Chpt 3

Question 1

A supervisor’s high expectations of a new employee and the subsequent high performance of that employee is known as:

Answer 1

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 2

What is considered the single best predictor or work performance across many occupations studied both here in the U.S. And across different cultures?

Answer 2

A GMA

General mental ability

Question 3

Which is NOT an important characteristic of the perceiver that can affect social perception?

• attitude
• familiarity
• Mood
• emotional stability

Answer 3

Emotional stability

Question 4

Assume you’re an employment interviewer. An applicant’s physical appearance could cause you to commit an incorrect hiring decision because of all the following except:

Answer 4

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 5

ELoyalty, founded by Kelly Conway has perfected software that:

Answer 5

Decodes a caller’s personality using voice recognition

Question 6

Attributing theory helps to_____ behavior in organizations.

Answer 6

Explain causes of

Question 7

A person who is unconstrained by his or her situation and who brings about environmental change would more likely have a(n):

Answer 7

Proactive personality

Question 8

The social context and discounting principle are characteristics of the:

Answer 8

Situation

Question 9

The extent to which people base their behavior on cues from other people and situations refers to:

Answer 9

Self-Monitoring

Question 10

A count of the times a student asks a question or makes a comment in an organizational behavior course is a/an:

Answer 10

Behavioral measure of personality