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Organizational Behavior Flashcards

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Who argued that if psychology was a true science, then psychologist should only study what they could see and measure?

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John B. Watson

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Behaviorism is also called what?

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Learning Theory

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Behaviorism is based on what?

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The principal of observing and correcting behavior

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Who discovered Classical Conditioning?

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Ivan Pavlov

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Who belived that operant conditioning played a much larger role than classical conditioning reguarding behavior?

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B. F. Skinner

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What is operant Conditioning ?

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Teaches when a certain action is performed there are consequences. It reinforces good behavior.

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What is an intrinsic reinforcer?

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Something that comes from inside an individual that reinforces a behaviro

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what is an Extrinsic reinforcer?

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Anything outside of a person that reinforces a behaivor

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What is response extinction?

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Ignoring a behavior so you don’t have the response

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What is the social learning theory?

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Euphemism actions speak louder than words, Following examples rather than verbal

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Who had a theory called Reciprocal Determinism?

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Bandura

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what is Rechiprocal Determinism?

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The interaction of a person personality, the environment and the behavior.

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What is Autocratic leadership

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When the leader keeps the power and makes the decisions alone.

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What does the contingency theory state?

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That there is no one sigle perfect way to lead a group, but that the style of leadership should change based on the situation

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15
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What three factors influence favorableness of a leader?

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Leader-member relations, Task structure, Leader position power

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How do path-goal theory leaders make it easy for their subordinates to meet their goals?

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Provide a clear path,Help remove barriers, Increase rewards along/at the end

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What 3 main points does situational leadership focus on?

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–leadership direction to subordinates—monetary support for goals—subordinates sillingness to perform

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18
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What is referent power

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Charisma

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What are the 4 pattersn of communication networks?

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Chain
Y pattern
Whell pattern
Circle

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What dose The Mechanistic Theory state?

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organizational change is inevintable and that, organizations and people within the organizations have no other choice except to follow natural law.

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What dose The Systems Theory deal with?

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interdependence instead of independence of, variables and their interactions

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What are four major organizational structures

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Functional,Line and staff - departments supporting other depoartments, Product or divisional, Matrix - structures around a project

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Describe a Mechanistic organization.

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Controls is centralized, lines of communication are vertical, roles are clearly defiend

24
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Define Organic organization

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decentralized control

horizontal lines of communication

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What are the three main stages in decision making?

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Understand the problem and its underlying issues
think of ideas and solutions to the problem
Choose which solutions makes the most sense

26
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Define Bounded Rationality.

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people will try to find the answer to their problem, but will settle for a less than perfect solution because it involves more work then they bargained for.

Con: Shortcuts

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What is the Econological Model based on.

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based on the postulation that people will try to choose the solution that has the greatest benefit for them.

Con; people involve emotions
Pro: concrete in showing how decision should be made

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What is the Implicit Favorite model?

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People choose solutions immediately and work backward to find the justification for their choice.

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What are the three types of resistance?

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Logical
Pychological
Sociological

30
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What are the three main phases to creating change?

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Unfreezing - getting rid of old ideas, policies, procedures
Changing - Putting into practice new processes
Refreeing - new changes are incorporated into organization’s structure and culture

31
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Which title protects race?

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Title VII

32
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Who ensures employees retain access to medical coverage after involuntary termination?

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COBRA

33
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What is not protected under Title VII class?

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Sexual preferance

34
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Who: Principles of Scientific Managment ?

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Frederick Taylor

35
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What is Theory X?

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When people dislike work and responsibility

36
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Who; Hierarchy of Needs?

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Maslow

37
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What is ERG?

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Existence needs
Relatedness needs
growth needs

38
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What is the Hawthorne Effect?

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When an interest in people changes the effect on the ouput

39
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Who: Locus of Control

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Julian Rotter

40
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The need for achievement was developed by ?

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David McClelland

41
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Trait theories focus on what?

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background and personality

42
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What model is used in decision making?

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Vroom and Yetton

43
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What is a Charisma?

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Leadership characteristic that inspires employees

44
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Who belived that managers make decision based on their assumptions of human nature ?

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McGregor

45
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Econological Model is choosing what?

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The solution that has the greatest benefit

46
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What is Naturalistic Observation?

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Observing info in an unobtrusive manner

47
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What is a role conflict?

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When two people have overlapping job functions

48
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What are the 5 basic traits of personality ?

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Emotional stability 
extroversion 
openness
good nature 
preciseness
49
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Three reasons people join groups?

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Social interaction
need for acceptance
self-esteem

50
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What is Gestalt Psychology?

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approach that assumes people organize their perceptiosn by patterns

51
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what three factors create our perceptions?

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Other person
Situation
yourself

52
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What is the Locus of Control?

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feeling/idea that we can personally interact with people and our environment to influence the outocme of events.

53
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Cognitive theorists examine what?

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how the mind is involved in knowing, learning, remembering, and thinking. The study how the mind relates to behavior.

54
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Psychoanalytical theory revolves around what?

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the individuals unconscious motivation

55
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Who created structuralism

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Wilhelm Wundt

- importance of the classification of the minds structures and focused on conscious thought

56
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Who created Functionalism ?

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Williams James

  • Interested in the HOW part of behavior
  • Continuous flow of information
57
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What are the four needs for employees in organizations according to McClelland?

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Affiliation
Autonomy
Power
Achievement

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