Which of the following is not an organization?

More output for less input or being able to provide optimal output for a given input is called:

The social expectation on an individual is called:

Which field can be called as the mother of Organizational behaviour?

The scientific management movement was pioneered by:

The assembly line of production was first introduced by Henry Ford.

The process of breaking down the entire job into specific tasks and see how each of these tasks are performed and how much time on an average a person will take to finish it is called:

In an experiment, the group in which you make no changes is called the:

Hawthorne experiments were a set of experiments conducted to study the impact of assembly line on the health of the workers.

Out of the following which one is a behaviour

The major contribution of psychology in the world wars is in the area of

The major criticism on the Scientific Management Theory was

The first set of Hawthorne studies was conducted to understand

The key limitation with time and motion studies are:

The process of giving meaning to sensory stimuli through organizing and interpreting is called:

Perception is highly objective.

Which of the following is an internal factor that influences the principles of perceptual selection?

According to Kelley’s theory of causal attribution, the extent to which other people behave in the same manner as the person we are judging is called:

The tendency to attribute others’ actions to internal causes while largely ignoring external factors is called:

The word “Carpenter” immediately brings into memory the image of a male individual rather than a female individual. This is an example of a job stereotype.

There are many women at the bottom and middle-level management roles but only a very few make it to the top. This is due to:

The process through which individuals attempt to determine the causes behind others’ behaviour is called attribution.

All perceptions are subjective in nature

Prior Learning plays an important role in perceptual selection

The social perception does not involve integrating information collected

According to the causal attribution theory, the extent to which other people behave in the same manner as the person we are judging is called:

A belief that all members of specific groups share similar traits and are prone to behave the same way is called stereotyping

The meaning of the Latin word Persona from which the word Personality arises is:

Many psychologists argue that one’s personality can be changed over a period of time because those qualities are formed because of social factors.

According to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, the deepest level of consciousness is:

According to Sigmund Freud, reality principle is followed by:

In social learning theory, the withdrawal of something which somebody likes to strengthen a behaviour is called:

The main proponent of Self Theory was:

In Johari’s Window model of self-awareness, the part of the self which is not known to ourselves, but others know is called:

Employees with high self-esteem are more ready to take responsibilities.

People with _______ locus of control believe that others control their life and whatever happens in their life is because of outside factors.

According to Big Five Personality Theory, people who like to experiment, try new things, and are less judgmental about people of other cultures are high on:

According to psychology, personality has a strong influence on human behavior.

Psychoanalytic theory believes in the role of learning in the development of personality.

Employees with high self-esteem are very dominating over others.

Personality styles can also be called personality types.

Machiavellianistic individuals willingly manipulate others for their own benefit.

A relatively permanent change in behaviour occurring as a result of experience is called:

In Pavlov’s Dog experiment, the food presented which makes the dog salivate is:

In Operant conditioning, the process through which the responses that are no longer reinforced tend to gradually diminish in strength is called:

After watching a Dance TV show, a kid starts to make dance moves. This is an example of:

__________ are evaluative statements towards objects, people or events.

Opinion is primarily _______ in nature.

The intensity of an attitude or the magnitude/degree of its favorableness is called:

When people do not provide honest answers to certain questions because they feel that it is not right to give those answers, it is called:

Uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time is called Cognitive Dissonance.

Providing more information can lead to change in attitude.

Learning involves change in behavior.

According to the operant conditioning theory, punishment is a form of negative reinforcement.

Cognitive maps are the internal representation of the external world.

Values are fewer in number than attitudes.

The psychological effort involved in holding back one’s true emotions is called:

When John failed his driving license test, he starts to remember how his friends used to tease him saying he was not a good driver. This is an example of:

__________ is a mild form of hate.

Threat-based aggression can stem from both a real stimulus or a perceived stimulus.

__________ is when you have a goal and you are moving towards that goal and you feel that something or someone is stopping you from reaching that goal.

Fear of being rejected is one of the main reasons that make people non-assertive.

The stress which happens because of positive incidences is called:

The feeling of completely tired and exhausted when you are stressed for a very long time accompanied by lack of meaning is called:

What are the behavioural symptoms of stress?

Feelings based on information external to themselves is called self-conscious emotions.

Emotional labour is part of most service sector jobs.

Using aggression as a tool to achieve something is called threat-based aggression.

Stress can also result due to positive life experiences.

Low levels of stimulation can also lead to stress.

The need to be part of a group is categorized as:

John had applied for several jobs after graduation. One day he received a job offer from Tata Motors and Mahindra Group, both of which he loved to work. The conflict Mr. John is facing in selecting one job is called:

Money is a form of extrinsic motivation.

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the highest level of needs one can achieve is:

According to Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation, pay and security provided by a job is a Motivator.

In Alderfer’s ERG theory of motivation, R stands for:

__________ means that employees feel that the organization treats its employees in a fair manner and a just way.

__________ is when you are moving towards a certain goal, but certain barriers are stopping you from achieving that goal.

___________ is the willingness of a person to put high levels of efforts to reach a goal.

One of the drawbacks of using money as a motivator is that it can reduce extra-role performance.

Primary motives are physiological in nature.

Employees are driven only by financial rewards.

According to Herzberg’s theory working conditions fall under motivators.

Sense of equity is a powerful motivator at workplace.

Motivation theories which describe the factors which motivate employees are called as content theories.

The degree of confidence we have on others in a relationship is called:

The kind of psychological contract that focuses on long-term interaction and a widely defined relationship is called relational contract.

The type of trust that is established based on the credibility of a person, for e.g., trusting the doctor:

The characteristic of being respectful towards others is:

Treating the common resources responsibly is called civic virtue.

__________ is helping without expecting anything in return.

When each party involved in a task tries to maximize its own gains, often at the expense of others, it is called:

People who focus on maximizing the joint outcomes of everyone involved are called:

Which conflict handling style is best for both the parties involved?

Disagreements on strategy and sharing of responsibility and resources is called:

The type of trust that is established based on the credibility of a person, for e.g. trusting the doctor:

The characteristic of being kind and respectful towards others is:

People who focus on minimizing the difference in comparison to others are:

Conflicts arising out of disagreement on strategy and sharing of responsibilities and resources are called process conflicts.

To empathize means trying to understand the problem from the other person’s point of view.

In communication, the process of converting a message into symbols is called:

Any disturbance that interferes with the transmission, receipt or feedback of a message is called noise.

The communication style that is supportive and avoids change and confrontation is called:

Which of the following is NOT a non-verbal mode of communication?

The study of spatial inter-relationships is called:

Maintaining and distributing minutes of the meeting is helpful in reducing miscommunication in team meetings.

When parts of some information are shared with the group members whereas other pieces of information are unshared, it gives rise to:

In information sharing scenario, the case that has to be avoided to reduce decision making problems is:

Most eastern cultures are comfortable with silence between conversations.

The level of openness which exists in an organization which gives a certain level of comfort to its members is called:

What is the minimum number of individuals required for a communication to take place?

Which of the following is a way to handle hidden profile paradigm?