Organizational Psychology Set 1
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This set of Organizational Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Organizational Psychology Set 1
Q1 | “———— are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts”
- management
- organization
- leadership
- behavior
Q2 | A study of human behavior in organizational settings is
- individual behavior
- group behavior
- organizational behavior
- none of these
Q3 | Today’s organization are
- open system
- closed system
- open as well as closed
- none of these
Q4 | Organization Behavior is
- an interdisciplinary approach
- a humanistic approach
- total system approach
- all of these
Q5 | Which of the following is NOT an important issue relating to goal-setting theory?
- goal specificity
- equity among workers
- feedback
- defining the go
Q6 | In Maslow’s hierarchy needs which of the following pair of needs is ranked as” lower orderneeds”?
- physiological and safety needs
- physiological and social need
- self actualization and safety needs
- social and esteem needs
Q7 | Maslow grouped the five needs into two categories
- higher-order needs and lower-order needs.
- supreme needs and local needs
- self needs and others needs
- luxurious needs and comfort needs
Q8 | Which of the following is not one of the four primary management functions?
- controlling
- planning
- staffing
- organizing
Q9 | Determining how tasks are to be grouped is part of which management function?
- planning
- leading
- controlling
- organizing
Q10 | In which stage of the conflict process does conflict become visible?
- illumination
- intentions
- behaviour
- cognition
Q11 | The subject of organizational culture has been most influenced by which behaviouralscience discipline?
- anthropology
- psychology
- social psychology
- political science
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 jobrequirement, but that promotes the effective functioning of the organization.
- productivity
- motivation
- organizational citizenship
- organizational behaviour
Q15 | Individual-level independent variables include all of the following except.
- leadership
- learning
- perception
- motivation
Q16 | 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
Q17 | When a group gives some of its leadership positions to the members of other group, it is
- contracting
- co-opting
- co-alition
- competition
Q18 | Path-goal model of Leadership was introduced by
- martin evans & robert house
- fred fielder
- whetton
- cameron
Q19 | Conflict between actual and desired emotions is called ____.
- emotional contagion
- emotional dissonance
- cognitive dissonance
- none of above
Q20 | Scientific Management approach is developed by
- elton mayo
- henry fayol
- f.w. taylor
- maslow
Q21 | ————-is a relatively permanent change in behavior that occurs as a result of experience
- behavior modification
- learning
- motivation
- skills
Q22 | Which of the following is not the characteristic of High Machs?
- win more
- exploit others
- emotionally distract
- highly manipulative
Q23 | _____ is the degree to which people in a country prefer structured over unstructured situations.
- uncertainty avoidance
- long term orientation
- conscientiousness
- ethical dilemma
Q24 | _____ measures the degree to which a person identifies psychologically with his or her job andconsiders his-her perceived performance level to self worth
- job satisfaction
- job engagement
- job involvement
- organizational commitment
Q25 | __________ is the tendency for two individuals to emotionally converge.
- emotional dissonance
- emotional labour
- emotional contagion
- cognitive dissonance