BUSI 311 quiz 10 complete solutions

A survey by the Conference Board found that _____ percentage of US workers are satisfied with their

work.

Selected

Answers:

a

.

45

b.

10

false

c.

95

d.

25

e.

75

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Question 2

1 out of 1 points

Frank regretfully missed an important deadline at work. His boss, George, thinks to himself, “Frank

missed that deadline because he is lazy; I really need to crack down on him more.” This is an example

of what kind of attribution?

Selected

Answers:

a.

Internal attribution

b.

Skewed attribution

c.

Vertical attribution

d.

Horizontal attribution

e.

External attribution

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Question 3

1 out of 1 points

In what stage of the perception process are individuals likely to put things into patterns?

Selected

Answers:

a.

Sensing

b.

Selecting

c.

Reasoning

d.

Projecting

e.

Organizing

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Question 4

1 out of 1 points

Individuals who believe that they control their own destiny are described as having a:

Answers:

a.

low Mach personality.

b.

low introversion characteristic.

c.

high internal locus of control.

d.

high external locus of control.

e.

high Mach personality.

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Question 5

1 out of 1 points

Jason has been unemployed for three months. When his wife asked him why he was not looking for a

job, Jason responded, "If I am lucky, I will get my old job back." Jason would be considered as having

a(n):

Answers:

a.

internal locus of control.

b.

high conscientiousness.

c.

high Mach attitude.

d.

sensation and intuition type personality.

e.

external locus of control.

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Question 6

1 out of 1 points

Research shows that the link between _____ and _____ is small and is influenced by other factors.

Answers:

a.

stress; home

b.

satisfaction; personality

c.

satisfaction; performance

d.

stress; performance

e.

stress; work

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Question 7

1 out of 1 points

Type A behavior pattern is characterized by all of these EXCEPT:

Answers:

a.

extreme

competitiveness.

b.

impatience.

c.

devotion to work.

d.

relaxed lifestyle.

e.

aggressiveness.

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Question 8

1 out of 1 points

Which of the following describes the last step in the perception process?

Answers:

a.

Screening the information

b.

Selecting what to process

c.

Transmitting the observed information

d.

Observing information

e.

Organizing the selected data into patterns

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Question 9

1 out of 1 points

Which of the following refers to the tendency to place the primary responsibility for one's success or

failure either within oneself or on outside forces?

Answers:

a.

Extroversion

b.

Emotional stability

c.

Authoritarianism

d.

Machiavellianism

e.

Locus of control

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Question 10

1 out of 1 points

Which of the following terms is the belief that power and status differences should exist within the

organization?

Answers:

a.

Locus of control

b.

Machiavellianism

c.

Extroversion

d.

Authoritarianism

e.

Perceptual distortion