Organisational Behaviour (3141909) MCQs

MCQs of Individual Behaviour

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1.
________ refers to evaluative statements or judgments concerning objects, people, or events.
(a) Attitude
(b) Behavior
(c) Appearance
(d) Demeanor
Answer:

Option (a)

2.
The statement, "A person who eats meat and then fights for animal rights demonstrate double standards" is an evaluative statement. Such an opinion constitutes the ________ component of an attitude.
(a) cognitive
(b) affective
(c) reflective
(d) behavioral
Answer:

Option (a)

3.
Which of the following statements represents the cognitive component of attitude?
(a) I have decided to inform my supervisor that I will be quitting my job.
(b) I intend to work during the weekend to meet the month's deadline.
(c) I feel upset about having to work during Christmas.
(d) This job is not giving me the opportunity to explore my skills.
Answer:

Option (d)

4.
Which of the following is an example of the affective component of an attitude?
(a) Believing that one achieved all objectives of a project
(b) Relying on the information of a company's annual report
(c) Perceiving whistle-blowing as the right thing to do
(d) Feeling hurt at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoing
Answer:

Option (d)

5.
Janvi feels disheartened because she was not selected for the campaign exchange program in Ahmedabad. Which component of an attitude does Janvi's feeling represent?
(a) Cognitive
(b) Affective
(c) Reflective
(d) Behavioral
Answer:

Option (b)

6.
The theory of cognitive dissonance was proposed by ________.
(a) Abraham Maslow
(b) Leon Festinger
(c) Geert Hofstede
(d) Daryl Bem
Answer:

Option (b)

7.
Any incompatibility between two or more attitudes or between behavior and attitudes results in ________.
(a) organizational dissonance
(b) cognitive dissonance
(c) attitudinal clarification
(d) positivity offset
Answer:

Option (b)

8.
Leon Festinger argued that ________ follow(s) ________.
(a) behavior; attitudes
(b) emotions; attitude
(c) attitudes; behavior
(d) thought processes; moods
Answer:

Option (c)

9.
Employees with ________ strongly identify with and care about the kind of work they do.
(a) high job involvement
(b) high cognitive dissonance
(c) low psychological empowerment
(d) low organizational commitment
Answer:

Option (a)

10.
________ refers to a positive feeling about one's job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics.
(a) Job satisfaction
(b) Job design
(c) Positivity offset
(d) Constructive dismissal
Answer:

Option (a)

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