Chapter 6
Organizational Behavior, 15e (Robbins/Judge)
Chapter 6 Perception and Individual Decision Making
1) ________ is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
A) Sensation
B) Impression
C) Apprehension
D) Attribution
E) Perception
Answer: E
Explanation: E) Perception is defined as a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. People's behavior is based on their perception of what reality is, and not on reality itself. What a person perceives can be substantially different from objective reality.
Page Ref: 166
LO: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
Learning Outcome: Apply the study of perception and attribution to the workplace
2) Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
A) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
B) Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in which the perception is made.
C) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
D) Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences.
E) We form a perception of a target by looking at it in isolation.
Answer: C
Explanation: C) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality. Our perception of reality is affected by our personality, past experiences , and the context of the situation in which the perception is made.We do not look at targets in isolation.
Page Ref: 166
LO: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
Learning Outcome: Apply the study of perception and attribution to the workplace
3) When two people witness something at the same time and in the same situation yet interpret it differently, factors that operate to shape their perceptions reside in the ________.
A) perceivers
B) target
C) timing
D) context
E) situation
Answer: A
Chapter 6 Perception and Individual Decision Making
1) ________ is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
A) Sensation
B) Impression
C) Apprehension
D) Attribution
E) Perception
Answer: E
Explanation: E) Perception is defined as a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. People's behavior is based on their perception of what reality is, and not on reality itself. What a person perceives can be substantially different from objective reality.
Page Ref: 166
LO: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
Learning Outcome: Apply the study of perception and attribution to the workplace
2) Which of the following statements is true regarding perception?
A) Perception of reality is independent of one's personality.
B) Our perception of a target is not affected by the context of the situation in which the perception is made.
C) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality.
D) Our perception of reality is independent of our past experiences.
E) We form a perception of a target by looking at it in isolation.
Answer: C
Explanation: C) Our perception of reality can be different from the objective reality. Our perception of reality is affected by our personality, past experiences , and the context of the situation in which the perception is made.We do not look at targets in isolation.
Page Ref: 166
LO: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
Learning Outcome: Apply the study of perception and attribution to the workplace
3) When two people witness something at the same time and in the same situation yet interpret it differently, factors that operate to shape their perceptions reside in the ________.
A) perceivers
B) target
C) timing
D) context
E) situation
Answer: A