Which of the following statements may indicate projection by the speaker?
“Most of my sales staff think like I think”
Justin is absent a lot, his co-workers are also absent a lot, but he was almost never absent in his previous job. What kind of attribution is his manager likely to make?
Situation
Projection is the tendency to act differently from the way we feel; to put on a false face, so to speak.
false
Based on the attribution model, if “Amy acts differently from everyone else.”, she is invoking a ________ cue.
consensus
Paula is an employment interviewer. One day she interviews three job applicants and rates the third applicant very negatively. If the contrast effect is responsible for this negative rating, we can be sure that the first two applicants were
perceived as well qualified for the job
When we invoke ________, we tend not to perceive differences between people
a stereotype
A fair reward and recognition program is an example of a supportive human resource practice that leads to the development of POS
true
Paul engages in a low consensus behaviour. What other combination of uses will ensure that observer makes a dispositional attribution about the behaviour?
the behaviour is also low in distinctiveness and high in consistency
You seem to be really rude and don’t like the comment you made about my friend! Unfortunately, your words are really diminishing all the other positive characteristics that you have.” This is an example of which of the following
the halo effect
William inaccurately attributed Ashley’s failure to show up at work to her poor work ethic. This is a potential example of the fundamental attribution error.
true
Women have been shown to suffer from a stereotype that is detrimental to their ______
all of these options are correct
While building a new house, Pete drops a hammer and it almost hits Billy smack in the head. If Billy develops a situational (instead of a dispositional) explanation of Pete’s behaviour he might assume that
the hammer was oily and slipped
If primacy is operating within a selection interview, the job candidate would be well advised to
be sure her good qualities come out early in the interview
Jennifer is a manager of 30 employees. Lately she has been floored with work, but needs to find time to give employees their annual performance evaluations. She opts to rate all her employees average scores. Jenn is committing
central tendency
Which of the following statements is indicative of an implicit personality theory on the part of the speaker?
Introverts are honest
Steph was poorly treated in an employment interview and perceived the organization as lacking respect for its employees. What is this an example of?
Signalling theory
Which one of the following is NOT associated with building trust according to the trust model?
Support
After writing an essay, Paul told everybody that he did not work very hard and spent the weekend binging on Netflix and playing video games. However, when the essay grades were posted the following week, Paul told everybody that he never worked so hard for an essay in his life and he described himself as a genius. What is this an example of?
The self-serving bias
Elaine thinks that her new hardworking friend is also very honest, so she agrees to lend him some money. What is this an example of?
Implicit personality theories
Academic Brewers wants to improve their employee’s perceptions of organizational support. They hired a new director of human resources to implement a variety of supportive human resource practices. What practices are likely to be most effective for developing more positive perceptions of organizational support?
Participation in decision making and opportunities for growth and development
