MANA 3318 UTA Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
What |is |organizational |behavior? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Organizational |Behavior |is |the |study
|of |human |behavior, |attitudes, |and |performance |organizations
Why |is |Organizational |Behavior |important? |(In |other |words, |how |can |the |knowledge |of |
Organizational |Behavior |help |us?) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Organizational |behavior: |provides |a
|set |of |tools |that |allow: |(A) |People |to |understand |analyze, |and |describe |behavior |in |
organizations |and |(B) |Managers |to |improve, |enhance, |or |change |work |behaviors |so |that |
individuals, |groups |and |the |whole |organization |can |achieve |their |goal
What |factors |determine |individual |behaviors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |person |and |the |
situation
What |are |some |examples |of |person |and |situational |factors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
Person: |personality, |ability, |and |attitudes |etc. |
The |situation: |the |work |groups |and |the |organization
In |what |ways |could |people |be |different |from |each |other? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dispositions
|
Abilities |
Demographics |
Physical
What |are |some |relatively |stable |individuals? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Some |dispositions |
(personality, |needs) |some |demographics |(gender, |ethnic |group)
, What |are |some |less |stable |individual |differences? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Less |stable: |
individual |differences: |Abilities, |education |level, |emotions, |physical |attitudes.
What |is |personality? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |relatively |stable |set |of |characteristics |that |
influence |an |individual's |behavior
How |is |it |determined? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-By |different |things, |such |as |heredity, |genes |
(nature), |and |environment, |physical |attitudes
How |stable |is |personality? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |relatively |stable |because |it |takes |
around |10-15 |years |to |show |personality |change |in |some |(50% |is |shaped |by |genetics |and |50% |
is |shaped |by |environment)
Understand |the |Big |Five |Personality |Traits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Extraversion: |the |person |is |
gregarious, |assertive |and |sociable |(Low: |resevered, |timid |and |quiet) |
Agreeableness: |the |person |is |cooperative, |warm, |and |agreeable |(Low: |cold, |disagreeable, |and |
antagonistic) |
Conscientiousness: |the |person |is |hardworking, |organized, |and |dependable |(Low: |lazy, |
disorganized, |and |unreliable) |
Openness |to |Experience: |the |person |is |crative, |curious, |and |cultured( |Low: |practical |with |
narrow |interest)
Neuroticism: |High: |Nervous, |self-doubting, |moody |--> |Low: |stable, |confident
Understand |the |following |differences: |Locus |of |control, |Self-monitoring, |Self-esteem, |Type |A |
and |Type |B |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Locus |of |Control: |an |individual's |generalized |belief |about |
internal |(self-control) |vs. |external |control |(control |by |the |situation |of |by |others) |--> |External |
locus |of |control: |describes |people |who |believe |that |fate, |luck, |or |outside |forces |are |
responsible |for |what |happens |to |them--> |Internal |locus |of |control: |describes |people |who |
believe |that |ability, |effort, |or |their |effort |of |their |actions |determines |what |happens |to |them
Correct Answers
What |is |organizational |behavior? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Organizational |Behavior |is |the |study
|of |human |behavior, |attitudes, |and |performance |organizations
Why |is |Organizational |Behavior |important? |(In |other |words, |how |can |the |knowledge |of |
Organizational |Behavior |help |us?) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Organizational |behavior: |provides |a
|set |of |tools |that |allow: |(A) |People |to |understand |analyze, |and |describe |behavior |in |
organizations |and |(B) |Managers |to |improve, |enhance, |or |change |work |behaviors |so |that |
individuals, |groups |and |the |whole |organization |can |achieve |their |goal
What |factors |determine |individual |behaviors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |person |and |the |
situation
What |are |some |examples |of |person |and |situational |factors? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |
Person: |personality, |ability, |and |attitudes |etc. |
The |situation: |the |work |groups |and |the |organization
In |what |ways |could |people |be |different |from |each |other? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dispositions
|
Abilities |
Demographics |
Physical
What |are |some |relatively |stable |individuals? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Some |dispositions |
(personality, |needs) |some |demographics |(gender, |ethnic |group)
, What |are |some |less |stable |individual |differences? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Less |stable: |
individual |differences: |Abilities, |education |level, |emotions, |physical |attitudes.
What |is |personality? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |relatively |stable |set |of |characteristics |that |
influence |an |individual's |behavior
How |is |it |determined? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-By |different |things, |such |as |heredity, |genes |
(nature), |and |environment, |physical |attitudes
How |stable |is |personality? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |relatively |stable |because |it |takes |
around |10-15 |years |to |show |personality |change |in |some |(50% |is |shaped |by |genetics |and |50% |
is |shaped |by |environment)
Understand |the |Big |Five |Personality |Traits |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Extraversion: |the |person |is |
gregarious, |assertive |and |sociable |(Low: |resevered, |timid |and |quiet) |
Agreeableness: |the |person |is |cooperative, |warm, |and |agreeable |(Low: |cold, |disagreeable, |and |
antagonistic) |
Conscientiousness: |the |person |is |hardworking, |organized, |and |dependable |(Low: |lazy, |
disorganized, |and |unreliable) |
Openness |to |Experience: |the |person |is |crative, |curious, |and |cultured( |Low: |practical |with |
narrow |interest)
Neuroticism: |High: |Nervous, |self-doubting, |moody |--> |Low: |stable, |confident
Understand |the |following |differences: |Locus |of |control, |Self-monitoring, |Self-esteem, |Type |A |
and |Type |B |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Locus |of |Control: |an |individual's |generalized |belief |about |
internal |(self-control) |vs. |external |control |(control |by |the |situation |of |by |others) |--> |External |
locus |of |control: |describes |people |who |believe |that |fate, |luck, |or |outside |forces |are |
responsible |for |what |happens |to |them--> |Internal |locus |of |control: |describes |people |who |
believe |that |ability, |effort, |or |their |effort |of |their |actions |determines |what |happens |to |them
