Organisational Behaviour Set 6
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This set of Organisational Behaviour Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Organisational Behaviour Set 6
Q1 | Which of the following is a reason that the study of organizational behaviour is useful?
- human behavior does not vary a great deal between individuals and situations.
- human behavior is not random.
- human behavior is not consistent.
- human behavior is rarely predictable.
Q2 | Psychology’s major contributions to the field of organizational behavior have been primarily at what level of analysis?
- the level of the group
- the level of the individual
- the level of the organization
- the level of the culture
Q3 | Which behavioural science discipline is most focused on understanding individual behaviour?
- sociology
- social psychology
- psychology
- anthropology
Q4 | The science that seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behaviour of humans andother animals is known as .
- psychiatry
- psychology
- sociology
- organizational behavior
Q5 | blends concepts from psychology and sociology.
- corporate strategy
- anthropology
- political science.
- social psychology
Q6 | The science that focuses on the influence people have on one another is.
- psychology
- anthropology
- political science
- social psychology
Q7 | Which of the following fields has most helped us understand differences in fundamental values,attitudes, and behaviour among people in different countries?
- anthropology
- psychology
- political science
- operations research
Q8 | The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behavioural sciencediscipline?
- anthropology
- psychology
- social psychology
- political science
Q9 | Which of the following OB topics is not central to managing employees’ fears about terrorism?
- emotion
- motivation
- communication
- work design
Q10 | According to management guru Tom Peters, almost all quality improvement comes from ofdesign, manufacturing, layout, processes, and procedures.
- modification
- stratification
- integration
- simplification
Q11 | Today’s managers understand that the success of any effort at improving quality and productivitymust include.
- process reengineering
- quality management programs
- customer service improvements
- employees
Q12 | Most valuable asset in an organization is
- land and building
- cash and bank balances
- human being
- technology
Q13 | What term is used to describe voluntary and involuntary permanent withdrawal from anorganization?
- absenteeism
- turnover
- downsizing
- truancy
Q14 | ______ is discretionary behaviour that is not part of an employee’s formal job requirement, butthat promotes the effective functioning of the organization.
- productivity
- motivation
- organizational citizenship
- organizational behavior
Q15 | Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except.
- leadership
- learning
- perception
- motivation
Q16 | Which of the following statements is true about the term “ability”, as it is used in the field oforganizational behaviour?
- it refers to an individual’s willingness to perform various tasks.
- it is a current assessment of what an individual can do.
- it refers exclusively to intellectual skills.
- it refers exclusively to physical skills
Q17 | Which of the following is not a biographical characteristic?
- political affiliation
- age
- sex
- tenure
Q18 | Experiments performed by Ivan Pavlov led to what theory?
- classical conditioning
- operant conditioning
- social learning
- behavior shaping
Q19 | What role did the meat play in Pavlov’s experiment with dogs?
- an unconditioned response
- a conditioned stimulus
- a conditioned response
- an unconditioned stimulus
Q20 | In Pavlov’s experiment, the bell was a/an .
- unconditioned stimulus
- unconditioned response
- conditioned stimulus
- conditioned response
Q21 | Which of the following is not true of classical conditioning?
- classical conditioning is passive.
- classical conditioning can explain simple reflexive behaviors.
- learning a conditioned response involves building an association between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.
- a neutral stimulus takes on the properties of a conditioned stimulus.
Q22 | Operant conditioning argues that .
- behavior is reflexive
- behavior is unlearned
- behavior is a function of its consequences
- the tendency to repeat a behavior is very strong
Q23 | Which of the following researchers thought that reinforcement was the central factor involved inbehavioural change?
- pavlov
- fayol
- skinner
- deming
Q24 | According to operant conditioning, when behaviour is not reinforced, what happens to theprobability of that behaviour occurring again?
- it increases.
- it declines.
- it remains unchang
Q25 | What do we call the view that we can learn both through observation and direct experience?
- situational learning theory
- classical learning
- social learning theory
- the pavlov principle