Organizational Behavior Questions and Answers in Quiz Form 12 for Practice

166. Two people see the same thing at the same time yet interpret it differently. Where do the factors that operate to shape their dissimilar perceptions reside?

1. the perceivers
2. the target
3. the timing
4. the context

167. Under ERG theory, R stands for

1. Rationality
2. Responsibility
3. Remuneration
4. Relatedness

168. Under Herzbergs theory, factors causing dissatisfaction is called

1. Demotivators
2. Negative stimuli
3. Hygiene factors
4. Defectors

169. What do we call it when we judge someone on the basis of our perception?

1. Stereotyping
2. Categorizing
3. Halo effect
4. Prototyping

170. What do we call the practice of reinforcing closer and closer approximations of a desired behaviour?

1. Modeling
2. Shaping
3. classical conditioning
4. social learning

171. What do we call the view that we can learn both through observation and direct experience?

1. situational learning theory
2. classical learning
3. social learning theory
4. the Pavlov principle

172. What does consensus refer to in attribution theory?

1. There is general agreement about a perception.
2. Different people respond the same way in the same situation.
3. There is general agreement about how people desire to respond to the same situation.
4. Different people perceive a situation similarly.

173. What is reality and practical oriented part of thinking

1. Ego
2. Super ego
3. Negative ego
4. Id

174. What is the most relevant application of perception concepts to OB?

1. the perceptions people form about each other
2. the perceptions people form about their employer
3. the perceptions people form about their culture
4. the perceptions people form about society

175. What is the name of the theory that deals with how we explain behaviour differently depending on the meaning we assign to the actor?

1. behavioral theory
2. judgment theory
3. selective perception theory
4. attribution theory

176. What is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?

1. Interpretation
2. environmental analysis
3. Outlook
4. perception

177. What is the reactions of individuals to new or threatening factors in their work environments

1. Attitude
2. Stress
3. Dissonance
4. Disappointment

178. What refers to the negotiation or an agreement between two groups

1. Contracting
2. Co-opting
3. Pressure tactics
4. None of these

179. What refers to the network of personal and social relations that is developed spontaneously between people associated with each other.

1. Formal organization
2. Informal organization
3. Business organization
4. Government organization

180. What represent noblest thoughts, ideals etc.

1. Ego
2. Super ego
3. Negative ego
4. Id