Management Topic 5 Part 1

Which of the following is associated with the study of individuals?

• norms

• roles

• team building

• perception

If you believe that you control your own destiny, then your personality would be described as having a(n) ________.

• external locus of control

• high Machiavellianism score

• high self-esteem

• internal locus of control

An individual who is high in ________ is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.

• self-esteem

• Machiavellianism

• self-monitoring

• risk taking

________ is a personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his or her behavior to external situational factors.

• Machiavellianism

• Self-esteem

• Self-monitoring

• Locus of control

What are the three factors that act to shape and sometimes distort perception?

• the perceiver, the target, and the situation

• distinctiveness, consensus, and consistency

• assumed similarity, stereotyping, and the halo effect

• attribution theory, fundamental attribution error, and self-serving bias

Explain THREE (3) shortcuts used in judging others.

Which one of the following stages in group development involves defining the group's structure and leadership?

• norming

• storming

• performing

• forming

It is Black Friday. Several people are waiting outside the popular electronics store for someone to unlock the doors. These people constitute a(n) ________.

• formal group

• informal group

• social group

• crowd

A pattern of behavior expected of someone occupying a given position in a social unit is called a ________.

• role

• status

• norm

• persona

"Slow down, Mary. You're making us all look bad." These comments likely came from a worker concerned about ________.

• group roles

• group norms

• groupthink

• social loafing