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    This document consists of 25 multiple choice questions about concepts related to attitudes and job satisfaction. The questions cover topics such as the characteristics that affect persuasion, cognitive dissonance, how social groups shape attitudes, the relationship between job satisfaction and performance, the power of attitudes formed through direct experience, differences between high-Mach and low-Mach persons, factors related to job satisfaction and absenteeism, the components of organizational commitment, and influences on ethical behavior.

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    Correct Answer: D.: 4 Out of 4 Points

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    This document consists of 25 multiple choice questions about concepts related to attitudes and job satisfaction. The questions cover topics such as the characteristics that affect persuasion, cognitive dissonance, how social groups shape attitudes, the relationship between job satisfaction and performance, the power of attitudes formed through direct experience, differences between high-Mach and low-Mach persons, factors related to job satisfaction and absenteeism, the components of organizational commitment, and influences on ethical behavior.

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    Question 1

    4 out of 4 points

    To understand how attitudes can change, it is necessary to


    understand that the characteristics which affect the persuasion
    process include:
    Correct Answer:

    D.

    source, target, and message characteristics

    Question 2
    4 out of 4 points

    When one's attitudes and required job behavior conflict, __________


    may develop.
    Correct Answer:

    D.

    cognitive dissonance

    Question 3
    4 out of 4 points

    In social learning, the family, peer group, religious organizations, and


    culture shape an individual's attitudes in a(n):
    Correct Answer:

    B.

    indirect manner

    Question 4
    4 out of 4 points

    Which statement best reflects the relationship between job


    satisfaction and individual performance?
    Correct
    Answer:

    C.

    modest support for both productive workers are satisfied


    and satisfied workers are productive but no simple direct
    relationship between satisfaction and performance has been
    found

    Question 5
    4 out of 4 points

    A major reason why attitudes derived from direct experience are so


    powerful is because:
    Correct
    Answer:

    B.

    they are easily accessed and are active in our cognitive


    processes

    Question 6
    4 out of 4 points

    High-Mach persons are better at:


    Correct Answer:

    A.

    cheating

    Question 7
    4 out of 4 points

    Job satisfaction and employee performance are likely to be positively


    related when:
    Correct
    Answer:

    C.

    rewards are valued by employees and are tied directly to


    performance

    Question 8
    4 out of 4 points

    Recent research found four values exerted the most influence on job
    choice decisions. Which of the following was not one of those values?
    Correct Answer:

    D.

    pay

    Question 9
    4 out of 4 points

    Low-Mach persons value:


    Correct Answer:

    A.

    loyal and personal friendships

    Question 10
    4 out of 4 points

    A pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal


    of one's job or job experiences reflects:
    Correct Answer:

    B.

    job satisfaction

    Question 11
    4 out of 4 points

    The relationship between job satisfaction and absenteeism is best


    reflected by which statement?
    Correct Answer:

    A.

    Job dissatisfaction is positively related to absenteeism.

    Question 12
    4 out of 4 points

    Acting in ways consistent with one's personal values and the


    commonly held values of the organization and society is:
    Correct Answer:

    B.

    ethical behavior

    Question 13
    4 out of 4 points

    Asking an employee whether he or she would use a new computer


    software package is an attempt to determine:
    Correct Answer:

    D.

    behavioral intent

    Question 14
    4 out of 4 points

    Employee loyalty toward the organization is a significant factor in:


    Correct Answer:

    C.

    affective commitment

    Question 15
    4 out of 4 points

    Which of the following qualities has NOT been suggested as important


    to making ethical decisions?
    Correct Answer:

    D.

    commitment

    Question 16
    4 out of 4 points

    The strength of an individual's identification with an organization is


    known as:
    Correct Answer:

    B.

    organizational commitment

    Question 17
    4 out of 4 points

    Assume you are a supervisor and you strongly endorse keeping an


    open line of communication with your employees, you always keep
    your office door open and you instruct your secretary to not screen
    phone calls from employees. These conditions include:
    Correct Answer:

    A.

    attitude specificity

    Question 18
    4 out of 4 points

    A personality characteristic indicating one's willingness to do


    whatever it takes to get one's own way is considered:
    Correct Answer:

    B.

    Machiavellian

    Question 19
    4 out of 4 points

    Persons with an internal locus of control:


    Correct
    Answer:

    C.

    take personal responsibility for their situation and the


    consequences of their behavior

    Question 20
    4 out of 4 points

    According to research on Kohlberg's model of cognitive moral


    development, individuals at higher development stages are:
    Correct Answer:

    D.

    more likely to engage in whistle-blowing

    Question 21
    4 out of 4 points

    An individual does not have an attitude until he or she responds to an


    entity on a:
    Correct Answer:

    D.

    cognitive, behavioral, and affective basis

    Question 22
    4 out of 4 points

    In managing organizational behavior, the importance of attitudes:


    Correct Answer:

    C.

    lies in their link to behavior

    Question 23
    4 out of 4 points

    Ethical behavior is influenced by which two major factors?


    Correct Answer:

    D.

    individual characteristics and organizational factors

    Question 24

    4 out of 4 points

    If an individual from a country holds a negative attitude towards


    women in management because of a cultural belief system, but does
    not reflect behavior consistent with that attitude in a group, the link
    between the attitude-behavior is probably weak because:
    Correct Answer:

    B.

    of social constraints

    Question 25
    4 out of 4 points

    If a salesperson is required to sell a defective TV set but believes this


    act to be unethical, he or she would:
    Correct Answer:

    B.

    experience the discomfort of cognitive dissonance


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