Deck 3: Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Question 1

Which of the following is a negative emotion?

A)self-monitoring
B)pride
C)relief
D)joy
E)envy

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Researchers indicate that paid employment is a determinant of overall self-esteem.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Researchers have found a positive relationship between self-efficacy and

A)positive behaviour
B)negative behaviour
C)job performance
D)job design
E)career success

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Brittany regulates her self-expressive behaviour and adapts to the demands of the situation.She can be described as high in

A)self-monitoring behaviour
B)cross-cultural awareness
C)self-esteem
D)self-efficacy
E)learned helplessness

Question 5

Self-monitoring is like any other individual difference - not a matter of right or wrong but

A)the belief that one has no control over one's environment
B)behaviour that can be attributed to external factors
C)a source of diversity that needs to be adequately understood
D)an attitude concerning various facets of one's job
E)a management method to motivate and intimidate

Question 6

Taylor has a goal to graduate on time and with honors.The emotion she should not feel if she meets this goal is

A)happiness
B)anxiety
C)pride
D)relief
E)affection

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the key components of emotional intelligence?

A)self-awareness
B)self-motivation
C)social awareness
D)relationship management
E)self-management

Question 8

According to field research, there is a positive relationship between high self-monitoring and

A)career success
B)job performance
C)positive behaviour
D)negative behaviour
E)job design

Question 9

Which of the following is not a proper way for a manager to build employees' self-esteem?

A)Offer work involving monotony
B)Be supportive
C)Strive for management-employee cohesiveness
D)Reward successes
E)Offer work involving variety

Question 10

Avoiding difficult tasks, blaming others, and not setting goals, encourages self-efficacy.

Question 11

The area of emotional intelligence is important in the workplace because social problem solving and the ability to control one's emotions

A)cannot be learned
B)is difficult to identify in job interviews
C)is necessary for customer service
D)can be taught and learned
E)is dealt with in Universities across Canada

Question 12

Self concept allows an individual to recognize him or herself as a distinct human being.

Question 13

Positive emotions are experienced when you are in circumstances that

A)are goal-congruent
B)are inconsistent with your goals
C)are consistent with others' emotions
D)are in conflict between required and true emotions
E)must be judged in terms of intensity

Question 14

Self-efficacy requires constructive action in which of these management areas:

A)recruiting/selection
B)job design
C)training
D)leadership
E)all of these answers are correct

Question 15

Mandy has been asked to give a speech to students in her program about the importance of organizational behaviour to career success.She has high self-efficacy about giving the speech and will

A)work hard
B)be creative
C)take the time to prepare a good speech
D)set goals
E)all the answers are correct

Question 16

Intellectual, imaginative, and broad minded are characteristics of which 'Big Five' personality dimension?

A)emotional stability
B)extraversion
C)agreeableness
D)conscientiousness
E)openness to experience

Question 17

The concept of self remains the same from culture to culture.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the big five personality dimensions?

A)extraversion
B)locus of control
C)agreeableness
D)openness
E)conscientiousness

Question 19

Connor is described as outgoing, talkative, sociable, and assertive.Which personality dimension is he demonstrating?

A)extraversion
B)agreeableness
C)conscientiousness
D)emotional stability
E)openness to experience

Question 20

How much personal responsibility individuals take for their behaviour and its consequences is called

A)self-serving bias
B)self-monitoring
C)locus of control
D)causal attribution
E)fundamental bias

Question 21

Self-efficacy is the belief in one's ability to accomplish tasks.

Question 22

Emotional intelligence is different in each individual.

Question 23

Research indicates that individuals who are low on conscientiousness at their work place are more inclined to have accidents.

Question 24

Collectivist cultures focus people on themselves whereas individualistic cultures focus people on the fit into the community.

Question 25

There is no relationship between good job performance and being conscientious.

Question 26

Low self-monitors adapt to their surroundings.

Question 27

Recent research supports the reliability and validity of EI instruments.

Question 28

Spearman's ideas on the relationship between cognitive abilities and intelligence have been expanded through the years.What are the seven most frequently cited abilities?

Question 29

Internal locus of control attributes outcomes to others, while external locus of control attributes outcomes to one self.

Question 30

Provide two examples of cross-cultural differences between men and women.

Question 31

Successful self-management calls for avoiding negative cues while seeking positive cues.

Question 32

Brenda has an internal locus of control as she believes her success is due to her own actions.

Question 33

There is an ideal employee personality.

Question 34

Outline the forms of self-concept, providing one research implication for each.