WGU C715 Practice Test Questions and Answers

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WGU C715 Practice Test Questions and Answers (Verified)

• Employees A and B work together on the same project team. When the

team faces a complex problem, the team leader usually asks B to generate alternative solutions for the team to consider. Experience has shown that B is more likely to take initiative, to set ambitious goals, and to feel that the team can effectively influence its environment. Employee A tends to do well on jobs that are routine, is plagued with self doubt, and feels that the team is largely powerless over its environment. Which statement is correct?

• Employee A exhibits positive core self evaluation, and employee B ex-

hibits negative core self evaluation.

• Employee A exhibits negative core self evaluation, and employee B ex-

hibits positive core self evaluation.

• Employee A exhibits negative core self evaluation, and employee B ex-

hibits negative core self evaluation.

• Employee A exhibits positive core self evaluation and employee B exhibits

positive core self evaluation. ANS B) Employee A exhibits negative core self evalu- ation, and employee B exhibits positive core self evaluation.

• Employee B was upset by Employees A's behavior at the department

planning meeting, Which factors will influence Employee B's perception in 1 / 3

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this situation?

• Problem, Criteria, and Alternatives
• Situation, target, and perceiver
• Heredity, environment, perceiver
• Stimulation, task, and skills ANS B) situation, target, and perceiver

• A person is broadminded courageous and forgiving. Which of the values

are these?

• Transitory values
• Terminal values
• Instrumental values
• Determinate values ANS C) Instrumental Values

• An employee enjoys having a large span of responsibility and is motivated

to do well because of personal feelings. Which kind of reward is this?

• Affiliation reward
• Intrinsic reward
• Compensatory reward
• Extrinsic reward ANS B) Intrinsic reward

• Manager A supervises 10 district units with 100 employees and receives

$100,000 in compensation. Manager B supervises 5 district units with 50 employees and also receives $100,000 in compensation. Manager A is upset 2 / 3

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by the relationship and is looking for a new job. Which theory explains A's motivation to look for a new job?

• Inequity theory
• Perceptual fairness theory
• Perception theory
• Equity theory ANS D) Equity theory

• A manager challenged an employee to produce an average of 24 assem-

blies each day for a week. This production goal was higher than the employee had ever achieved during any week. The manager gave the employee a tally sheet to mark after each assembly was completed. Considering the goal-set- ting theory of motivation, the manager was counting on which factors to influence the employee to achieve the production goal?

• Feedback and reflection
• Challenge and power
• Specificity and feedback
• Challenge and direction ANS C) Specificity and feedback

• Which theory of motivation focuses on 5 levels of needs, and further

separated those needs by lower-order needs and higher-order needs?

• Two-factor theory
• McClelland's theory of needs
• McGregors Theory X and Theory Y
• Maslow's Heirarchy of needs theory ANS D) Maslow's Heirarchy of needs

theory

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