Organizational Behavior 1

Organizational Behavior 1 2nd Semester mostly movo-questions.

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Marco Kofel

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This flashcard set delves into the intricate dynamics of organizational behavior at a university level, focusing on emotions, moods, and perceptions. It explores how these factors influence people's performance and interactions, with a particular emphasis on theories like reinforcement theory and attribution theory. The set also touches on gender egalitarianism and the impact of emotions on job performance. Ideal for students and professionals seeking to understand and improve workplace behaviors and dynamics, this collection provides valuable insights into the psychological aspects of organizational settings.

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When an individual looks at a target and attempts to interpret what he or she sees – that interpretation is influenced by personal characteristics of the individual perceiver.

True

False

Attribution theory suggests that when we observe an individual’s behavior, we attempt to determine whether it was internally or externally caused.

True

False

Fundamental attribution error: Tendency of individuals to attribute their own successes to internal factors (e.g. ability or effort), while putting the blame for failure on external factors (e.g. bad luck).

True

False

An employee’s performance appraisal is very much dependent on the perceptual process. If subjective measures are taken for the evaluation, this may be problematic because of selective perception, contrast effects, halo effects etc.

True

False

What statements are correct according to Decision Making

becomes impaired when we try to create meaning out of random events

Hindsight bias reduces our ability to learn from the past

Confirmation bias: tendency to base judgment on information readily available

People with weak abilities are more likely to overestimate their performance

Relying on experience, impulses, good feelings tec. Easily leads to distortions

Mary is told that a new coworker, John, is unfriendly. She may now act in a more reserved manner around him, refrain from initiating conversations with him, and not include him in activities.

John might the respond to Mary’s standoffish behavior by similarly not initiating conversation or activities with her, thus confirming her expectancy that he is unfriendly.

What’s the name of this perception error on Mary’s side?

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Values (GLOBE Studies)

In-group collectivism = extent to which the community accepts and endorses authority, power differences and status privileges

Gender Egalitarianism = The degree to which a collective minimizes gender inequality

Emotions and Moods 1: True or False? Please tick only the correct statements.

Feelings and moods are both emotions

Western women typically have a higher affect intensity (except anger), acc. To various studies

Older people tend to have less negative emotions than younger people

Deep acting on a daily basis may lead to emotional exhaustion

AET says that work events directly influence job satisfaction/performance

Emotions and Moods 2: True or False? Please tick only the correct statements.

Being too busy to realize one’s own bad mood indicates low EI

A good manager should try to create an emotion-free environment

Long-term emotional dissonance can lead to lower job performance

EI includes perceiving one’s emotions, understanding and regulating emotions

Deep acting on a daily basis may lead to emotional exhaustion

What is/are the limitation(s) of reinforcement theory in explaining changes in behavior?

It does not adequately describe the original behavior

It places too much emphasis on feelings and attitudes

Most behavior is, in fact, environmentally caused

It ignores the effect of rewards and punishments on behavior

It does not recognize the effect of cognitive variables (feelings, attitudes, expectations)

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