ORG 304 Week 7 Quiz

ORG 304 Week 7 Quiz | Wilmington University

Question 1

Candy is walking to the company parking lot toward her car when a grizzly-bear suddenly appears and begins growling at her. Cindy wonders whether she should wrestle the bear to the ground or run away as fast as possible, thereby demonstrating which aspect of dealing with a stressor?  

·         fight-or-flight response  

·         burnout  

·         Type A behavior  

·         hindrance versus challenge

 

Question 2

A major consequence of burnout is

·         a dislike of information technology. 

·         a dependence on hindrance stressors. 

·         damage to the physical health of workers.

·         increases in job satisfaction.

 

Question 3

Katie has high self-efficacy so she is

·         less likely to become heavily stressed by job challenges. 

·         more likely to become heavily stressed by job challenges.  

·         less likely to believe that she can handle a difficult job challenge.

·         more likely to create stress for herself.

 

Question 4

An important principle about stress management is that you are less likely to experience distress if you have  

·         high reactivity.  

·         nagative affectivity. 

·         the right resources.  

·         tendencies toward procrastination.

 

Question 5

Tamara uses the cognitive behavioral approach to stress management, so she begins to

·         meditate when faced with a major problem.

·         search in advance for the negatives in a situation that could cause problems. 

·         blame other people rather than herself for her personal problems.  

·         overcome some of her negative thoughts that create stress.

 

Question 6

Clarissa experiences heavy stress in her role as a debt-collection specialist. Clarissa decides that what she needs today is a dose of endorphins. To get her dose of endorphins, Clarissa should  

·         run around the block once or twice. 

·         drink three cans of energy drink.  

·         find an online pharmacy that sells endorphins without a prescription.  

·         eat a bar of dark chocolate.

 

Question 7

Research about support networks suggests that socially connected people  

·         are more prone to stress.  

·         are less prone to stress.  

·         are too busy to be stressed. 

·         have no reason to worry.

 

Question 8

Garth has successfully completed resilience training. As a result, the next time he faces a highly challenging situation, he will think of

·         all the good things that are taking place in his life.

·         how his life used to be better. 

·         the skills he has to deal with the situation.

·         how much worse off some of his friends are.

 

Question 9

Breaking a task down into manageable chunks is aimed at overcoming procrastination due to  

·         dislike of an overwhelming task. 

·         dislike of a task with several components.

·         looking to punish oneself.  

·         craving the excitement of rushing to make a deadline.

 

Question 10

Gail participates in deliberate practice, so she is likely to  

·         neglect her major job responsibilities.  

·         keep working on areas for improvement.  

·         procrastinate a good number of tasks.  

·         develop a repetitive motion disorder.

 

Question 11

A survey of ethical problems found that when employees report ethical problems  

·         they frequently receive praise from top-level management.  

·         about one in five are retaliated against.  

·         are frequently subject to criminal charges.

·         they are typically fired immediately.

 

Question 12

Sexual harassment is considered to be an ethical issue because  

·         the federal government outlaws sexual harassment.  

·         it is usually only practiced against young women.

·         all acts of sexual harassment flunk an ethics test.

·         it involves both managers and workers.

 

Question 13

Wasting company time is an example of a practice that

·         is unethical primarily in a company that cares about high productivity.

·         is unethical primarily in a company that does not care about high productivity.

·         may not be unethical but is illegal.

·         may not be illegal but is unethical.

 

Question 14

A recommended first step in a sound guide to ethical decision making is to

·         identify the affected parties.

·         identify the consequences.

·         check your intuition.  

·         gather the facts.

 

Question 15

According to the guide to ethical decision making, when trying to decide on a way to resolve an ethical dilemma,

·         weigh each alternative according to its financial consequences.

·         make an intuitive decision within five minutes.

·         imagine several possible options.

·         decide to either do or not do something.

 

Question 16

A professional code of conduct provides members of that profession

·         sources of legal help when convicted of a crime.

·         a list of criminal actions to avoid.  

·         ways to defend oneself when charged with ethical violations.

·         a guide to ethical behavior in that field.

 

Question 17

George is feeling stressed today because his annual performance evaluation takes place tomorrow. George intends to use the technique, aspire for a positive future to help deal with his stress. As a result, George  

·         pictures himself taking a vacation on the lake

·         imagines himself being calm and relaxed during the evaluation.

·         imagines receiving a poor evaluation, then having a few beers to feel better.

·         thinks about becoming self-employed to avoid being evaluated in the future.

 

Question 18

The visualization technique for stress reduction requires that the stressed person 

·         imagine what life would be without stress. 

·         create a mental scenario of a highly-charged, exciting experience.

·         think of a pleasant, relaxing experience.

·         imagine that he or she can conquer any problem.

 

Question 19

Having a mission in life is likely to  

·         make you a workaholic. 

·         propel you toward being more productive.

·         make short-range goals superfluous.

·         propel you toward self-employment.

 

Question 20

You know you are a workaholic when you

·         work long and hard to get ahead in your career. 

·         work fifty or more hours per week. 

·         work overtime for four or more consecutive weeks.

·         find it difficult to leave work behind.