MGT 375 - Midterm 2

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A stereotype is a set of beliefs about the characteristics or attributes of a group.

True

According to Herzberg, motivators are job characteristics associated with job satisfaction.

True

According to Maslow, having enough food, air, and water to survive is the most basic need.

True

An instrumentality of zero indicates there is no relationship between rewards and performance.

True

Both devil's advocacy and the dialectic method are useful in stimulating functional conflict.

True

Event memory describes the appropriate sequence of events in well-known situations.

True

Expectancy theory can be used to predict behavior in any situation in which a choice between two or more alternatives must be made.

True

Expert and referent appear to be the best combination of results and favorable reactions from lower-level employees.

True

Galatea effect occurs when an individual's high self-expectation lead to high performance.

True

Many hiring decisions are made on the basis of implicit cognition.

True

One source of inaccurate performance appraisals is faulty schemata about what constitutes good versus poor performance.

True

Organizational politics involves intentional acts of influence to enhance or protect the sel-interests of individuals or groups.

True

People, events, and objects are interpreted and categorized by comparing their characteristics with information contained in schemata.

True

People, events, and objects are interpreted and categorized by comparing their characteristics with schemata.

True

Valence refers to the positive or negative value people place on outcomes.

True

When making equity judgments, people tend to compare themselves to similar others rather than dissimilar others.

True

A cognitive category contains a number of radically different objects.

False

According to Vroom, expectancy represents a person's belief that a particular outcome is contingent on accomplishing a specific level of performance.

False

An obliging style of handling conflict encourages "I win, you lose" tactics.

False

Contrast effect refers to the tendency to remember recent information. If the recent information is negative, the person or objective is evaluated negatively.

False

Equity theory is model of motivation that explains how people strive for exactly the same outcomes as a referent other in social exchanges or give-and-take relationships.

False

Inaccurate perceptions and stereotypes do not influence whether or not you get hired, promoted, or fired.

False

Maslow believed that once safety needs are relatively satisfied, one's physiological needs emerge.

False

Maslow viewed love as the highest step in the hierarchy of needs.

False

The halo effect leads a rater to consistently evaluate other people or objects in an extremely positive fashion.

False

The ingratiating influence tactic involves trying to build enthusiasm by appealing to others' emotions, ideals, or values.

False

The recency effect is the tendency to evaluate people or objects by comparing them with characteristics of recently observed people or objects.

False

The recency effect is the tendency to remember old contacts, and then evaluate them by comparing them with characteristics of recently observed people or objects.

False


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