral processes except: - ANS leading
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, The internal or external perspectives offer: - ANS alternative explanations for human
behavior
When a manager states, "Mary is an outstanding employee because she has a high need for
achievement," the manager is using which explanation for Mary's behavior? - ANS internal
When Mary's manager states, "Mary is an outstanding employee because she is paid extremely
well," the manager is using which perspective for Mary's behavior? - ANS external
Kurt Lewin may have best captured alternative explanations for human behavior when he
stated behavior is a function of: - ANS the person and the environment
The science of human behavior and individual differences is: - ANS psychology
When Black & Decker placed a special emphasis on human productivity and efficiency through
the application of organizational goal setting and differential piece rate systems, they were
borrowing ideas from the discipline of: - ANS engineering
Research focusing on the variety of roles within a society or culture highlights which disciplines
contribution to organizational behavior? - ANS sociology
Culture and the study of learned behavior comprise the domain of: - ANS anthropology
The first discipline to take the modern corporation as the unit of analysis and emphasize the
design, implementation, and coordination of various administrative and organization systems
was: - ANS management
The recent growth of corporate wellness programs is an example of a contribution from which
discipline? - ANS medicine
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AND ANSWERS
The Description of an organization as more like a snake pit, with daily conflict, distress, and
struggle, would come from which level within the organization? - ANS individual level
The snake pit metaphor of organization behavior conveys the: - ANS the dark side of human
behavior
The study of individual behavior and group dynamics in organizational settings describes the
content of study in: - ANS organizational behavior
The description of an organization as clockworks, in which human behavior is logical and
rational, would come from which level within the organization? - ANS organizational level
The study of organizational behavior is concerned with: - ANS psychosocial, interpersonal,
and group dynamics in organizations
Which organizational variable(s) is (are) important to the study of group dynamics? - ANS the
design of work
An internal perspective of human behavior tends to explain a person's actions in terms of: -
ANS personal value system
All of the following are internal behavioral processes except: - ANS leading
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, The internal or external perspectives offer: - ANS alternative explanations for human
behavior
When a manager states, "Mary is an outstanding employee because she has a high need for
achievement," the manager is using which explanation for Mary's behavior? - ANS internal
When Mary's manager states, "Mary is an outstanding employee because she is paid extremely
well," the manager is using which perspective for Mary's behavior? - ANS external
Kurt Lewin may have best captured alternative explanations for human behavior when he
stated behavior is a function of: - ANS the person and the environment
The science of human behavior and individual differences is: - ANS psychology
When Black & Decker placed a special emphasis on human productivity and efficiency through
the application of organizational goal setting and differential piece rate systems, they were
borrowing ideas from the discipline of: - ANS engineering
Research focusing on the variety of roles within a society or culture highlights which disciplines
contribution to organizational behavior? - ANS sociology
Culture and the study of learned behavior comprise the domain of: - ANS anthropology
The first discipline to take the modern corporation as the unit of analysis and emphasize the
design, implementation, and coordination of various administrative and organization systems
was: - ANS management
The recent growth of corporate wellness programs is an example of a contribution from which
discipline? - ANS medicine
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