Question 1

The link between satisfaction and performance, according to research, is generally small and is affected by other factors.

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that while there may be a small correlation between satisfaction and performance, other factors such as job complexity, task interdependence, and leadership style can also significantly affect an employee's performance. Therefore, the link between satisfaction and performance is not a strong one.

Question 2

The tendency to see one's own personal traits in other people refers to attribution.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Organizations don't want to lose talented, highly skilled workers, so they try to create an atmosphere of job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

Organizations recognize the value of keeping their most talented employees and often prioritize creating a positive work environment to increase job satisfaction and reduce turnover.

Question 4

Job satisfaction is work behavior that goes beyond job requirements and contributes as needed to the organization's success.

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Question 5

A change in behavior or performance that occurs as the result of experience refers to perception.

Accepted Answer

Perception refers to the process of interpreting and organizing sensory information, while a change in behavior or performance as a result of experience is known as learning.

Question 6

The degree to which a person is focused on a few goals, thus behaving in ways that are responsible, dependable, persistent, and achievement oriented is conscientiousness.

Accepted Answer

Conscientiousness is indeed the degree to which a person is goal-focused, responsible, dependable, persistent, and achievement-oriented.

Question 7

Proximity is the tendency to group sensory data because they are alike in some way.

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Question 8

Loyalty to and heavy involvement in one's organization refers to organizational commitment.

Accepted Answer

This is the correct definition of organizational commitment.

Question 9

The degree to which a person is able to get along with others by being good-natured, likable, cooperative, forgiving, understanding, and trusting is agreeableness.

Accepted Answer

This is the definition of agreeableness in the Big Five personality traits.

Question 10

From attributions viewpoint, if the behavior is distinctive, the perceiver probably will make an internal attribution.

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Question 11

From attributions viewpoint, if the behavior is in consensus, the perceiver will probably respond to similar situations in the same way.

Accepted Answer

Consensus information refers to the extent to which other people behave in the same way in response to the same stimulus. If behavior is in consensus, the perceiver will form a dispositional attribution and assume that the behavior is due to the person's internal characteristics, rather than external circumstances. This means that the perceiver will likely respond to similar situations in the same way because they believe that the behavior was caused by inherent traits of the person rather than the situation.

Question 12

An internal attribution says something about the situation has caused the person's behavior.

Accepted Answer

An internal attribution says something about the person has caused their own behavior, while an external attribution says something about the situation or environment has caused the person's behavior.

Question 13

Teresa is highly imaginative and an artistically sensitive individual who displays a high degree of creativity. According to the Big Five personality factors, these qualities describe her openness to experience.

Accepted Answer

Openness to experience is one of the Big Five personality factors and it includes traits such as imagination, creativity, and sensitivity to art and beauty. Therefore, Teresa's qualities described in the statement reflect a high level of openness to experience.

Question 14

Recent surveys indicate that the majority of working individuals strongly trust in their top management.

Accepted Answer

The statement may or may not be true, as it depends on the specific surveys being referred to. There may be surveys that indicate strong trust in top management among working individuals, but there may also be surveys with differing results. Therefore, it cannot be definitively stated that the majority of working individuals strongly trust in their top management.

Question 15

Attribution is the cognitive process people use to make sense out of the environment by selecting, organizing, and interpreting information.

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Question 16

Organizing the selected data into patterns for interpretation and response is the last step in the perception process.

Accepted Answer

Organizing data into patterns is the third step in the perception process, following selection and organization. The final step is interpretation and response.

Question 17

A positive attitude toward one's job is called cognitive attitude.

Accepted Answer

A positive attitude toward one's job is actually called affective attitude. Cognitive attitude refers to an individual's beliefs or thoughts about their job, rather than their emotional reaction.

Question 18

Self-serving bias is when people give themselves too much credit for what they do well and give external forces too much blame when they fail.

Accepted Answer

Self-serving bias is a tendency for individuals to view their successes as being their own responsibility and attribute external factors for their failures. This bias can lead to overconfidence and a lack of accountability for one's own actions.

Question 19

A halo blinds the perceiver to other attributes that should be used in generating a more complete assessment.

Accepted Answer

A halo effect occurs when someone's overall positive or negative impression of a person, product, or brand influences their perception of specific traits or qualities associated with that person, product, or brand. This can lead to an inaccurate or incomplete assessment, as the halo blinds the perceiver to other attributes that should also be considered.

Question 20

The degree to which a person is outgoing, sociable, assertive, and comfortable with interpersonal relationships is called extroversion.

Accepted Answer

Extroversion is indeed the degree to which a person is outgoing, sociable, assertive, and comfortable with interpersonal relationships, as opposed to introversion which is the degree to which a person is more reserved, reflective, and introspective.

Quiz 14: Understanding Individual Behavior