Which of the following best describes how psychology can be applied to enhance our understanding of organizational behavior group of answer choices?

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Hello, please use the book INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SIXTH EDITION by Ronald E. Riggio

i added the book above (Please do not guess)

1. Organizational socialization is defined as the learning of specific work skills and abilities.

 True

 False

2.Starbucks got it "right" because they created a

consistent ________ no matter what franchise you are in anywhere in the

world.

organization

experience

intervention

effort

3.Samara holds high expectations for her supervisees. She

believes that if they are presented with a challenge, they will perform even

better than expected. This is an example of the _____ effect.

halo

pygmalion

snowball

long-term

4.An example of autocratic decision making is when

 the director asks for input from workers about closing the

office early on Fridays but then makes a decision alone.

the supervisor decides to give his entire department the Friday

after Thanksgiving off.

the salespeople discuss and agree to offer a discount on orders

over $1,000.

a vote is taken by employees to extend their work days

Mon-Thur so that they can take half days on Fridays.

5.Group conflict can lead to high quality decisions.

 True

 False

6.Disadvantages of group decision making include which of the

following?

Parts of a problem are divided among several people.

The potential for groupthink and group polarization.

Most groups prefer to not make decisions.

All of the above.

7.At the Gingerbread Factory, members of the gumdrop

buttons assembly line banded together to make their voice louder at big

decision making meetings, this is an example of

expert power.

a coalition.

coercive power.

the power corollary.

8.Wendy and Ben both wanted to make their department's

presentation at the next stockholders meeting. Ben gave in to Wendy's

wishes to present but negotiated that the presentation includes

more discussion of his ideas. Ben used which of the following

conflict resolution strategies?

Accommodation

Compromise

Avoidance

Collaboration

9.In Jean's work group, project decisions are made by concensus.

She often pushes for decisions that would give her the least amount of

responsibility. Jean would be classified as a(n)  

 dominator. 

blocker. 

gatekeeper.

special interest pleader.

10.The power base that is most strongly and consistently related

to effective job performance is _________ power.

expert

legitimate

referent

reward

11.Brianna is a stock broker who is personally in favor of

advising a client to invest one third of his money in a very high risk stock.

After discussing the investment with a group of her colleagues, she advises her

client to put more than half of his money in the high risk stock. This process

is an example of

mindguarding.

collaboration.

groupthink.

group polarization.

12.The Gingerbread Factory has a unit that makes their chocolate

chip cookies and another unit that is completely responsible for all operations

in producing their ginger snap cookies. The Gingerbread Factory has a

__________ organizational structure.

nontraditional

consolidated

functional

divisional

13. The Gingerbread Factory has a unit that makes their

chocolate chip cookies and another unit that is completely responsible for all

operations in producing their ginger snap cookies. The Gingerbread Factory has

a __________ organizational structure.

nontraditional

consolidated

functional

divisional

14. Klara was recently hired to conduct a survey of employee

attitudes at the Gingerbread Factory. As an OD consultant, her first step would

be to

provide relevant scientific research.

gather data.

Make a joint action plan.

evaluate the managers only.

15

.Match the theory/theorist to its best descriptor

Great Man / Woman

Fiedler's Contingency Theory

Task-oriented leadership

Relationship-oriented leadership

Path-Goal Theory

Charismatic leaders

Transformational leaders

Leader-Member Exchange Model

Decision Making Model

Least Preferred Coworker Scale

A.

Best style for more stable situations where the relationship

between the leader and members is generally good

B.

Specifies a leader's style that best fits the employee and their

environment in order to achieve a goal

C.

The effectiveness of a leader is determined by how well the

leader's style matches the situation s/he is handling

D.

Best style for uncertain situations where the relationship

between the leader and members is poor

E.

Great leaders are born, not made

F.

Typically demonstrate incredible communication skills and

high confidence

G.

Inspire their followers and stimulate their curiosity

H.

Leaders usually have an inner circle who get increased access to

resources

I.

Time constraints and employee commitment impacts

leader behavior

J.

Leaders rate their most difficult employee

16.The starting point for a human factors psychologist when

designing a operator-machine system is typically the same as when an employer

designs a new position in their company. They both would start with

a job analysis.

a job description.

interviews.

a safety report.

17.Hector and Tran have both been temporarily removed from their

regular jobs to work with a group charged with planning and organizing an open

house for their organization. These two people are part of a

project task force.

product support group.

traditional organization.

team organization.

18.Bob and his friends find a bag full of cash on the subway

train they are riding. The group has decided to keep the money and split it

amongst themselves instead of turning it in to the police. Match the groupthink

"symptom" that best describes the statement Bob might make to himself

to justify the decision to go along with this plan:

Match:

 Direct conformity pressure

 Illusion of

unanimity                                    

Self-censorship

Illusion of invulnerability

Illusion of morality

A.

"There's no way we are going to get caught, no one saw that

the bag wasn't ours."

B.

"This money probably belongs to drug dealers and if they

had it they would buy more drugs to sell to innocent people, so it's in better

hands with us. At least we can do something good with it."

C.

"Everyone seems to be in agreement to take the money so I

might as well go along."

D.

"I think we should turn in the money but I'm not going to

say anything."

E.

 "Joe just looked at me funny, I think the other guys

will just take my share if I say no and then threaten me."

19.Organizational politics can benefit the organization.

 True

 False

20.Norms are rules that groups adopt to dictate appropriate and

inappropriate behavior for members.

 True

 False

21. Maile and her coworkers use various methods to

communicate in their organization. Her team includes Bret, Hasan Lana, and

Jin. Her supervisor, Geo, also communicates directly with her team. Match the

communication term to the statement that best describes it.

            Match:                           

The Circle

The Wheel

Mum Effect

Filtering

The Y

A.

Geo discusses year-end bonuses with his team but does not

elaborate on how the bonuses are being distributed or the % of the amounts.

B.

Geo asks Maile to inform the rest of her team about the

time and location of the next Town Hall meeting

C.

Geo communicates upper management decisions directly to Maile

and her team.

D.

Maile does not share the recent layoffs of the department

upstairs with the rest of her team.

E.

Maile, Bret, Hasan Lana, and Jin all

sit in the same office and immediately discuss the email they all received

about early office closure next Friday.

22.Chip Conley applied Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to the

workplace. He revised the pyramid to include all of the following except:

survival

happiness

success

transformation

23.Researchers have discovered some evidence of personality

characteristics that cause some works to be more at risk of being involved in

accidents than other workers.

 True

 False

24.During a union labor strike, the company's chief negotiator

makes promises to the union that he cannot keep. This causes the union to

withdraw their demands for a wage increase and go back to work. Later, when the

members realize that the promises have not been kept, the relationship between

the union members and the company becomes so damaged that it leads to high

rates of turnover and decreased productivity. The company's behavior is an

example of

illegitimate power

coercive power

functional politics

dysfunctional politics

25.According to Simon Sinek, the reason we buy products from

Apple is "not because people buy ______ you do, but ____ you do it."

when; how

what; why

what; how

when; why

26.Charismatic leaders are likely to be most effective in

situations where environmental conditions are very stable.

 True

 False

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