Which of the following best describes spatial visualization?
A) the ability to imagine how an object would look if its position were changed
B) the ability to retain and recall or remember past experiences
C) the ability to identify visual similarities and differences quickly and accurately
D) the ability to understand what is read or heard and the relation between words
E) the ability to calculate numbers in a speedy and accurate manner
Which of the following is true about intuitive decision making?
A) It is a slow process of decision making.
B) It is devoid of emotions.
C) It is the most rational way of making decision.
D) It occurs within conscious thought.
E) It involves making decisions based on distilled experience.
________ ranking requires the evaluator to place employees into a particular
classification, such as top one-fifth or second one-fifth.
A) Individual
B) Group order
C) Paired
D) Fractional
E) Percentile
If individuals resisting change are included in making change decisions in an attempt to
gain their support, this approach is called ________.
A) cooptation
B) exploitation
C) arbitration
D) coercion
E) conciliation
Which of the following is the best example of mockery as a tool of discriminatory
treatment in organizations?
A) Rifka’s supervisor often stereotypes Rifka because of her ethnic heritage and makes
jokes about her ethnicity.
B) Because she is considerably older than the rest of her team, Hannah’s colleagues
often do not invite her to team lunches or informal team get-togethers.
C) Joan’s boss sets impossible targets and reprimands her in front of her colleagues if
she fails to complete them on time.
D) Sheena is the only African-American employee in her department and often feels left
out of office jokes and gossip.
E) Most of Leanne’s co-workers are male and share inappropriate jokes at the office.
Lionel Tucker has been asked to lead a virtual team on a project with a tight time
schedule. While allocating the project to him, his manager impressed upon him the need
to complete this project successfully and in time so that this client gains enough
confidence to use their services in the future. Lionel and his team communicate via
e-mail as the team members are located at geographically dispersed locations. They
have not had even one face-to-face meeting as yet. In this case, Lionel must have an
ability to ________ in addition to all the other desirable abilities of a leader to lead the
team successfully.
A) generate charisma to inspire the team
B) abdicate all responsibility to the members of the team
C) micromanage his team members till project completion
D) avoid making any decisions for the team
E) convey support and trust through electronic means
Phyllis Stintson needs to decide whether to start a campaign against deforestation in
Indonesia. Though her research team has provided substantial information on the high
feasibility of the project, Stintson does not go ahead with the project. If Stintson made
her decision by drawing unconscious references from several different experiences in
the past, her decision is most likely influenced by which of the following?
A) optimization
B) intuition
C) fundamental attribution error
D) framing effect
E) anchoring bias