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MIDTERM EXAMINATION MGT502- Organizational Behaviour Solved

Marks: 50

Question No: 1 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The behavior of people is influenced by which of the following factors?

Psychological needs

Individual drives

Social roles and status

All of the given options

Question No: 2 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The greatest contribution of which one of the following to OB is through their study of group behavior in organizations, particularly formal and complex organizations?

Psychology

Sociology

Anthropology

Social Psychology

Question No: 3 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which one of the following set of skills is best representing the required competencies of managers?

Technical skills, human skills and conceptual skills

Leading skills and motivational skills

Organizing skills and interpersonal skills

Motivating skills and intrapersonal skills

Question No: 4 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The smell of fresh cake baking makes Saima’s mouth water is an example of which one of the following learning theory?

Classical conditioning

Social learning

Operant conditioning

Reinforcement theory

Question No: 5 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Managers should be interested in their employees’ attitudes because:

Attitudes influence behavior and perception

Attitudes give warning signs of potential problems

Attitudes are associated with job satisfaction

All of the given options

Question No: 6 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT one of the scales to measure job satisfaction?

Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire

The Faces Scale

The mentor scale

Descriptive Index

Question No: 7 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Zahra’s personality shows that she is dependable, well organized, and responsible. According to the Big Five model; which of the following is the right dimension for describing Zahra’s personality?

Agreeableness

Emotional stability

Extroversion

Conscientiousness

Question No: 8 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following are the categories into which emotions are usually grouped?

Simple and Complex

Positive and Negative

Positive and Complex

Complex and Negative

Question No: 9 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Emotional Responses that the organization requires workers to show and considers appropriate in a given job are called:

Felt Emotions

Displayed Emotions

Moods

Emotional Intelligence

Question No: 10 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Organizational members who intentionally violate established norms that result in negative consequences for the organization, its members, or both, show:

Deviant Workplace Behavior

Emotional Labor

Emotional disorder

None of the given options

Question No: 11 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What do we call the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?

Environmental analysis

Social verification

Outlook

Perception

Question No: 12 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

The awareness that a problem exists and that a decision needs to be made is a/an:

Perceptual issue

Emergency issue

Cognitive issue

Ethical issue

Question No: 13 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the rational decision-making model?

The decision maker has complete information

The decision maker is aware of all consequences

The decision maker can identify all the relevant criteria

The decision maker is constrained by time and costs

Question No: 14 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

According to which of the following decision making model; people seek solutions that are satisfactory and sufficient?

Bounded Rational

Three Component Model

Contingency

Rational

Question No: 15 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

How is the satisficing decision maker best characterized?

As using rationality

As using bounded rationality

As using creativity

As relying on others to make decisions

Question No: 16 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following is NOT an ethic in decision making?

Utilitarianism

Focus on right

Focus on justice

Favoritism

Question No: 17 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Which of the following statements is NOT an example of stereotyping?

There is no need to offer child-care to him; men aren’t interested in child care

Don’t hire an older worker; they can’t learn new skills


She was good at her last job, so she will be good at this one

She won’t relocate for a promotion, since women don’t relocate

Question No: 18 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

What is the primary organizational factor that satisfies people’s physiological needs?

Relationship

Recognition

Pay

Admiration

Question No: 19 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Who developed ERG theory?

Mcclelland

Maslow

Alderfer

Ouchi

Question No: 20 ( Marks: 1 ) - Please choose one

Shahid is a salaried employee whose job is to proof read legal documents. He discovers that he is paid substantially more than his colleagues, even though their jobs and performances are very similar. What is likely to be his reaction to this discovery according to equity theory?

The quantity of documents he proofreads will decrease

The quality of documents he proofreads will decrease

The quantity and/or the quality of documents he proofreads will increase

There will be no effect of this fact on his performance

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