Please answer as soon as possible Organizational Behaviour - MC Question 7 (1 po
ID: 367370 • Letter: P
Question
Please answer as soon as possibleOrganizational Behaviour - MC Question 7 (1 point) Which of the following ensures that job Incumbents have appropriate aptitudes to perform the job? a) Hire applicants with appropriate aptitudes. b) Train employees so they develop appropriate aptitudes. O e) Motivate employees to have appropriate aptitudes. d) Provide resources that allow employees to perform their jobs. e) None of the answers are correct Save Question 8 (1 point) Halo effect is more likely to occur when: a) we know the target person and have a good opportunity to measure his or her job performance. b) we are very good at delaying the formation of first impressions c) we have a high level of learning orientation. d) we lack concrete information about the target person and we are not motívated to search for it. O e) we have low expectations of the target person.
Explanation / Answer
7.a) Hire applicants with appropriate aptitudes.
Aptitude tests measures an individuals' ability to perform a job.For exa, clerical tests may determine the incumbents skill to take notes,locate things quickly,grasp things correctly etc.
8.Helo effect is more likely to occur when we lack concrete info. about the target person & we are not motivated to search for it.
Helo effects occur when people draw a conclusion about a variety of attributes based on the knowledge of a single attribute of an individual.For exa, a tall person is perceived as more smart & intelligent even though there is no consistent relationship between tall & smartness.
9.Someone who is new to the job & has a low sense of achievement is : more vulnerable to the supervisor's self fulfilling prophecies of that employee.
People who have a low sense of achievement don't like to find solutions.Also don't like to accomplish something or mastering skills of high standard.
10.Prejudice & discrimination are most closely tied to stereotyping.
Discrimination is closely linked with prejudice.The expression of prejudiced opinion & the use of negative stereotypes are often linked with discriminatory practices.In some occupations women & other minority groups are treated by their dominant group as inferior & less able to do their jobs.
11. In most work situations employees perform better when they have a strong internal locus of control.Locus of control means the level upto which individual perceive outcomes result from their own behaviour or from external forces.
12. George is showing stereotyping error in this case. Here is the case of sexual discrimination.