Psychology and Workplace Behavior Assessment

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  1. Psychoanalytic therapy is often the most useful methodology for dealing with workplace issues. False
  2. Adler’s view of human nature is: people are goal-oriented.
  3. Which of the following is NOT a contemporary counseling method? Glasserian Therapy
  4. Greg works hard at his job because he likes the company of people, believes he can trust and befriend them. This best reflects the ideas of which psychologist? Rogers
  5. Abnormal psychology principally studies: Anxiety, mood, and personality disorders.
  6. Anxiety disorders tend to be triggered by particular fears and upcoming events.
  7. Verbal reports of subjective experience, behavioral responses, and physiological responses can all be used as measures of anxiety. True
  8. Which personality test has shown important links between personality dimensions and job performance? Big Five Model
  9. There are various types of personality tests for different types of jobs. True
  10. Which personality test is used for determining career choice? Jung’s Model
  11. Men tend to re-think and re-analyze decisions more than women. False
  12. Shannon always encourages her employees to show up early to meetings and to read material ahead of time, yet Shannon often shows up tardy or unprepared. Which of the following is this exemplifying? Cognitive dissonance
  13. Joey likes to place his employees under a high amount of pressure and motivate them through stress and fear, in order to get the job done sooner. This is likely to result in: Lower quality work
  14. Difficult emotions include: Anger, guilt, and fear.
  15. The 6 universal emotions include: Happiness, surprise, fear, sadness, anger, and disgust.
  16. Many people have problems working with others simply because: They naively assume that the emotions they see others display are what those others actually feel.
  17. In order to be motivated to do a task well, an employee—especially a foreign worker—must be instructed: Clearly and unambiguously.
  18. The best alternatives are often not discovered because people tend to make an “acceptable choice” before the best alternative can be found. True
  19. “Normal” is a clinical way of describing behaviors. True
  20. Many managers give praise that is too general (not specific enough) and lack in giving clear, constructive criticism. True
  21. In dealing with diversity, people usually remember examples that support the stereotype much easier than examples that are in opposition to the stereotype. True
  22. Individuals tend to attribute their own success to external factors while blaming failure on internal factors—this is called self-serving bias. False
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