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OAM 330 MIDTERM| 107 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

organizational behavior The science of behavior in work organizations. An applied social science that draws on more basic social sciences: psych, sociology, poly sci, economics Involves descriptive, interpretive, and prescriptive science Most important attributes of a job candidate communication, interpersonal skills, the ability to work well in teams Reasons CEOs fail Don't understand the culture of their organization, how they are perceived, how to motivate others Ind...

OAM 330 MIDTERM I| 66 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Anchoring the tendency, in making judgments, to rely on the first piece of information encountered or information that comes most quickly to mind example of anchoring bias estimates made in the presence of an anchor are closer to the anchor. Ex: Prime someone with a large number and then tell them to estimate the cost, they will have a higher estimate than if they weren't anchored with the higher number. Confirmation Bias tendency to search for information that reinforces your ...

OAM 330 MIDTERM WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

OAM 330 MIDTERM - TERMS TO REMEMBER WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

self-fulfilling prophecy expectancies influence others' actions → A belief that becomes true because you already act like its' true availability heuristic making a decision based on the answer that most easily comes to mind confirmation bias a tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence halo effect Things (and ppl) that are "good" in one area tend to be seen as "good" in other areas fu...