LO: 1.3: Show the value to OB of systematic study.
Difficulty: Moderate
Quest. Category: Concept
49) What is evidence-based management (EBM)?
Answer: Evidence-based management (EBM) complements systematic study by basing managerial decisions on the best available scientific evidence. For example, we want doctors to make decisions about patient care based on the latest available evidence, and EBM argues that managers should do the same, becoming more scientific in how they think about management problems. A manager might pose a managerial question, search for the best available evidence, and apply the relevant information to the question or case at hand.
LO: 1.3: Show the value to OB of systematic study.
Difficulty: Moderate
Quest. Category: Concept
50) ________ seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behavior of humans and other animals.
A) Meteorology
B) Anthropology
C) Sociology
D) Lexicology
E) Psychology
Answer: E
Explanation: Psychology seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behavior of humans and other animals. Those who have contributed and continue to add to the knowledge of OB are learning theorists, personality theorists, counseling psychologists, and, most important, industrial and organizational psychologists.
LO: 1.4: Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
51) Which of the following disciplines blends concepts from both psychology and sociology to focus on people's influence on one another?
A) social psychology
B) cosmology
C) parapsychology
D) anthropology
E) psychiatry
Answer: A
Explanation: Social psychology, generally considered a branch of psychology, blends concepts from both psychology and sociology to focus on people's influence on one another. One major study area is change, which involves how to implement it and how to reduce barriers to its acceptance.
LO: 1.4: Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
52) Which of the following is a difference between sociology and psychology?
A) Sociology studies humans and animals whereas psychology focuses exclusively on humans.
B) Sociology studies people in relation to their social culture whereas psychology focuses on the individual.
C) Sociology incorporates research from social sciences, philosophy, and natural sciences; psychology does not.
D) Sociology uses various methods of empirical investigation whereas psychology uses limited critical analyses.
E) Sociology uses only qualitative techniques whereas psychology uses both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
Answer: B
Explanation: While psychology focuses on the individual, sociology studies people in relation to their social environment or culture.
LO: 1.4: Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
53) ________ is the study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities.
A) Anthropology
B) Psychology
C) Sociology
D) Psychiatry
E) Social psychology
Answer: A
Explanation: Anthropology is the study of societies to learn about human beings and their activities.
LO: 1.4: Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
54) Which of the following fields of study is most likely to involve studying organizational culture, formal organization theory, and structure?
A) sociology
B) psychology
C) anthropology
D) psychiatry
E) social psychology
Answer: A
Explanation: Sociologists study organizational culture, formal organization theory and structure, organizational technology, communications, power, and conflict.
LO: 1.4: Identify the major behavioral science disciplines that contribute to OB.
Difficulty: Easy
Quest. Category: Concept
55) Austin Reed is a graduate student helping to organize a study on individual job satisfaction. The study focuses on the top five causes of satisfaction or dissatisfaction on the job. His department is surveying 200 individuals in 100 different types of organizations. Austin is most likely a graduate student in the department of ________.
A) psychology
B) anthropology
C) political science
D) entomology
E) archaeology
Answer: A
Explanation: Because Austin's study focuses on the causes of individual job satisfaction, he is most likely conducting the study through the department of psychology. Psychology is defined as the science which seeks to measure, explain, and sometimes change the behavior of humans and it focuses on the individual.