WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR FINAL EXAM Questions
with 100% Correct Answers | Verified |
Updated (Actual Exam) 2025\2026
personality - CORRECT ANSWER characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits - CORRECT ANSWER characteristics that describe an individual's behavior in a large
number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - CORRECT ANSWER A personality test that taps four characteristics
and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model - CORRECT ANSWER A personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions.
extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
extraversion - CORRECT ANSWER A personality describing someone who is sociable and assertive
(confident and forceful )
agreeableness - CORRECT ANSWER A personality that describes someone who is good natured,
cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness - CORRECT ANSWER A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
emotional stability - CORRECT ANSWER A personality that characterizes someone as calm, self-
confident, and insecure.
openness to experience - CORRECT ANSWER A personality that characterizes someone in terms of
imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their
capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism - CORRECT ANSWER The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
narcissism - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her behavior to
external, situational factors.
proactive personality - CORRECT ANSWER People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take
action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
,values - CORRECT ANSWER Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence
is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of
existence.
value system - CORRECT ANSWER A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of
their intensity.
terminal values - CORRECT ANSWER Values that we work towards (happiness, self-respect, family
security, recognition)
instrumental values - CORRECT ANSWER Core values that are permanent in nature (honesty, sincerity,
ambition, independence)
personality Job-fit theory - CORRECT ANSWER A theory that identifies six personality types and
proposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction
and turnover.
power distance - CORRECT ANSWER where society accepts that power in institutions and organizations
is distributed unequally.
individualism - CORRECT ANSWER where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of
groups.
collectivism - CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that describes a tight social framework in
which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them.
masculinity - CORRECT ANSWER where culture favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement,
power, and control.
femininity - CORRECT ANSWER indicates little differentiation between male and female roles; where
women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society.
uncertainty avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that describes the extent to
which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them.
long-term orientation - CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that emphasizes the future,
thrift, and persistence.
short-term orientation - CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that emphasizes the past and
present, respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social obligations. people value the here and now; they
accept change more readily and don't see commitments as impediments to change.
heredity - CORRECT ANSWER factors determined at conception; one's biological, physiological, and
inherent psychological makeup.
Perception - CORRECT ANSWER A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory
impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
attribution theory - CORRECT ANSWER An attempt to determine whether an individual's behavior is
internally or externally caused.
, fundamental attribution error - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to underestimate the influence of
external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgments about the
behavior of others.
self-serving bias - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes to
internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.
selective perception - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to selectively interpret what one sees on the
basis of one's interests, background, experience, and attitudes.
halo effect - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to draw a general impression about an individual on the
basis of a single characteristic.
contrast effect - CORRECT ANSWER Evaluation of a person's characteristics that is affected by
comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same
characteristics.
stereotyping - CORRECT ANSWER Judging someone on the basis of one's perception of the group to
which that person belongs.
self-fulfilling prophecy - CORRECT ANSWER Causing something to happen by believing it will come true.
decisions - CORRECT ANSWER Choices made from among two or more alternatives.
problem - CORRECT ANSWER A discrepancy between the current state of affairs and some desired
state.
rational - CORRECT ANSWER Characterized by making consistent, value-maximizing choices within
specified constraints.
rational decision-making model - CORRECT ANSWER A decision-making model that describes how
individuals should behave in order to maximize some outcome.
Steps in the rational decision-making model - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Define the problem. 2. Identify the
decision criteria. 3. Allocate weights to the criteria. 4. Develop the alternatives. 5. Evaluate the
alternatives. 6. Select the best alternative.
bounded rationality - CORRECT ANSWER A less-than-perfect form of rationality in which decision
makers cannot be perfectly rational because decisions are complex and complete information is
unavailable or cannot be fully processed
intuitive decision making - CORRECT ANSWER An unconscious process created out of distilled
experience.
anchoring bias - CORRECT ANSWER A tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then
fails to adequately adjust for subsequent information.
confirmation bias - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past choices
and to discount information that contradicts past judgments.
BEHAVIOR FINAL EXAM Questions
with 100% Correct Answers | Verified |
Updated (Actual Exam) 2025\2026
personality - CORRECT ANSWER characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits - CORRECT ANSWER characteristics that describe an individual's behavior in a large
number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - CORRECT ANSWER A personality test that taps four characteristics
and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model - CORRECT ANSWER A personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions.
extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
extraversion - CORRECT ANSWER A personality describing someone who is sociable and assertive
(confident and forceful )
agreeableness - CORRECT ANSWER A personality that describes someone who is good natured,
cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness - CORRECT ANSWER A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
emotional stability - CORRECT ANSWER A personality that characterizes someone as calm, self-
confident, and insecure.
openness to experience - CORRECT ANSWER A personality that characterizes someone in terms of
imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their
capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism - CORRECT ANSWER The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
narcissism - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her behavior to
external, situational factors.
proactive personality - CORRECT ANSWER People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take
action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
,values - CORRECT ANSWER Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence
is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of
existence.
value system - CORRECT ANSWER A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of
their intensity.
terminal values - CORRECT ANSWER Values that we work towards (happiness, self-respect, family
security, recognition)
instrumental values - CORRECT ANSWER Core values that are permanent in nature (honesty, sincerity,
ambition, independence)
personality Job-fit theory - CORRECT ANSWER A theory that identifies six personality types and
proposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction
and turnover.
power distance - CORRECT ANSWER where society accepts that power in institutions and organizations
is distributed unequally.
individualism - CORRECT ANSWER where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as members of
groups.
collectivism - CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that describes a tight social framework in
which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after them and protect them.
masculinity - CORRECT ANSWER where culture favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement,
power, and control.
femininity - CORRECT ANSWER indicates little differentiation between male and female roles; where
women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society.
uncertainty avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that describes the extent to
which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them.
long-term orientation - CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that emphasizes the future,
thrift, and persistence.
short-term orientation - CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that emphasizes the past and
present, respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social obligations. people value the here and now; they
accept change more readily and don't see commitments as impediments to change.
heredity - CORRECT ANSWER factors determined at conception; one's biological, physiological, and
inherent psychological makeup.
Perception - CORRECT ANSWER A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory
impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
attribution theory - CORRECT ANSWER An attempt to determine whether an individual's behavior is
internally or externally caused.
, fundamental attribution error - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to underestimate the influence of
external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgments about the
behavior of others.
self-serving bias - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes to
internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.
selective perception - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to selectively interpret what one sees on the
basis of one's interests, background, experience, and attitudes.
halo effect - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to draw a general impression about an individual on the
basis of a single characteristic.
contrast effect - CORRECT ANSWER Evaluation of a person's characteristics that is affected by
comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or lower on the same
characteristics.
stereotyping - CORRECT ANSWER Judging someone on the basis of one's perception of the group to
which that person belongs.
self-fulfilling prophecy - CORRECT ANSWER Causing something to happen by believing it will come true.
decisions - CORRECT ANSWER Choices made from among two or more alternatives.
problem - CORRECT ANSWER A discrepancy between the current state of affairs and some desired
state.
rational - CORRECT ANSWER Characterized by making consistent, value-maximizing choices within
specified constraints.
rational decision-making model - CORRECT ANSWER A decision-making model that describes how
individuals should behave in order to maximize some outcome.
Steps in the rational decision-making model - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Define the problem. 2. Identify the
decision criteria. 3. Allocate weights to the criteria. 4. Develop the alternatives. 5. Evaluate the
alternatives. 6. Select the best alternative.
bounded rationality - CORRECT ANSWER A less-than-perfect form of rationality in which decision
makers cannot be perfectly rational because decisions are complex and complete information is
unavailable or cannot be fully processed
intuitive decision making - CORRECT ANSWER An unconscious process created out of distilled
experience.
anchoring bias - CORRECT ANSWER A tendency to fixate on initial information, from which one then
fails to adequately adjust for subsequent information.
confirmation bias - CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past choices
and to discount information that contradicts past judgments.
