MGT502 1000 MCQs Lectures 1-45

MGT502 Organizational Behavior

1000 Solved MCQs

Q1. Which of the following is not a typical written test?

a. intelligence b. integrity c.

work sample

d. aptitude

Q2. These tests have proven to be particularly good predictors for jobs that require cognitive complexity:

1. Intelligence
2. Integrity

Correct answer: Intelligence

c. d. Aptitude

3. From the late 1960s and mid-1980s, use of written tests declined because they were characterized as:

a. unprofessional.

b. discriminatory.

c. unreliable.

d. invalid.

4. Making an individual actually do the job as a test to see if he can do it is: a. a performance simulation test.

b. valid.

c.

d. all of the above.

5. The best way for an employer to find out if a potential employee can do a job is by:

a. the interview process.

b. a written test.

c. a day in the office.

d. a performance simulation test.

6. Hands-on simulations of part or the entire job is:

a. an assessment center.

b. an performance-simulation interview.

c. job simulation assessment.

d. work sample.

7. A more elaborate set of performance simulation tests, specifically designed to evaluate a candidate’s managerial potential, is:

a. b. assessment centers. c. personality tests. d. management development programs.

8. Work samples are widely used in hiring

a. b. skilled workers.

c. professional workers.

d. managers.

Q9. Assessment centers are used specifically to evaluate what level of candidate?

a.

b. skilled workers.

c. professional workers.

d. managers.

10. The belief that "discrimination is wrong" is a value statement. Such an opinion is the _____ component of an attitude.

cognitive

affective reactive behavioral

Ref: The belief that "discrimination is wrong" is an example of the cognitive component of an attitude.

11. Leon Festinger would propose that the desire to reduce dissonance would be determined by all of the following EXCEPT _____. the importance of the elements creating the dissonance. the degree of influence the individual believes he or she has over the elements. the rewards that may be involved in dissonance. the extent to which attitudes are widely held by society.

Ref: According to Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance, the desire to reduce dissonance would be determined by the importance of the elements creating the dissonance, the degree of influence the individual believes he or she has over the elements, and the rewards that may be involved in dissonance