Decision Making and Correct Answer
Ch6
1. Will is a high school guy who finally got the courage to ask his crush, Christine, out on a date. The night went really well, and Will felt like he was on top of the world. But when Monday came, Christine did not sit by him at lunch. Will thought, "What did I do? Did she not like the restaurant we went to?" Will has just demonstrated:
*c. Personalization
2. Common mistakes of interpretation, such as personalization and catastrophizing, are all linked to:
*c. Fundamental Attribution Error
3. Which of the following is an example of Fundamental Attribution Error?
*d. Caleb is late to his first meeting because his car broke down, and Caleb's boss concludes that Caleb is not punctual when he first walks in.
4. It is important for managers to balance managerial authority and team member autonomy. Which of the following is true about a typical team?
*b. Mangers have the latitude to make some decisions without consulting the
5. The major conclusion from the Asch studies was:
*a. Groups have a significant influence over individual members
6. Katherine's project team is extremely cohesive; it has become a norm to cooperate and agree with one another. Although Katherine disagrees with some of the influential members in the group who have decided that they do not need to conduct interviews as part of their data collection, she doesn't question their decision. As a result, the group falls prey to:
*c. groupthink
7. Peter is working for a publishing company that works mainly on children's books. His team is working on a storyboard for a new book. One member suggests that it would be a good idea to introduce a children's book on sexual education for the second grade level. Before Peter can say anything, one member excitedly starts to draft a story while two others offer to work on character development, and a final member begins work on the cover art. This scenario is an example of:
*a. Group polarization
b. Shared information bias
c.
1. Will is a high school guy who finally got the courage to ask his crush, Christine, out on a date. The night went really well, and Will felt like he was on top of the world. But when Monday came, Christine did not sit by him at lunch. Will thought, "What did I do? Did she not like the restaurant we went to?" Will has just demonstrated:
*c. Personalization
2. Common mistakes of interpretation, such as personalization and catastrophizing, are all linked to:
*c. Fundamental Attribution Error
3. Which of the following is an example of Fundamental Attribution Error?
*d. Caleb is late to his first meeting because his car broke down, and Caleb's boss concludes that Caleb is not punctual when he first walks in.
4. It is important for managers to balance managerial authority and team member autonomy. Which of the following is true about a typical team?
*b. Mangers have the latitude to make some decisions without consulting the
5. The major conclusion from the Asch studies was:
*a. Groups have a significant influence over individual members
6. Katherine's project team is extremely cohesive; it has become a norm to cooperate and agree with one another. Although Katherine disagrees with some of the influential members in the group who have decided that they do not need to conduct interviews as part of their data collection, she doesn't question their decision. As a result, the group falls prey to:
*c. groupthink
7. Peter is working for a publishing company that works mainly on children's books. His team is working on a storyboard for a new book. One member suggests that it would be a good idea to introduce a children's book on sexual education for the second grade level. Before Peter can say anything, one member excitedly starts to draft a story while two others offer to work on character development, and a final member begins work on the cover art. This scenario is an example of:
*a. Group polarization
b. Shared information bias
c.