Social Sciences Overview Quiz

What is Organizational Behavior (OB) primarily concerned with?

Exploring people's influence on one another's behavior

Understanding people in relation to their social environment and culture

Studying the interactions and influences among individuals, groups, and organizations (correct)

Measuring and changing the behavior of humans and animals

Which field of study blends concepts from both psychology and sociology?

Social psychology (correct)

Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)

Anthropology

Group cohesion

What are the key variables that Organizational Behavior seeks to explain or predict?

Group cohesion and organizational culture

Inputs and processes

Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and group structure

Outcomes affected by other variables (correct)

What does Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) describe?

All the positive and constructive employee actions and behaviors not part of their formal job description Signup and view all the answers

What does social psychology primarily focus on?

Exploring the influence of individuals, groups, and organizations on one another's behavior Signup and view all the answers

What is anthropology primarily focused on?

Learning about human beings and their activities Signup and view all the answers

What does group cohesion measure?

The extent to which group members are attracted to the group and its goals Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of social psychology?

Understanding people's influence on one another Signup and view all the answers

What are the key variables that lead to processes in organizational behavior?

Personality, group structure, and organizational culture Signup and view all the answers

What does Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) describe?

Positive and constructive employee actions not part of their formal job description Signup and view all the answers

What does anthropology primarily study?

Societies to learn about human beings and their activities Signup and view all the answers

What does psychology seek to measure and explain?

The behavior of humans and other animals in a social context Signup and view all the answers

Which tradition in psychology focuses on the id, ego, and superego as well as defense mechanisms like projection and denial?

Psychoanalytic tradition Signup and view all the answers

Which tradition in psychology emphasizes traits such as openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism?

Trait tradition Signup and view all the answers

Which tradition in psychology underscores the importance of how people experience the world around them and their connection with external experiences?

Phenomenological tradition Signup and view all the answers

Which tradition in psychology believes that behavior is primarily determined by the environment rather than internal forces like thoughts and emotions?

Behaviorist tradition Signup and view all the answers

Which tradition in psychology focuses on how rewards and punishments influence human behavior?

Behaviorist tradition Signup and view all the answers

Which psychological tradition places emphasis on the development of the conscience and the internalized standards of a child's parents?

Psychoanalytic tradition Signup and view all the answers

Social Sciences Overview Quiz

Questions and Answers

What is Organizational Behavior (OB) primarily concerned with?

Which field of study blends concepts from both psychology and sociology?

What are the key variables that Organizational Behavior seeks to explain or predict?

What does Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) describe?

What does social psychology primarily focus on?

What is anthropology primarily focused on?

What does group cohesion measure?

What is the focus of social psychology?

What are the key variables that lead to processes in organizational behavior?

What does Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) describe?

What does anthropology primarily study?

What does psychology seek to measure and explain?

Which tradition in psychology focuses on the id, ego, and superego as well as defense mechanisms like projection and denial?

Which tradition in psychology emphasizes traits such as openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism?

Which tradition in psychology underscores the importance of how people experience the world around them and their connection with external experiences?

Which tradition in psychology believes that behavior is primarily determined by the environment rather than internal forces like thoughts and emotions?

Which tradition in psychology focuses on how rewards and punishments influence human behavior?

Which psychological tradition places emphasis on the development of the conscience and the internalized standards of a child's parents?

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