Psychology Questions

Which of the following is generally considered the best predictor of job satisfaction?a. payb. social interactionsc. supervisiond. the work itselfe. task interdependence

The more specific the attitude and the more specific the behavior, the stronger the link between the two

Mrs. Jonas believes strongly that it is important that workers' rights be respected, and that one of the more important ways of doing this is to ensure that all workers be properly documented. She is supervising a contracting company that is building a new warehouse for her company. While doing this she discovers that many of the workers employed by the contractor are undocumented aliens working for well below minimum wage. In this situation Mrs. Jonas has a(n) ________ that is in conflict with a(n) ________.A) behavior; behaviorB) attitude; attitudeC) social need; social interestD) social need; social needE) attitude; behavior

Jo is a courier delivering parcels throughout the metropolitan area. Although she considers herself law abiding, she often breaks the speed limit while making her deliveries. Which of the following statements does not reflect a likely response to the conflict between her attitude and her behavior?a. "I've got to drive fast sometimes, otherwise I will not make all my deliveries and I'll lose clients."b. "It's wrong to break even minor laws, but I'll probably keep speeding anyway."c. "This speeding is irresponsible. From now on I am observing the speed limits."d. "The speed limits are just too low around here; anyone driving at a reasonable speed will break them."e. "It's not a problem that I speed a little bit; it's not much over the limit, and everyone else speeds some."

Which of the following is an example of an affective attitude?A) believing that you did a good jobB) the observation that most dogs have four legsC) the opinion that it is never acceptable to stealD) anger at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoingE) the avoidance of a restaurant where one once received bad service

Which of the following is not a moderating variable of the attitude-behavior relationship?A) direct experienceB) correspondence to behaviorC) powerD) accessibilityE) importance

Employees who have ________ were found to have improved attitudes once they talked about their experiences with their coworkers.A) simple work tasksB) emotionally-challenging work eventsC) traumatic personal life eventsD) sexual harassment experiencesE) poor performance reviews

Thad, Jamarcus, and Willy have been working for Davidson International each for three years. While the trio started together as analysts and are all still on the same team, Jamarcus has recently been made a team lead while Willy and Thad are still in their respective positions although Willy did receive a small raise after his last performance evaluation. Willy was happy to receive the raise but felt guilty that Thad did not also get a raise. Which best describes Willy's feelings?A) cognitive dissonanceB) affective behaviorC) job satisfactionD) workplace devianceE) organizational citizenship

"Dissonance" means ________.A) reactanceB) constancyC) resistanceD) consistencyE) inconsistency

Sheila works for a manufacturer of Styrofoam trays for school lunches. Last year her son came home from school and told her that the trays she makes go straight to the landfill where they sit for hundreds of years without ever biodegrading. Although this information bothers Sheila, she does not look for another job because she enjoys her very high salary. Which dissonance moderating factor is illustrated by this example?A) Dissonance is reduced because of the sense of control by the individual.B) Dissonance is reduced because of the importance to the individual.C) There is no dissonance moderating factor in the example.D) Dissonance is increased because of the sense of control by the individual.E) High dissonance is tolerated because of a high reward.

There are three components of an attitude: cognition, affect, and behavior.

The emotional or feeling component of a person's attitude is called ________.A) complex understandingB) the cognitive componentC) the affective componentD) a complex attitudeE) the behavior component

The intent to act in a certain way is the affective component of an attitude.

Cameron loves her job as a data programmer, but her coworker Blake, is very challenging. Blake often loses his temper over aspects of shared projects that neither of them can control. When discussing projects in Cameron's work station, Blake plays with her office supplies, rearranges her desk, and leaves snack and food crumbs. Worst of all, Blake always takes the portion of a project that is the easiest, leaving Cameron to work harder and longer hours. Which of the following is not an effective method for handling Cameron's problems with Blake?A) Cameron should invite Blake to lunch and directly confront him with her feelings.B) Cameron should invite Blake to coffee to clarify if there are any misunderstandings.C) Cameron should simply ignore Blake and his behavior.D) Cameron should make a point of going to Blake's work station and leaving a mess.E) Cameron should ask a manager to help divide the work load for t

1) Which of the following answer choices is the best definition of attitude?A) Attitudes indicate how one will react to a given event.B) Attitudes are the yardstick by which one measures ones actions.C) Attitudes are the emotional part of an evaluation of a person, object, or event.D) Attitudes are evaluative statements of what one believes about something or someone.E) Attitudes are a measure of how the worth of an object, person or event is evaluated.

Your friend Leslyn has been driving a Mustang for the past few years and is very vocal about how much she likes her car. Unfortunately, she was recently in an accident and has now purchased a brand new Challenger. Now she talks about how much she likes the Challenger and has started to criticize Mustangs! Which statement would best describe what you should say to Leslyn the next time she talks about cars?A) Leslyn, I liked your Mustang but your Challenger is great too!B) Leslyn, I am sorry about your car. Why did you not get another Mustang?C) Leslyn, I am sorry about your car Mustang. It was a great car but your Challenger is great too!D) Leslyn, I am sorry about your Mustang but do you need to be so negative toward it now?E) Leslyn, your negativity is driving us all nuts!

Any incompatibility between two or more attitudes or between behavior and attitudes results in ________.A) organizational dissonanceB) cognitive dissonanceC) attitudinal clarificationD) values clarificationE) affective reactance

Leon Festinger argued that ________ follow(s) ________.A) behavior; job satisfactionB) behavior; attitudeC) attitudes; behaviorD) attitudes; job satisfactionE) job satisfaction; behavior

The belief that "violence is wrong" is an evaluative statement. Such an opinion constitutes the ________ component of an attitude.A) cognitiveB) affectiveC) reflectiveD) behavioralE) reactive

Janice is spending the summer working as an intern writing copy for a local firm. Today Janice's senior editor sent back some of Janice's work covered in red ink corrections. Up until now, all of Janice's work had been corrected in green or blue ink. Janice is upset and worried that her senior editor doesn't like her.Which component of an attitude is not represented in the previous scenario?A) the positive componentB) the cognitive componentC) the affective componentD) the negative componentE) the behavioral component