30 Questions
What is the main focus of observation research?
Observing participants' behavior in a natural setting
How does the text differentiate everyday observations from formal observations?
By being systematic and objective
In organizational behavior, what are organizations considered to be?
Social inventions
What is the purpose of experimental research as described in the text?
To conduct studies with a scientific approach using variables
What is the role of trained behavioral scientists in observation research?
To carry out systematic and objective observations
What distinguishes organization prediction from explanation according to the text?
Evidence-based management and contingency approach
What is the key difference between General Self-Efficacy and Specific Self-Efficacy?
General Self-Efficacy relates to a broad range of demands, while Specific Self-Efficacy is limited to a particular task.
Which theory explains the biases in person perception such as primacy and recency effects?
Bruner’s Model of Perceptual Process
What are the three parts that can affect social perception in organizations?
Perceiver, Situation, and Target
Which factor plays a key role in attribution according to the text?
Consistency
What term is used to describe the phenomenon where individuals attribute others' behavior to internal factors rather than external factors?
Fundamental Attribution Error
Which type of perception is especially important for organizational behavior according to the text?
Perceptions of Trust
What is the main factor that influences behavior to correspond with attitude?
Direct experience with the target
Which factor contributes to job satisfaction by reflecting identification with an organization?
Affective commitment
What is a key component of organizational commitment that focuses on the costs of leaving an organization?
Continuance commitment
Which factor is not mentioned as a contributor to job satisfaction?
Inadequate compensation
What type of commitment reflects ideology or feelings of obligation towards an organization?
Normative commitment
What does procedural justice focus on in relation to the organization?
Fairness of procedures used
What is the term used to describe our tendency to take credit for success and deny responsibility for failure?
Self-serving bias
Which type of cues reflect how consistently a person engages in a behavior over time?
Consistency cues
What guides our decisions on whether to attribute behavior to dispositional or situational causes, according to research mentioned in the text?
Implicit questions
Which cues reflect the extent to which a person's behavior is distinctive to one situation?
Distinctiveness cues
In attribution theory, what do consensus cues reflect?
Comparison with others' behavior
What do consistency cues reflect in attribution theory?
Engagement in behavior regularly and consistently
What does social capital refer to in addition to human capital?
Interpersonal relationships and social ties
What does Internal Social Capital specifically refer to?
Relationships within one's own organization
What is the main focus of organizational behavior?
Determining why people are more or less engaged
What is management defined as?
The art of getting things accomplished in organizations through others
What is evidence-based management focused on?
Translating principles based on scientific evidence into organizational practices
What were the two basic phases experts often referred to in prescribing the 'correct' way to manage an organization?
Classical viewpoint and human relations movement
Test your knowledge on General Self-Efficacy, Specific Self-Efficacy, perception, attribution, and diversity. Learn about Social identity theory, Biases in person perception, Bruner’s model of the perceptual process, and more.
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