Psychology Questions

Positive practices and resources that reduce the impact of negative events and stressors.

Positive practices from one individual result in additional positive practices by others, which spur positivity in others, which generate other positive outcomes (play it forward).

•Likes to work in teams with cooperation and collegiality.•Tends to avoid conflict.•Likes to be praised in private.

Janice is evaluating the employees in her department. She does not want to hurt anyone's feelings and decides to rate all her employees high on all performance dimensions. What error is Janice making?A.Halo.B.Contrast effects.C.Central tendency.D.Recency effects.E.Leniency.

_____ is a set of processes and managerial behaviors that include defining, monitoring, measuring, evaluating, and providing consequences for performance expectations.

George would like to increase intrinsic motivation by giving his employees independence and discretion in certain aspects of their job. According to the job characteristics model, which core job dimension is he using?A.Task identity.B.Task significance.C.Autonomy.D.Feedback.E.Skill variety.

Positive Organizational Behavior focuses on positive human characteristics that can be measured, developed, and effectively managed for performance improvement in today's workplace.

Michael wants to make sure the feedback he provides to his employees is perceived correctly. Which of the following should Michael NOT do?A.Be aware of the fundamental attribution error and try not to commit it.B.Provide feedback that is irrelevant to the person's career.C.Make sure the system is perceived as fair.D.Make sure goals established are challenging and attainable.E.Deliver feedback as close as possible to when the behavior was performed.

Juan is trying to learn how to use advanced spreadsheet features. He is not getting the correct answers, but he keeps trying. What is Juan exhibiting?A.Direction.B.Extrinsic motivation.C.Persistence.D.Attention to detail.E.Emotional intelligence.

•Prefers working on challenges.•Best in situations in which performance is due to effort and ability.•Prefers to work with other high achievers.

_____ represents the psychological discomfort a person experiences when simultaneously holding two or more conflicting cognitions.

______ is a belief about your chances of successfully accomplishing a specific task.

Many organizations are prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion, but in many cases, the initiatives aren't translating into meaningful progress. To realize DEI aspirations, leaders will need to identify opportunities to make progress in the following areas:

Joe was terminated from his job and believed the reason was his boss did not like him and his hard work was not appreciated. Joe likely hasA.high emotional stability.B.an internal locus of control.C.low self-efficacy.D.an external locus of control.E.low self-esteem.

_____ occurs when employment decisions about an individual are due to individual characteristics and attributes that are not related to the job.

Behaviors can be attributed either to internal factors within a person or external factors in the environment.

Which of the following statements is NOT accurate?A.Stereotypes can lead to poor decisions.B.All stereotypes are negative.C.Stereotypes are used during the encoding process of perception.D.Quality interpersonal contact among mixed groups may reduce the use of stereotypes.E.Some people have negative stereotypes about older individuals.

______ the multitude of individual differences and similarities that exist among people.

T/F: Only fostering mutual adaptation endorses the philosophy behind managing diversity.

Martha would like to hire employees who will be strong performers in her organization. Which of the Big Five personality dimensions should she try to make sure the new employees score high on?A.extraversionB.agreeablenessC.conscientiousnessD.emotional stabilityE.openness to experience