When We Make Assumptions About Certain Types of People or About

question 10

Multiple Choice

When we make assumptions about certain types of people or about people in general, we are making use of:

• A) our central traits
• B) our attributional biases
• C) the pollyanna principle
• D) implicit personality theory
• E) all of the above

Recognize the relationship between organizational design and environmental stability.

Understand the role of formal and informal structures within organizations.

Explain the concept and impact of span of control on organizational efficiency.

Determine the importance of a clear line of authority and chain of command in organizations.

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Definitions:

Proximal Stimulus

The stimulus registered by the sensory receptors, e.g., the pattern of light falling on the retina, as opposed to the actual object in the environment.

Just Noticeable Difference

The minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected by an organism.

Decibels

A unit of measurement for the intensity of sound, reflecting the relative loudness of sounds as perceived by the human ear.

Synesthesia

A condition in which one sense is simultaneously perceived as if by one or more additional senses, such as when seeing sound as colors.