02 Workplace Emotions and Attitudes Flashcards
True or False
We can set aside our emotions to make rational decisions
False
This refers to a broad range of feelings that people experience
affect
This refers to feelings caused by a specific event
emotions
This refers to feelings with an often general or unclear cause
moods
Emotions VS Moods
Fleeting
emotions
Emotions VS Moods
More cognitive in nature
moods
Emotions VS Moods
More long-lasting effects
moods
Emotions VS Moods
Specific and numerous in nature
emotions
Emotions VS Moods
Usually accompanied by distinct facial expressions
emotions
Emotions VS Moods
Action-oriented in nature
emotions
Emotions VS Moods
Generally not indicated by expressions
moods
Emotions VS Moods
Has 2 main dimensions
moods
Emotions VS Moods
Targeted toward someone or something
emotions
Emotions VS Moods
Most often occurs without our awareness
emotions
Emotions VS Moods
Lower in intensity
moods
3 of the causes of emotions
- affect intensity
- time of day
- day of the week
This refers to individual differences in strength with which individuals experience their emotions
affect intensity
Negative affect is said to be lowest in (blank) and highest in (blank)
lowest in the early morning, highest in the late evening
Positive affect peaks in the (blank) and remain constant at that level until (blank)
peaks in the late morning, constant until early evening
Highest negative-affect day across most cultures
Monday
Negative emotions occur (blank) as people get older
less
(blank) experience emotions more intensely and tend to hold onto them longer
women
What is the effect of poor or reduced sleep on emotions?
difficult to control
What is the impact of exercise on emotions?
enhances positive moods
These 3 social activities are more strongly associated with positive moods
- physical
- informal
- epicurean
True or False
Affectivity has a biological basis
true
(blank) is the foundation of emotions and moods
affect
Characteristics describing positive affectivity
- generally extroverted
- outgoing
- talkative
- sociable
- assertive
This is the tendency of most individuals to experience a mildly positive mood at zero input
positivity offset
This is the tendency to experience negative moods in a wide range of settings and under many different conditions
negative affectivity
These emotions arise from internal sources that help people regulate their relationships with others
self-conscious emotions
4 examples of self-conscious emotions
- shame
- guilt
- embarrassment
- pride
These emotions are stimulated by external sources
social emotions
2 types of emotions
- evaluation
- activation
This refers to how much emotions demand our attention and motivate us to act
activation
These are emotions that have moral implications due to our instant judgment of the situation that evokes them
moral emotions
This refers to the spillover effect of one’s emotions and mood on others
emotion and mood contagion
True or False
Only positive emotions are contagious
False
Both positive and negative emotions are contagious
This refers to the predisposition to respond in a positive or negative way to someone or something in one’s environment
attitude
An expression of attitude
liking or disliking someone
3 components of attitude
- cognitive
- affective
- behavioral
Attitudes VS Emotionns
Based on innate and learned responses to the environment
emotions
Attitudes VS Emotions
Usually stable for days or long
attitudes
Attitudes VS Emotions
Judgments about an object
attitude
Attitudes VS Emotions
Based mainly on rational logic
attitudes
Attitudes VS Emotions
Experiences related to an object
emotions
Attitudes VS Emotions
Usually experienced for seconds or less
emotions
This model shows that attitudes are shaped by ongoing emotional experiences
emotions-attitude-behavior model
This refers to the effort, planning, and control needed to express organizationally desired emotions during interpersonal transactions
emotional labor
3 conditions where emotional labor is higher
- frequent and long duration display of emotions
- displaying a variety of emotions
- displaying more intense emotions
This refers to the inconsistencies between the emotions people feel and what they project
emotional dissonance
The primary challenge in emotional labor
displaying expected emotions accurately and hiding true emotions
2 coping mechanisms for emotional labor challenges
- surface acting
- deep acting
This refers to hiding true feelings while displaying very different ones
surface acting
This refers to modifying one’s feelings to better fit the situation
deep acting
This is the degree to which an employee identifies with an org and its goals and wishes to maintain membership in that org
organizational commitment
3 dimensions of organizational commitment
- continuance commitment
- normative commitment
- affective commitment
This refers to employees’ feelings of obligation to the organization
normative commitment
This refers to employees’ cost-benefit analysis of leaving or staying in an org
continuance commitment
This refers to employees’ emotional attachment, identification with, and involvement in the org
affective commitment
2 factors affecting continuance commitment
- benefits accrued
- jobs available
2 factors affecting normative commitment
- personal values
- felt obligations
2 factors affecting affective commitment
- job conditions
- met expectations
The degree to which a person feels positive or negative about a job overall and the various aspects of it
job satisfaction
2 approaches to job satisfaction
- global approach
- facet approach
5 facets of job satisfaction
- the work itself
- quality of supervision
- relationship with co-workers
- promotion opportunities
- pay
True or False
Job satisfaction leads to better job performance when rewarded
true
(blank) instead of (blank) is the more important determinant of pay satisfaction
equity of pay instead of the actual level of pay
Dissatisfied employees reported more (blank) symptoms
physical
4 responses to job dissatisfaction
- exit
- voice
- loyalty
- neglect
Which among the 4 responses to job dissatisfaction is the:
- Passive response
- Active response
- Passive-agressive response
- loyalty
- voice
- neglect
These are discretionary behaviors that represent a willingness to go the extra mile in one’s work
organizational citizenship behaviors
2 types of OCBs
- interpersonal
- organizational
These are behaviors intended to do harm to the org and its people
counterproductive work behaviors
4 types of CWBs
- personal aggression
- production deviance
- political deviance
- property deviance
How does job satisfaction influence customer satisfaction and profitability?
- JB affects mood, leading to more positive behaviors to customers
- JB reduces employee turnover, resulting to more consistent and familiar service
The process where people derive a feeling of pride and esteem from their association with an org
org identification (OID)
4 variations of OID
- identification
- disidentification
- ambivalent identification
- neutral identification
People’s involvement with, satisfaction with, and enthusiasm for the work they do
employee engagement
Employee engagement is the opposite of (blank)
psychological burnout