Question 1
If you accept a position with an organization that promises you advancement opportunities, the organization is providing:
A. competencies.
B. psychological contracts.
C. inducements.
D. tangibles.


Question 2
A person's range of interests is captured in the personality trait of:
A. self-efficacy.
B. openness.
C. self-monitoring.
D. risk propensity.


Question 3
A supervisor who experiments with new ideas, takes a chance with new products, and leads his or her department in new directions has high:
A. locus of control.
B. self-esteem.
C. risk propensity.
D. competencies.


Question 4
If you admire your CEO but find out there were questionable accounting practices under his watch, you might blame only the CFO because of:
A. selective perception.
B. perception.
C. objective reality.
D. stereotyping.

 

Question 5
The extent to which others in the same situation behave in the same way is known as:
A. consistency.
B. consensus.
C. distinctiveness.
D. stress.


Question 6
Which of the following statements BEST describes the general relationship between stress and performance?
A. As stress increases, performance will decrease.
B. As performance increases, so does stress.
C. As stress increases, performance will increase for a time.
D. As stress increases, job satisfaction will decrease.


Question 7
__________ thinking allows people to see similarities between situations or events.
A. Differentiated
B. Divergent
C. Convergent
D. Creative


Question 8
Unions usually bargain for retirement packages and good medical plans. Recently they have negotiated for advance notice of plant closings. What need level from Maslow's hierarchy do these demands represent?
A. Physiological
B. Esteem
C. Belongingness
D. Security

Question 9
The theory that assumes that people make choices from among alternative plans of behavior based on their perceptions of the relationship between a given behavior and desired outcomes is __________ theory.
A. two-factor
B. equity
C. reinforcement
D. expectancy


Question 10
What is the most important idea for managers to remember from equity theory?
A. Over-rewarded employees perform best.
B. Under-rewarded employees perform best.
C. For rewards to motivate employees, employees must perceive them as being fair.
D. Employees must consider their inputs equal to the inputs of their "comparison other."

Question 11
A supervisor who experiments with new ideas, takes a chance with new products, and leads his or her department in new directions has high:
A. locus of control.
B. self-esteem.
C. risk propensity.
D. competencies.

Question 12
The extent to which others in the same situation behave in the same way is known as:
A. consistency.
B. consensus.
C. distinctiveness.
D. stress.



13.

Under most financial responsibility laws, an individual must prove financial responsibility:
in order to obtain a driver's license.
at the time of an accident in which he or she was at fault.
in order to register an automobile.
when he or she is held legally liable for an auto accident.
regardless of liability when involved in an accident in which there is bodily injury or property damage in excess of some specified amount.

14.  In most jurisdictions, a property owner owes the highest degree of care to:
a trespasser.
a social guest.
a licensee.
an invitee.
the degree of care owed is the same to all.

 

15. Legal liability is imposed by the courts when it has been established that:
there was actual damage or loss.
there was negligence.
the negligence was the proximate cause of the damage or loss.
there are no defenses that relieve the negligent party.
all of the above.

 

16. The definition of "persons insured" Homeowner’s Section II includes:
only the named insured.
the entire family except children away from home at school.
all persons living on the premises.
the named insured and spouse, and other resident relatives in the household.
employees of the insured except while operating vehicles.

 

17. Automobile Insurance Plans:
are sometimes referred to as "no-fault plans."
reduce the cost of automobile insurance to other drivers.
provide government-subsidized insurance to some drivers.
will provide auto insurance to anyone who can pay the premium.
are designed to provide auto insurance to persons who cannot obtain it thorough normal channels.

18. All of the following statements are true with respect to liability insurance except:
it is commonly referred to as third-party coverage.
the insurer is obligated to pay damages only when the insured is legally liable.
the injured party has a direct claim against the insurance company.
the insurer promises to defend any suits involving the type of liability insured.
none of the above.

19. The definition of personal property in the homeowner’s forms excludes:
all motorized vehicles.
watercraft while away from the premises.
money and securities.
animals.
all of the above.

 

20. Automobile collision insurance covers damage to:
the insured's auto regardless of liability.
the insured's auto and another auto with which it collides.
another auto that the insured runs into if the insured is not liable.
another auto that the insured runs into if the insured is liable.
more than one of the above.

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