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Organizational Behavior- Test two
Second test vocab words
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Management
Undergraduate 4
10/07/2009

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affect
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a broad range of feelings that people experience
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emotions
Definition
intense feelings that are directed at someone or something
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moods
Definition
feelings that tend to be less intense than emotions and that lack a contextual stimulus
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evolutionary psychology
Definition
an area of inquiry that argues that we must experience the emotions that we do because they serve a purpose
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positive affect
Definition
a mood dimension consisting of specific positive emotions like excitement, self-assurance, and cheerfulness at the high end, and boredom, sluggishness, and tiredness at the low end.
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negative affect
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a mood dimension consisting of nervousness, stress, and anxiety at the high end, and relaxation, tranquility, and poise at the low end
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positivity offset
Definition
tendency of most individuals to experience a mildly positive mood at zero input (when nothing in particular is going on)
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affect intensity
Definition
individual differences in the strength with which individuals experience their emotions.
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illusory correlation
Definition
the tendency of people to associate two events when in reality there is no connection
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emotional labor
Definition
a situation in which an employee expresses organizationally desired emotions during interpersonal transactions at work
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emotional dissonance
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inconsistencies between the emotions we feel and the emotions we project
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felt emotions
Definition
an individual's actual emotions
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displayed emotions
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emotions that are organizationally required and considered appropriate in a given job
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surface acting
Definition
hiding one's inner feelings and forgoing emotional expressions in response to display rules
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deep acting
Definition
trying to modify one's true inner feelings based on display rules
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affective events theory
Definition
a model which suggests that workplace events cause emotional reactions on the part of employees, which then influence workplace attitudes and behaviors.
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emotional intelligence
Definition
the ability to detect and to manage emotional cues and information.
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