Organisational Behavior

61. "Cognitive theory" of learning was given by

  1. Skinner
  2. Pavlov
  3. Tolman
  4. Piajet
Correct answer: (C)
Tolman

62. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) is designed to understand

  1. Perception of individual
  2. Personality of individual
  3. Learning of individual
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (B)
Personality of individual

63. Which of the following is / are method of managing stress

  1. Job relocation
  2. Career counseling
  3. Recreational facility
  4. All the above
Correct answer: (D)
All the above

64. When a bank robber points a gun at a bank employee, his base of power is:

  1. Coercive
  2. Punitive
  3. Positional
  4. Authoritative
Correct answer: (A)
Coercive

65. Mr. Sunil's one-day salary was deducted because of his uninformed leave, as he was already warned about this behaviour. It is an example of which method of shaping behaviours?

  1. Reinforcement
  2. Positive Reinforcement
  3. punishment
  4. Negative Reinforcement
Correct answer: (C)
punishment

66. The cognitive process through which an individual selects, organizes but misinterprets environmental stimuli is known as ______________

  1. Perception
  2. Projection
  3. Selective Perception
  4. Mis-Perception
Correct answer: (D)
Mis-Perception

67. Mr.Dirash has a job which pays an excellent salary. He has a good relationship with his peers and his supervisors. He also likes the fact that the company policy fits well with what he personally believes, and that he has received considerable recognition for his achievements at the company. Which of these factors is 'MOST likely' responsible for the fact that Dirash loves his job?

  1. High compensation
  2. Good nature of peer relationships
  3. Good nature of supervisor relationships
  4. Recognition for his achievements
Correct answer: (D)
Recognition for his achievements

68. Mintzberg concluded that managers perform 10 different, highly interrelated roles. Which of the following is one of the broad categories into which these roles could be grouped?

  1. Intrapersonal
  2. Institutional
  3. Decisional
  4. affective
Correct answer: (C)
Decisional

69. An OB study would be least likely to be used to focus on which of the following problems?

  1. an increase in absenteeism at a certain company
  2. a fall in productivity in one shift of a manufacturing plant
  3. a decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition
  4. an increase in theft by employees at a retail store
Correct answer: (C)
a decrease in sales due to growing foreign competition

70. According to management guru Tom Peters, almost all quality improvement comes from of design, manufacturing, layout, processes, and procedures.

  1. Modification
  2. Stratification
  3. Integration
  4. simplification
Correct answer: (D)
simplification
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