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1
Motivation is an external force on the person that causes him/her to engage in specific behaviors.
A)True
B)False
2
The four elements of the MARS model affect all voluntary workplace behaviors and performance.
A)True
B)False
3
Phoebe, a manager at a firm, was conventional, resistant to change, and unimaginative. This implies that Phoebe possessed openness to experience.
A)True
B)False
4
One dimension of Schwartz's Values Circumplex has openness to change at one extreme and conservation at the other extreme.
A)True
B)False
5
One problem with applying the individual rights principle of ethical decision making is that one individual right may conflict with another.
A)True
B)False
6
Which of the following identifies the four factors that directly influence individual behavior and performance?
A)Utilitarianism
B)MARS model
C)Schwartz's model
D)Holland's model
E)Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
7
All technical employees at a paper mill take a course on how to operate a new paper-rolling machine. This course will improve job performance mainly by altering employees':
A)aptitudes.
B)role perceptions.
C)motivation.
D)organizational citizenship.
E)learned capabilities.
8
Most employees in the social services section of a government department have frequent interaction with people who are unemployed or face personal problems. Which of the following personality characteristics is best suited to employees working in these jobs?
A)High neuroticism
B)External locus of control
C)High introversion
D)High agreeableness
E)Low motivation
9
Which of the following statements about values is true?
A)They have fairly low conflict with each other.
B)They describe what we naturally tend to do.
C)They are not influenced much by socialization.
D)They guide our decisions and actions.
E)A person's hierarchy of values typically changes a few times each year.
10
Which of the following statements about cross-cultural values is true?
A)People with a high achievement-orientation emphasize relationships and the well-being of others.
B)People with high individualism can have any level (high or low) of collectivism.
C)People with high power distance value independence and personal uniqueness.
D)People with low uncertainty avoidance must also have high power distance.
E)People in almost all cultures have high uncertainty avoidance.







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