T Or F

Question 1

The tendency to underestimate influence of external factors and overestimate influence of internal factors when making judgments about behavior of others is known as randomness error

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Perception of a target is unaffected by perceivers personality or past experiences

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Tendency of individuals to attribute their own success to internal factors and put the blame for failures to external factors is known as confirmation bias

Answer 3

False , self-serving bias

Question 4

According to attribution theory the more consistent a behavior , the more we are inclined to attribute it to external causes

Answer 4

False , internal

Question 5

According to attribution theory , if behavior scores high on consensus and distinctiveness , we tend to consider it as internal caused behavior

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Person’s tendency to believe he or she can predict outcome of random events is known as self-serving bias

Answer 6

False , randomness error

Question 7

A fruitful approach in choosing effective motivation theory is to recognize individual differences

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Happy workers are productive workers

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Job enrichment improves employees skills by periodically shifting an employee from one task to another with similar skill requirement at the same or organizational level

Answer 9

False , job shifting

Question 10

A major strategy for enhancing motivation is to decrease the challenge and responsibilities in a job

Answer 10

False

Question 11

According to herzberg , the opposite of satisfaction is dissatisfaction

Answer 11

False , no satisfaction

Question 12

According to goal setting theory , a specific goal will produce higher level of output than a generalized goal

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Men make better decisions than women

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Escalation of commitment refers to staying with a decision even when there’s a clear evidence it’s wrong

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Extremely attractive or unattractive individuals are most likely to be noticed in a group

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Studies indicate that woman analyze decisions more than men do

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Recognition is a strong motivator because it’s normal human need to crave for recognition

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Internal equity refers to work of job to the organization

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Lower order needs are satisfied internally or higher order needs are satisfied externally

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Jobs with autonomy give workers a feeling of personal responsibility for the result

Answer 20

True

Question 21

People’s behavior is based on their perception of what reality is not on reality itself

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Stereotyping helps individuals make quick decisions through generalization

Answer 22

True

Question 23

The term virtual office describes working from home on a relatively permanent basis

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Workers around the world preferred rewards based on #### over rewards based on performance and skills

Answer 24

False

Question 25

Goal of work is to share information

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Individual decisions are more time-consuming than group decisions

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Ingroups and outgroups paved the way for social identity threat which is skin to stereotype threat

Answer 27

True

Question 28

More and more organizations are resorting to teams as they represent a better way to use employee talents

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Group decisions are generally less accurate than judgment of most accurate individual of the group

Answer 29

True

Question 30

It’s best to limit text messaging during work hours except when it’s professional and work-related

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Face-to-face communication cannot be said to be the best way to get info to and from employees anymore because of many advanced ways to convey messages nowadays

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Body language can convey status , level of engagement , and emotional state

Answer 32

True

Question 33

It’s important to remember that persuasion can benefit or harm organization

Answer 33

True

Question 34

The body language and tone of your voice have least impact than the actual words you say

Answer 34

False

Question 35

To avoid rumors , information should be kept secret from subordinates

Answer 35

False

Question 36

The use of teams is effective for members who are independent in performing their jobs

Answer 36

False

Question 37

Groups , like individuals , have characteristics that contribute to their uniqueness and effectiveness

Answer 37

True

Question 38

Role perception indicates our view of how were supposed to act in a given situation

Answer 38

True

Question 39

In the communication process , decoding precedes encoding

Answer 39

False

Question 40

Lying is a communication barrier

Answer 40

True

Question 41

In self-managed teams , supervisory positions may be eliminated

Answer 41

True

Question 42

The goal of work is to share information

Answer 42

True

Question 43

High-status members of groups are often given less freedom to deviate from norms than other group members

Answer 43

False

Question 44

The receiver should also look for nonverbal cues aside from literal meaning of senders word

Answer 44

True

Question 45

One way to overcome a communication barriers is to be an active listener

Answer 45

True