What is the primary cause of workplace accidents?
A) chance occurrences
B) unsafe conditions
C) unsafe employee behavior
D) insufficient safety training
Question 2What is OSHA and how does it help protect workers?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3Some people procrastinate because they like the excitement that stems from
a. fearing success.
b. facing an overwhelming task.
c. being controlled by other people.
d. rushing to meet a deadline.
Question 4The fight-or-flight response is the body's
a. battle against a stressor.
b. difficulty in coping with pressure.
c. internal struggle to replace lost blood sugar.
d. struggle to maintain a chemical equilibrium.
Question 5Chance encounters between managers and other workers in which a conversation exchange takes place are classified as
a. informal communication pathways.
b. formal communication pathways.
c. grapevine events.
d. nonverbal communication.
Question 6When faced with a problem employee which is not a desirable action to take?
(a) Involve the employee by asking for suggestions on how to improve the relationship, (b) Initiate action to transfer the individual to another supervisor who has a different leadership style and personality, (c) Consider terminating the employee, (d) Wait until the employee brings the situation to your attention.
Question 7The person who says I create my own luck most likely has
a. low emotional stability.
b. high anxiety.
c. an external locus of control.
d. an internal locus of control.
Question 8Oscar delays taking the last two courses he needs to obtain his degree because he does not want to face the responsibility of a full-time job. Oscar's procrastination can best be attributed to
a. avoidance of a distasteful task.
b. avoidance of an overwhelming task.
c. fear of failure.
d. fear of success.
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