OB Research on Job Performance and Individual Characteristics Draws Primarily

question 30

Multiple Choice

OB research on job performance and individual characteristics draws primarily from studies in

• A) managerial and organizational psychology.
• B) industrial and organizational psychology.
• C) economic and organizational sociology.
• D) economic and managerial sociology.
• E) industrial and economic psychology.

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Definitions:

Anticonformity

Behavior that goes against the norms of a group purposefully, different from mere nonconformity as it seeks to challenge or oppose those norms.

Independence

The state or quality of being self-reliant and free from reliance on external support or control.

Bandwagon Effect

A psychological phenomenon where people do something primarily because other people are doing it, regardless of their own beliefs.

Reactance

Reactance is a psychological response wherein individuals exhibit resistance or opposition to perceived attempts to constrain their freedom or autonomy.