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Chapter 14 Foundations of Behavior

MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
For each of the following, choose the answer that most completely answers the question.

WHY LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR?

31. Organizational behavior focuses on _____________.

a.
individual behavior
b. group behavior
c.
departmental performance
d. a and b
(d; moderate; p. 342)

32. The goal of organizational behavior is to __________ behavior.

a.
explain
b. predict
c.
influence
d. all of the above
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d. all of the above

(d; moderate; p. 343)

33. Which of the following are the two major areas on which organizational behavior focuses?
a.

individual behavior and group behavior

b.

managerial behavior and employee behavior

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c.

traits and environments

d.

macropersonality traits and micropersonality traits

(a; moderate; p. 342)

34. Which of the following is not associated with the study of individuals?
a.

attitudes

b.

motivation

c.

roles

d.

perception

(c; difficult; p. 342)

35. Which of the following is associated with the study of individuals?

a.

norms

b.

roles

c.

team building

d.

perception

(d; moderate; p. 342)

36. The four common behaviors typically studied in organizational behavior are employee
productivity, absenteeism, turnover, and the attitude of _____________.
a.

job satisfaction

b.

pay satisfaction

c.

individualism

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d.

risk taking

individualism

(a; moderate; p. 343)

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ATTITUDES
37. The __________ component of attitude is based on emotions.
a.
cognitive
b. behavioral
c.
affective
d. practice
(c; moderate; p. 344)

38. If I choose to act in a certain way, I am demonstrating the _________ component of my

attitude.
a.
cognitive
b. behavioral
c.
affective
d. practices
(b; moderate; p. 344)

THE BIG FIVE MODEL

39. In the big five model of personality, ____________ refers to the degree to which someone
is good-natured, cooperative, and trusting.
a.
extraversion
b. agreeableness
c.
conscientiousness
d. emotional stability
(b; moderate; p. 352)

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40.
The component
of attitude
that sections.
is made up
of up
beliefs
andthe
opinions
is ________________.
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a.
cognitive
b. behavioral
c.
affective
d. practices
(a; moderate; p. 344)

41. The degree to which an employee identifies with his or her job or actively participates in
it refers to the employees ______________.
a.
job involvement
b. organizational commitment
c.
global commitment
d. job satisfaction
(a; difficult; p. 346)

42. An employees loyalty to or identification with the organization is the employees

_____________.
a.
job involvement
b. organizational commitment
c.
global commitment
d. organizational citizenship
(d; difficult; p. 343)

43. The three components that make up an attitude are ________________.

a.

cognitive, affective, and behavioral

b.

traits, behavioral, and emotional

c.

knowledge, opinion, and individual history

d.

intention, opinion, and environment

(a; easy; p. 344)

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44. In the statement, The highway is very busy at 5 P. M. and is scary to drive on, so Ill wait
until 7 P.M. to go home, the phrase, The highway is very busy, represents which
component of an attitude?
a.

cognitive

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b.

behavioral

c.

emotive

d.

affective

(a; difficult; p. 344)

45. In the statement, The highway is very busy at 5 P.M., and is scary to drive on, so Ill wait
until 7 P .M. to go home, the word scary represents which component of an attitude?

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