WGU BNC1 Practice Test Revised
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Employee B was upset by Employees A's behavior at the department planning meeting,
Which factors will influence Employee B's perception in this situation?
A) Problem, Criteria, and Alternatives
B) situation, target, and perceiver
C)heredity, environment, perceiver
D) stimulation, task, and skills - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B
A person is broadminded courageous and forgiving. Which of the values are these?
A) transitory values
B) terminal values
C) instrumental values
D) determinate values - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C
An employee enjoys having a large span of responsibility and is motivated to do well because
of personal feelings. Which kind of reward is this?
A) Affilication reward
B)intrinsic reward
C) compensatory reward
D) extrinsic reward - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B
Which theory of motivation focuses on 5 levels of needs, and further separated those needs
by lower-order needs and higher-order needs?
A)two-factor theory
B) McClelland's theory of needs
C) McGregors Theory X and Theory Y
D) Maslow's Heirarchy of needs theory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅D
, Manager A supervises 10 district units with 100 employees and receives $100,000 in
compensation. Manager B supervises 5 district units with 50 employees and also receives
$100,000 in compensation. Manager A is upset by the relationship and is looking for a new
job. Which theory explains A's motivation to look for a new job?
A) inequity theory
B) perceptual fairness theory
C) perception theory
D) equity theory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅D
A manager challenged an employee to produce an average of 24 assemblies each day for a
week. This production goal was higher than the employee had ever achieved during any
week. The manager gave the employee a tally sheet to mark after each assembly was
completed. Considering the goal-setting theory of motivation, the manager was counting on
which factors to influence the employee to achieve the production goal?
A)feedback and reflection
B)challenge and power
C)specificity and feedback
D)challenge and direction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C
Which of the five-stage group development model is characterized by close relationships and
cohesiveness?
A)norming
B)performing
C)forming
D)storming - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A)norming
(Forming stage The first stage in group; Storming The second stage in group development,
characterized by intragroup conflict development, characterized by much uncertainty;
norming stage The third stage in group development, characterized by close relationships and
cohesiveness.; performing stage The fourth stage in group development, during which the
group is fully functional.)
What defines a set of expected behavior patterns attributed to a person occupying a given
position in a social unit?
A)group conformity
B) group role
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Employee B was upset by Employees A's behavior at the department planning meeting,
Which factors will influence Employee B's perception in this situation?
A) Problem, Criteria, and Alternatives
B) situation, target, and perceiver
C)heredity, environment, perceiver
D) stimulation, task, and skills - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B
A person is broadminded courageous and forgiving. Which of the values are these?
A) transitory values
B) terminal values
C) instrumental values
D) determinate values - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C
An employee enjoys having a large span of responsibility and is motivated to do well because
of personal feelings. Which kind of reward is this?
A) Affilication reward
B)intrinsic reward
C) compensatory reward
D) extrinsic reward - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅B
Which theory of motivation focuses on 5 levels of needs, and further separated those needs
by lower-order needs and higher-order needs?
A)two-factor theory
B) McClelland's theory of needs
C) McGregors Theory X and Theory Y
D) Maslow's Heirarchy of needs theory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅D
, Manager A supervises 10 district units with 100 employees and receives $100,000 in
compensation. Manager B supervises 5 district units with 50 employees and also receives
$100,000 in compensation. Manager A is upset by the relationship and is looking for a new
job. Which theory explains A's motivation to look for a new job?
A) inequity theory
B) perceptual fairness theory
C) perception theory
D) equity theory - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅D
A manager challenged an employee to produce an average of 24 assemblies each day for a
week. This production goal was higher than the employee had ever achieved during any
week. The manager gave the employee a tally sheet to mark after each assembly was
completed. Considering the goal-setting theory of motivation, the manager was counting on
which factors to influence the employee to achieve the production goal?
A)feedback and reflection
B)challenge and power
C)specificity and feedback
D)challenge and direction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅C
Which of the five-stage group development model is characterized by close relationships and
cohesiveness?
A)norming
B)performing
C)forming
D)storming - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A)norming
(Forming stage The first stage in group; Storming The second stage in group development,
characterized by intragroup conflict development, characterized by much uncertainty;
norming stage The third stage in group development, characterized by close relationships and
cohesiveness.; performing stage The fourth stage in group development, during which the
group is fully functional.)
What defines a set of expected behavior patterns attributed to a person occupying a given
position in a social unit?
A)group conformity
B) group role
