Question 1

Pleasurable stress that accompanies positive events is called ____________________.

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Question 2

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies.​
-procedural fairness
A)Shelly doesn't mind that Kiko got the job and she didn't, but she feels insulted that the department director delivered the news to her via email rather than taking the time to tell her in person.
B)Shelly is sad that she didn't get promoted, but given Kiko's greater skill and tenure with the company, Shelly has to admit she probably would have made the same choice herself.
C)​Kiko's brother is married to the department director's uncle's cousin's former roommate.However, Shelly is confident that the hiring decision was based on objective criteria, not on nepotism, so she will not file any complaints.

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The answer of Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting...

Question 3

Matching
Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates.​
-​the halo effect
A)​Emily, their lab manager, considers Sheldon the better scientist.When Sheldon makes a mistake, Emily dismisses it as a fluke.When Malik makes a mistake, she thinks, "Typical!"
B)​When Sheldon completes a successful experiment, Malik thinks it's because Sheldon is a great scientist.When one of his own experiments goes well, Malik figures he just got lucky.
C)​On the day he met Emily, Malik had a bicycling accident on his way to work and arrived reeling and distracted.His mind still on his near-death experience, Malik was curt during their introductions, causing Emily to forever consider him rude despite his being friendly to her ever since.
D)​Sheldon is more eloquent and more adept at conversational niceties than Malik is.For this reason, Emily considers Sheldon the better scientist.

Accepted Answer

The halo effect is when one positive trait (like eloquence) influences overall perception, leading Emily to consider Sheldon the better scientist based on his conversational skills rather than his scientific competence.

Question 4

Because Stan once read about a scandal involving a local politician, he thinks the politician is untrustworthy.This reflects the ____________________ component of his attitude about the candidate.

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Question 5

Unpleasant stress that accompanies negative events is called ____________________.

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The answer of Unpleasant stress that accompanies negative events is...

Question 6

Matching
Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates.​
-first impression bias
A)​Emily, their lab manager, considers Sheldon the better scientist.When Sheldon makes a mistake, Emily dismisses it as a fluke.When Malik makes a mistake, she thinks, "Typical!"
B)​When Sheldon completes a successful experiment, Malik thinks it's because Sheldon is a great scientist.When one of his own experiments goes well, Malik figures he just got lucky.
C)​On the day he met Emily, Malik had a bicycling accident on his way to work and arrived reeling and distracted.His mind still on his near-death experience, Malik was curt during their introductions, causing Emily to forever consider him rude despite his being friendly to her ever since.
D)​Sheldon is more eloquent and more adept at conversational niceties than Malik is.For this reason, Emily considers Sheldon the better scientist.

Accepted Answer

Malik's initial curt behavior due to his accident led Emily to form a lasting negative impression of him, illustrating first impression bias.

Question 7

When a person believes that he or she will get over a stressful event, that person has entered the ____________________ stage of GAS.

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Question 8

____________________ are complexes of beliefs and feelings that people have about specific ideas, situations, or other people.

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Question 9

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates.
-continuance
A)Gordo hates his job, but he has a serious medical condition and can't afford to lose his health insurance, so he stays on.
B)Yvette not only loves her job but also everything her organization stands for.She'd keep working there even if she weren't getting paid.
C)​Billy's firm just paid to spring his sister out of prison, so even though he doesn't like his job as a full-time copy editor and would like to take his chances on the freelance market, he feels like it'd be kind of a jerk move to quit now.

Accepted Answer

The scenario illustrates continuance commitment, which is based on an employee's perceived cost of leaving the organization. In this case, Gordo stays on because he cannot afford to lose his health insurance.

Answer: B
 The scenario illustrates affective commitment, which is based on an employee's emotional attachment to their organization. Yvette loves her job and the organization she works for, and would continue to work there even without pay.

Answer: C
 The scenario illustrates normative commitment, which is based on an employee's sense of obligation to the organization. Billy feels it would be inappropriate to quit after his organization paid for his sister's release from prison.

Question 10

Anything that induces stress is classified as a(n) ____________________.

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Question 11

____________________ is an individual's adaptive response to a stimulus that places excess demands on that individual.

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Question 12

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates.
-normative
A)Gordo hates his job, but he has a serious medical condition and can't afford to lose his health insurance, so he stays on.
B)Yvette not only loves her job but also everything her organization stands for.She'd keep working there even if she weren't getting paid.
C)​Billy's firm just paid to spring his sister out of prison, so even though he doesn't like his job as a full-time copy editor and would like to take his chances on the freelance market, he feels like it'd be kind of a jerk move to quit now.

Accepted Answer

Normative commitment refers to a feeling of obligation to continue employment. Billy feels obligated to stay at his job because his firm did him a significant favor, which aligns with the concept of normative commitment.

Question 13

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies.​
-interactional fairness
A)Shelly doesn't mind that Kiko got the job and she didn't, but she feels insulted that the department director delivered the news to her via email rather than taking the time to tell her in person.
B)Shelly is sad that she didn't get promoted, but given Kiko's greater skill and tenure with the company, Shelly has to admit she probably would have made the same choice herself.
C)​Kiko's brother is married to the department director's uncle's cousin's former roommate.However, Shelly is confident that the hiring decision was based on objective criteria, not on nepotism, so she will not file any complaints.

Accepted Answer

Shelly feels insulted due to the way her boss delivered the news, which shows a lack of interactional fairness.

Question 14

If a person feels some degree of panic and begins to wonder how to cope, that person has entered the ____________________ stage of GAS.

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The answer of If a person feels some degree of...

Question 15

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies.​
-distributive fairness
A)Shelly doesn't mind that Kiko got the job and she didn't, but she feels insulted that the department director delivered the news to her via email rather than taking the time to tell her in person.
B)Shelly is sad that she didn't get promoted, but given Kiko's greater skill and tenure with the company, Shelly has to admit she probably would have made the same choice herself.
C)​Kiko's brother is married to the department director's uncle's cousin's former roommate.However, Shelly is confident that the hiring decision was based on objective criteria, not on nepotism, so she will not file any complaints.

Accepted Answer

Distributive fairness refers to the perceived fairness of the outcome or distribution of resources. In scenario B, Shelly acknowledges that Kiko's greater skill and tenure justify his promotion, indicating she sees the decision as fair in terms of the distribution of the job based on merit.

Question 16

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates.
-affective
A)Gordo hates his job, but he has a serious medical condition and can't afford to lose his health insurance, so he stays on.
B)Yvette not only loves her job but also everything her organization stands for.She'd keep working there even if she weren't getting paid.
C)​Billy's firm just paid to spring his sister out of prison, so even though he doesn't like his job as a full-time copy editor and would like to take his chances on the freelance market, he feels like it'd be kind of a jerk move to quit now.

Accepted Answer

Yvette's scenario illustrates affective commitment because it shows she has an emotional attachment to her job and the organization, indicating she stays because she wants to, not because she has to.

Question 17

Matching
Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates.​
-​selective perception
A)​Emily, their lab manager, considers Sheldon the better scientist.When Sheldon makes a mistake, Emily dismisses it as a fluke.When Malik makes a mistake, she thinks, "Typical!"
B)​When Sheldon completes a successful experiment, Malik thinks it's because Sheldon is a great scientist.When one of his own experiments goes well, Malik figures he just got lucky.
C)​On the day he met Emily, Malik had a bicycling accident on his way to work and arrived reeling and distracted.His mind still on his near-death experience, Malik was curt during their introductions, causing Emily to forever consider him rude despite his being friendly to her ever since.
D)​Sheldon is more eloquent and more adept at conversational niceties than Malik is.For this reason, Emily considers Sheldon the better scientist.

Accepted Answer

This scenario illustrates the psychological phenomenon of selective perception, as Emily selectively perceives Sheldon's mistakes as flukes and Malik's mistakes as typical.

Answer: B 
 This scenario illustrates the psychological phenomenon of self-serving bias, as Malik attributes his successful experiments to luck but attributes Sheldon's success to his inherent abilities.

Answer: C 
 This scenario illustrates the psychological phenomenon of first impressions, as Emily's initial perception of Malik as rude due to his behavior during their first encounter colors her perception of him even though he has been friendly since.

Answer: D 
 This scenario illustrates the psychological phenomenon of halo effect, as Emily considers Sheldon the better scientist because of his positive attributes such as eloquence and conversational skills.

Question 18

___________________________________ is the process of screening out information that we are uncomfortable with or that contradicts our beliefs.

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Question 19

A person who is generally downbeat and pessimistic has a high level of ___________________________________.

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Question 20

Matching
Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates.​
-​attribution
A)​Emily, their lab manager, considers Sheldon the better scientist.When Sheldon makes a mistake, Emily dismisses it as a fluke.When Malik makes a mistake, she thinks, "Typical!"
B)​When Sheldon completes a successful experiment, Malik thinks it's because Sheldon is a great scientist.When one of his own experiments goes well, Malik figures he just got lucky.
C)​On the day he met Emily, Malik had a bicycling accident on his way to work and arrived reeling and distracted.His mind still on his near-death experience, Malik was curt during their introductions, causing Emily to forever consider him rude despite his being friendly to her ever since.
D)​Sheldon is more eloquent and more adept at conversational niceties than Malik is.For this reason, Emily considers Sheldon the better scientist.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Matching
Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists...

Quiz 4: Individual Values, Perceptions, and Reactions

Pleasurable stress that accompanies positive events is called ____________________.

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies. -procedural fairness

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. -the halo effect

Because Stan once read about a scandal involving a local politician, he thinks the politician is untrustworthy.This reflects the ____________________ component of his attitude about the candidate.

Unpleasant stress that accompanies negative events is called ____________________.

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. -first impression bias

When a person believes that he or she will get over a stressful event, that person has entered the ____________________ stage of GAS.

____________________ are complexes of beliefs and feelings that people have about specific ideas, situations, or other people.

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates. -continuance

Anything that induces stress is classified as a(n) ____________________.

____________________ is an individual's adaptive response to a stimulus that places excess demands on that individual.

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates. -normative

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies. -interactional fairness

If a person feels some degree of panic and begins to wonder how to cope, that person has entered the ____________________ stage of GAS.

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies. -distributive fairness

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates. -affective

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. -selective perception

___________________________________ is the process of screening out information that we are uncomfortable with or that contradicts our beliefs.

A person who is generally downbeat and pessimistic has a high level of ___________________________________.

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. -attribution

Quiz 4: Individual Values, Perceptions, and Reactions

Pleasurable stress that accompanies positive events is called ____________________.

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies.​ -procedural fairness

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates.​ -​the halo effect

Because Stan once read about a scandal involving a local politician, he thinks the politician is untrustworthy.This reflects the ____________________ component of his attitude about the candidate.

Unpleasant stress that accompanies negative events is called ____________________.

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates.​ -first impression bias

When a person believes that he or she will get over a stressful event, that person has entered the ____________________ stage of GAS.

____________________ are complexes of beliefs and feelings that people have about specific ideas, situations, or other people.

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates. -continuance

Anything that induces stress is classified as a(n) ____________________.

____________________ is an individual's adaptive response to a stimulus that places excess demands on that individual.

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates. -normative

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies.​ -interactional fairness

If a person feels some degree of panic and begins to wonder how to cope, that person has entered the ____________________ stage of GAS.

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies.​ -distributive fairness

Match each scenario with the type of organizational commitment it most clearly illustrates. -affective

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates.​ -​selective perception

___________________________________ is the process of screening out information that we are uncomfortable with or that contradicts our beliefs.

A person who is generally downbeat and pessimistic has a high level of ___________________________________.

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates.​ -​attribution

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies. -procedural fairness

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. -the halo effect

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. -first impression bias

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies. -interactional fairness

Kiko and Shelly work in an accounting firm.When their boss is promoted, both of them apply for his position and Kiko gets the job.Match each scenario with the type of fairness or unfairness it exemplifies. -distributive fairness

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. -selective perception

Matching Sheldon and Malik are equally competent scientists who work in the same lab.Match each description with the psychological phenomenon it most clearly illustrates. -attribution