Final Exam Samples
Question 1
Resources are more useful as instruments of power to the extent they are highly valued by participants in the negotiation. Which of the following is not a resource of organizational context?
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Money, in its various forms. |
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Supplies, in form of materials, components, parts. |
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Human capital in available labor supply, staff, temporary help. |
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Critical services, in repairs, upkeep, technical support. |
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Stress, in imposing deadlines, increasing workloads. |
Question 2
Cooperative goals tend to shape the "power with" orientation, even between superiors and subordinates. These goals induce higher expectations of all but one of the following. Which one?
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To perform effectively and achieve common objectives. |
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To reinforce or enhance existing power differences. |
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For more assistance and greater support. |
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For more trusting and friendly attitudes. |
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For more persuasion and less coercion. |
Question 3
Lytle and her colleagues found that most negotiators cycled through three strategies during the same encounters. Which are the three strategies?
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interests, information, effectiveness. |
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effectiveness, coercion, deception. |
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interests, rights, power. |
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deception, reward, position. |
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information, position, rights. |
Question 4
Expert power is
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accorded to those who are seen as having achieved some level of command and mastery of specific information. |
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derived from the ability to allocate, dispense, or withhold resources. |
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derived from occupying a particular job, office, or position in an organizational hierarchy. |
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derived from the ability to assemble and organize information to support the desired position, arguments, or outcomes. |
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All of the above are characteristics of expert power. |
Question 5
Which of the following is not a major source of power from one of the five different groupings?
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Informational sources of power. |
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Personal sources of power. |
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Organizational sources of power. |
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Relationship-based sources of power. |
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Contextual sources of power. |
Question 6
Researchers have found that expressing high anger and low compassion toward another led the negotiators to
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a greater desire to work together in the future. |
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achieve more joint gains. |
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find and explore commonalties in experience. |
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an unaffected ability to yield greater individual gains. |
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Expressing high anger and low compassion can lead to all of the above. |
Question 7
The recency effect
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indicates that the important points should be made early. |
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should be used when the topics are familiar, interesting, or controversial to the receiver. |
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states the tendency for the last item presented to be the best remembered. |
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states that the first item in a long list of items is the one most likely to be remembered. |
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None of the above statements about the recency effect are true. |
Question 8
Which of the following statements about persuasive style is false?
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People learn better and are more likely to change their attitudes and beliefs for the long term when they are actively involved in the process of learning and understanding new material. |
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Metaphors should not be used as persuasion tools because they can lead the other party to believe that you're filled with "hot air". |
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People who argue positions that are thought to be counter to their self-interest are generally more persuasive. |
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Language of relatively low intensity seems to be more effective than highly intense language. |
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All of the above statements about persuasive style are true. |
Question 9
Two-sided messages tend to be most effective
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with better educated audiences. |
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when the other party initially disagrees with the position. |
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when the other party will be exposed to people who will argue points of view different from the position advocated. |
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when the issue discussed is already familiar. |
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Two-sided messages are effective in all of the above situations. |
Question 10
How can negotiators prevent the other party from making public commitments?
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emphasize statements of commitment |
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respond to all statements of commitment |
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look for a rationale to explain why the commitment does not apply at this time |
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make pubic commitments of their own |
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All of the above can be used to prevent the other party from making public commitments. |
Question 11
The effective use of persistence means
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pursuing one's goals blindly and rigidly. |
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communicating with natural enthusiasm, sincerity and spontaneity. |
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finding new, unique, and creative ways to pursue the same request. |
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considering the long term consequences of their behavior on their future reputations. |
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None of the above defines the effective use of persistence. |
Question 12
Status gives people visibility, which allows them to get attention and be heard. Where do people get their status from among the following criteria?
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Their occupation. |
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Their age. |
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Their education level. |
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Their manner of dress. |
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All of the above. |
Question 13
The process of ____________ to a position states that once people have decided something, they can be remarkable persistent in their beliefs.
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proof |
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commitment |
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reciprocity |
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reward |
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All of the above principles state that once people have decided something, they can be remarkable persistent in their beliefs. |
Question 14
All but one of the following is an aspect of messages that foster the peripheral route. Which one is not?
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Message order. |
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Format. |
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Distractions. |
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Source Credibility. |
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All of the above are aspects of the messages of the peripheral route. |
Question 15
In what way can resources be used in negotiation?
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as a means to get attention and a means to overcome resistance |
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through the principles of social proof and the norm of reciprocity |
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as a BATNA and an exchange tactic |
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in exchange and pressure tactics |
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Resources cannot be used in any of the above ways. |
Question 16
The values that govern a market pricing relationship are determined by a market system and include all but which of the following?
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utility points |
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the relationship with the negotiator |
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ratio of price to goods |
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fair pricing |
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the dollars |
Question 17
All but one of the following actions contributes to increase identification-based trust. Which one does not contribute?
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Stand for the same principles. |
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Monitor the other party's actions. |
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Develop similar interests. |
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Try to develop similar goals, objectives and scenarios. |
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Try to be interested in the same things. |
Question 18
In calculus-based trust
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the trustor calculates the value of creating and sustaining trust in the relationship relative to the costs of severing it. |
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the relationship develops over time, largely because the parties develop a history of experience with each other which allows them to predict the other's behavior. |
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regular communication and courtship are key processes. |
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the parties effectively understand and appreciate the other's wants. |
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All of the above statements are inherent in calculus-based trust. |
Question 19
Within relationships, we see that parties shift their focus considerably, away from a sole focus on price and exchange, to also attend to
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the future of the relationship. |
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the level of trust between the parties. |
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the emotions and evaluations of the other negotiator. |
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questions of fairness. |
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Within relationships, parties shift their focus to attend to all of the above. |
Question 20
Which of the following conclusions about the issue of fairness is not a true statement?
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Involvement in the process of helping to shape a negotiation strategy increases commitment to that strategy and willingness to pursue it. |
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Negotiators (buyers in a market transaction) who are encouraged ("primed") to think about fairness are more cooperative in distributive negotiations. |
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Parties who are made offers they perceive as unfair may reject them out of hand, even though the amount offered may be better than the alternative settlement, which is to receive nothing at all. |
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Establishment of some "objective standard" of fairness has a positive impact on the negotiations and satisfaction with the outcome. |
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All of the above are true statements. |