The Descriptive Nature of Organizational Behavior Allows Researchers to

question 113

Multiple Choice

The descriptive nature of organizational behavior allows researchers to

• A)predict with certainty that changing a specific set of workplace variables will improve an individual's performance.
• B)suggest that certain general concepts or variables tend to relate to one another in a particular setting.
• C)prescribe the correct way to manage people.
• D)stabilize the complexities inherent in studying human behavior.
• E)increase the job satisfaction of nearly all workers.

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Definitions:

Conscious Mind

The aspect of the mind that encompasses thoughts, feelings, and perceptions that a person is currently aware of.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies employed unconsciously to protect oneself from anxiety-arising thoughts or feelings.

Threatening Impulses

Internal urges or desires that are perceived as a danger or threat to one's well-being or the social order.

Ego

The ego, in psychology, represents the realistic part of the mind that mediates between the desires of the id, the moralizing role of the superego, and the external world.