Organizational Behavior

What is the tendency to see ambiguous stimuli in a way that confirms our expectations?

• Confirmation bias
• Cognitive dissonance
• Selective attention
• Stereotyping

What is a common error where we see things that aren't there?

• Confirmation bias

• Illusion

• Stereotyping

• Selective perception

1. What is the cognitive bias where a positive impression of one aspect of someone or something influences our overall judgment of them, leading us to overlook potentially negative aspects?

• Butterfly effect
• Domino effect
• Snowball effect
• Halo effect

You see a coffee cup missing a handle and assume it's broken. What is this tendency to fill in missing information called?

• Filling the gaps

• assumption
• inference
• presumption

What is a feeling or opinion about something?

• perception
• belief
• emotion
• attitude

What describes someone who is open and accepting?

• narrow-minded
• discriminatory
• Easygoing

• exclusive

What describes someone who is critical and skeptical?

• Analytical
• Gullible
• Trustworthy
• Naive

What describes someone who is enthusiastic and optimistic?

• Positive
• Indifferent
• Pessimistic
• Negative

What describes someone who is calm and collected?

• Serene

• Frazzled
• Anxious
• Agitated

What describes someone who is outgoing and social?

• Introverted
• Extroverted, Sociable, or Gregarious
• Reserved
• Shy