MGT410VB_Questions_Chapter6
6-1. What are the factors that influence our perception?
Robbins and Judge (2017) asserted that our perception is influenced by the perceiver, which is based on the background, experiences, and personality of the individual; the target’s attributes; and the context that the target was perceived (pp. 171-172).
6-2. What is attribution theory?
According to Robbins and Judge (2017), attribution theory describes how we make assumptions about behaviors based on our observation of certain attributes (p. 173). Robbins and Judge (2017) continued to assert that we attempt to ascertain the source of the cause, if it was internal or external, and the factors that we use to make our conclusion – distinctiveness, which is determined by noticing if the different behaviors are exhibited in different situations; consensus, which would be a common, predictable response; and consistency, which is used to describe a habitual behavior (p. 173). …show more content…
What is the link between perception and decision making?
Robbins and Judge (2017) stated that in order for us to make a decision, there needs to be a problem, and a problem is only realized when there is a perceived difference between the current state and a desirable state (pp. 178-179). Robbins and Judge (2017) wrote, “one person’s problem is another person’s satisfactory state of affairs (pp. 178-179). 6-4. How is the rational model of decision making different from bounded rationality and
6-1. What are the factors that influence our perception?
Robbins and Judge (2017) asserted that our perception is influenced by the perceiver, which is based on the background, experiences, and personality of the individual; the target’s attributes; and the context that the target was perceived (pp. 171-172).
6-2. What is attribution theory?
According to Robbins and Judge (2017), attribution theory describes how we make assumptions about behaviors based on our observation of certain attributes (p. 173). Robbins and Judge (2017) continued to assert that we attempt to ascertain the source of the cause, if it was internal or external, and the factors that we use to make our conclusion – distinctiveness, which is determined by noticing if the different behaviors are exhibited in different situations; consensus, which would be a common, predictable response; and consistency, which is used to describe a habitual behavior (p. 173). …show more content…
What is the link between perception and decision making?
Robbins and Judge (2017) stated that in order for us to make a decision, there needs to be a problem, and a problem is only realized when there is a perceived difference between the current state and a desirable state (pp. 178-179). Robbins and Judge (2017) wrote, “one person’s problem is another person’s satisfactory state of affairs (pp. 178-179). 6-4. How is the rational model of decision making different from bounded rationality and