Organizational Behavioral
(OB)
50 Mcqs
1. An emotional attachment to an organization and a belief in its value is
(a) Psychological empowerment
(b) affective commitment
(c) Organizational commitment
(d) All of the above
2. An employee may be committed to an employer because she is paid well, and it would hurt the family if she quits. This is _________ type of commitment.
(a) Continuance
(b) Normative
(c) Affective
(d) Standard
3. The belief that 'violence is wrong‘ is an evaluative statement. This constitutes ________ Component of attitude.
(a) reflective
(b) cognitive
(c) affective
(d) behavioral
4. _________covers such aspects as personality, attitudes, perception, learning, motivation and job satisfaction
(a) Intrapersonal behavior
(b) interpersonal behavior
(c) Organizational behavior
(d) None of the above
5. Identify the discipline that has most helped us to understand the differences in attitudes and behavior among people indifferent countries.
(a) Political science
(b) Sociology
(c) Psychology
(d) Anthropology
6. Study of organization behavior helps the firms to achieve and improve____ in the organization.
(a) Skill Of people
(b) Physical strength of people
(c) Organizational effectiveness
(d) Executive skill
7. Motion is a factor in the________ that influence Perception.
(a) Perceives
(b) Situation
(c) Target
(d) Stimuli
8. When we have a draw general impression about an individual on the basis of a single characteristic, _______ is operating.
(a) Stereotyping
(b) Halo effect
(c) Selective Perception
(d) Projection
9. Framework of Organization Behavior includes ________.
(a) Individual Behavior
(b) Group Behavior
(c) Organization
(d) All of these
10. The tendency to attribute one's own characteristics to the people is called __________
(a) Stereotyping
(b) Halo effect
(c) Selective Perception
(d) Projection
11. The determinants of personality include_______
(a) Heredity
(b) Environment
(c) Situation
(d) All of these
12. It is the process by which individuals organize & interpret incoming stimuli to give meaning to their environment
(a) Personality
(b) Perception
(c) Attitude
(d) Values
13. Drawing a general impression about individual on the basis of single characteristics is called
(a) Contrast effect
(b) Projection
(c) Stereotyping
(d) Halo effect
14. Judging the individual on the basis of one's perception of the group to which that person belongs is called
(a) Contrast effect
(b) Projection
(c) Stereotyping
(d) Halo effect
15. ________ is derived from social and cultural morals and norms
(a) Values
(b) Perception
(c) Behavior
(d) None of these
16. ________ refers to the set of traits and behaviors that characterize an individual.
(a) Perception
(b) Person
(c) Personality
(d) Punishment
17. The effect of individual on group member is related with _________ discipline.
(a) Psychology
(b) Sociology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Social Psychology
18. ________ cover/s such aspects as personality; perception, teaming, motivation & attitudes
(a) Intrapersonal behavioral studies
(b) Psychology
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of the above
19. Two people see the same thing at the same time, yet interpret it differently Where do the factors that operate to shape their dissimilar perceptions reside
(a) Target
(b) Perceives
(c) Timing
(d) None of the above
20. Which of the following is applicable to OB
(a) OB is a discipline
(b) OB is not a pure science
(c) OB is pessimistic
(d) All of the above
21. Which approach assumes that the ultimate explanation of an individual's personality is the molecular structure of genes located in the chromosomes
(a) Environmental
(b) Cultural
(c) Situational
(d) None of the above
22. OB focuses achievement of individual objective at cost of organizational objectives
(a) True statement
(b) False statement
(c) None
(d) Both
23. Jane interprets what she sees exclusively on the basis of her interests, backgrounds, experiences and attitudes. This is __________.
(a) Selective perception
(b) Halo effect
(c) Cognitive dissonance
(d) None of the above.
24. What is so true about Social Psychology?
(a) It studies about human being's ad their activities in different societies
(b) More recently its contribution has been expanded to include motivational forces, job satisfaction, performance appraisal and work design
(c) One of the major areas it is receiving attention on is change- how to implement change and reduce barriers to its acceptance
(d) All of the above
25. Identify the false statement
(a) Affective is the emotional or feeling segment of the attitude.
(b) Behavioral component of an attitude sets the stage for the more critical part of the attitude, i.e. the Affective component.
(c) The cognitive component of an attitude reflects the description of a belief in the way things are.
(d) None of the above.
26. In the 'S-O-B-C' Model. "O" represents ___________.
(a) Overt and covert stimuli
(b) Overt and covert response
(c) Consequences - both overt & covert
(d) Physiological & cognitive mediator
27. Attitudes are ________ whereas Values are ________
(a) Judgmental, pre-dispositional
(b) Relatively enduring, relatively less enduring
(c) Per- dispositional, judgmental
(d) None of the above
28. OB is a field of study and not a discipline because
(a) It helps in understanding, predicting and controlling behavior at work place.
(b) It has developed a strong theoretical base.
(c) it integrates the relevant knowledge drawn from other behavioral sciences for some specific purpose.
(d) not all employees can be disciplined due to their unpredictable behavior.
29. ________ takes place when objects are chosen on the basis of one's own interests, background, experiences and attitudes,
(a) Cognitive dissonance
(b) Stereotyping
(c) Situational factors
(d) Selective perception
30. The study of people in relation to their fellow beings is known as________
(a) Psychology
(b) Social Psychology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Sociology
31. ___________ are derived from person experiences & thus they are relatively less enduring.
(a) Values
(b) Attitudes
(c) Value & attitudes
(d) None of the above
32. The 3 level analysis of OB constitutes
(a) individual, Group and Society
(b) Individual, Group and Organization
(c) District, Group arid Society
(d) Individual, Culture and Organization
33. Which of the following discipline is not so closely related with behavioral sciences
(a) Psychology
(b) Sociology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Economics
34. Which discipline is considered as science that seeks to measure, explain and sometime change the behavior of humans
(a) Psychology
(b) Sociology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Social Psychology
35. Social Sciences relates to
(a) physical sciences
(b) Anthropology discipline
(c) political Science
(d) None of these
36. _________ refers to the sum total of internal and external traits of an individual, which are relatively stable and which make the individual different from others
(a) Learning
(b) Perception
(c) Motivation
(d) Personality
37. Anthropology studies
(a) Group behavior
(b) Effect of Individual behavior on group members
(c) Individual behavior
(d) Effect of group members on individual
38. The intrapersonal aspects of organizational behavior like motivation, personality, perception, attitude, opinion, and learning owe their study to
(a) Anthropology
(b) Sociology
(c) Social Psychology
(d) Psychology
39. Mixed feelings about a situation are explained by __________ principle of perception.
(a) Interest
(b) Repetition
(c) Ambivalence
(d) Familiarity
40. The intrapersonal aspects of organizational behavior like motivation, personality, perception, attitude, opinion, and learning owe their study to _________.
(a) Anthropology
(b) Sociology
(c) Social Psychology
(d) Psychology
41. _________ is useful in measuring, understanding, and changing attitudes, communication patterns, the ways in which group activities can satisfy individual needs, and in group-decision making process.
(a) Political Science
(b) Sociology
(c) Social Psychology
(d) Psychology
42. Which discipline is considered as science that seeks to measure, explain and sometimes change the behavior of humans
(a) Psychology
(b) Sociology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Social Psychology
43. Psychology studies:
(a) Group Behavior
(b) Effect of individual behavior on group members
(c) Individual behavior
(d) Effect of group members on individual
44. Sociology studies:
(a) Group Behavior
(b) Effect of individual behavior on group members
(c) Individual behavior
(d) Effect of group members on individual
45. Social Psychology studies:
(a) Group Behavior
(b) Effect of individual behavior on group members
(c) Individual behavior
(d) Effect of group members on individual
46. ________ refers to the sum total of internal and external traits of an individual, which are relatively stable and which make the individual different from others.
(a) Learning
(b) Perception
(c) Motivation
(d) Personality
47. _______ is concerned with the initial contact between organisms & their physical environment,
(a) Stimuli
(b) Unconditioned Stimuli
(c) Sensation
(d) Shaping
48. Nature, location, size, contrast, repetition, motion, novelty and familiarity are _________ factors influencing perception.
(a) Neutral
(b) Internal
(c) External
(d) Genuine
49. A loud noise or bright light is described as the ________ of the external type of factors of affecting perception.
(a) Intensity
(b) Location
(c) size
(d) Nature
50. The stimuli standing out against the background describes the _________ of the object affecting the perception process.
(a) Nature
(b) Size
(c) Intensity
(d) Contrast
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