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1. Contemporary organizations can be found in any industry and are constantly adapting to new challenges but they all share some similarities. All of the following are common characteristics of contemporary organizations except ________.

A) Measuring and using data to guide decision making

B) Needing individual and team performance

C) Diminished value on long-term relationships with employees

D) All of the above are characteristics of contemporary organizations

2. The most sought after competency by employers is ________.

A) Ethics/social responsibility

B) Leadership

C) Critical thinking/problem solving

D) Teamwork/collaboration

3. Positive and constructive feedback increases ________.

A) Locus of control

B) Attitude

C) Self-efficacy

D) Machiavellianism

4. A student received a poor grade on an exam. Which thought will the student have if they have a high internal locus of control?

A) "I don't care about that class so it really doesn't bother me."

B) "I am not good in that subject. It's not in my major and I'm only taking it because I have to."

C) "I am going to change my study habits so that I can improve on the next exam."

D) "The teacher never taught us that material, so it's no surprise my grade was bad."

5. What is the relationship between social, cognitive, and behavioral learning approaches?

A) These are the three approaches that comprise learning

B) These are different ways to conceptualize learning

C) These factors are interdependent

D) These factors are completely independent

6. You have just completed your first day of training by shadowing a senior employee at your new job. Much of the day's activities were centered on watching the employee run the cash register while you watched and listened as they explained each process to you. After this training, you feel confident that you will be able to run the register by yourself. Which learning perspective includes your belief in your ability to perform something that you have observed, such as your confidence in running the register on your own?

A) Behavioral

B) Cognitive

C) Imitation

D) Social

7.  You are taking a public speaking course and have just been given your first assignment. The instructor gives an example of the presentation you have been assigned so that you can see what you are expected to do before you prepare your presentation. What process is at work in this situation?

A) Behavioral based learning

B) Imitation

C) Modeling

D) Repetition

8. Amelia has spent two full days training at her new job. Her manager worked with her the first day and she watched and practiced on a register the second day with an experienced cashier. She now feels confident that she is ready to run a register on her own. Amelia's sense of self-determination and confidence is known as ________.

A) Performance expectation

B) Training completion

C) Self-efficacy

D) Overconfidence