General Self-Efficacy and Perception Quiz

Observation Research

• The main focus of observation research is to observe and record behavior in a systematic and objective way.
• Formal observations differ from everyday observations in that they are systematic, objective, and focused on a specific research question.

Organizational Behavior

• Organizations are considered to be social systems that consist of individuals and groups working together to achieve common goals.
• The main focus of organizational behavior is to understand and improve individual and group performance within organizations.

Research Methods

• Experimental research is used to establish cause-and-effect relationships between variables.
• The purpose of experimental research is to manipulate one variable and measure its effect on another variable.

Trained Behavioral Scientists

• Trained behavioral scientists play a crucial role in observation research, as they are able to observe and record behavior systematically and objectively.

Prediction and Explanation

• Organization prediction refers to forecasting future behavior or outcomes, while explanation involves understanding why something happens.
• Prediction focuses on "what" will happen, whereas explanation focuses on "why" it happens.

Self-Efficacy

• General Self-Efficacy refers to a person's confidence in their ability to perform tasks across different situations.
• Specific Self-Efficacy refers to a person's confidence in their ability to perform a specific task.

Person Perception

• The theory that explains biases in person perception, such as primacy and recency effects, is the Implicit Personality Theory.
• The three parts that can affect social perception in organizations are the perceiver, the target, and the situation.

Attribution

• The factor that plays a key role in attribution is the perceived cause of behavior.
• The term used to describe the phenomenon where individuals attribute others' behavior to internal factors rather than external factors is the Fundamental Attribution Error.

Social Perception

• Social perception is especially important in organizational behavior, as it influences how people interact with each other.

Behavior and Attitude

• The main factor that influences behavior to correspond with attitude is the degree of consistency between the two.

Job Satisfaction

• Identification with an organization contributes to job satisfaction by reflecting a sense of belonging.
• A key component of organizational commitment that focuses on the costs of leaving an organization is Continuance Commitment.

Commitment

• Affective Commitment reflects ideology or feelings of obligation towards an organization.

Justice

• Procedural justice focuses on the fairness of the procedures used to make decisions in an organization.

Attribution Biases

• The term used to describe our tendency to take credit for success and deny responsibility for failure is Self-Serving Bias.
• Behavioral cues that reflect how consistently a person engages in a behavior over time are Consistency Cues.

Attribution Theory

• The cues that guide our decisions on whether to attribute behavior to dispositional or situational causes are Consensus, Distinctiveness, and Consistency Cues.
• Consensus cues reflect the extent to which others behave similarly in a situation.
• Distinctiveness cues reflect the extent to which a person's behavior is distinctive to one situation.

Social Capital

• Social capital refers to the networks, norms, and trust that enable coordination and cooperation for mutual benefit.
• Internal Social Capital specifically refers to the relationships and networks within an organization.

Management

• Management is defined as the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve organizational goals.
• Evidence-based management is focused on using scientific research and evidence to make informed decisions.

Prescribing Management

• The two basic phases experts often referred to in prescribing the 'correct' way to manage an organization are the "one best way" and the "contingency approach".

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