Republic of the Philippines
SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Graduate Studies
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Name : Jestony L. Matilla
Degree : Master of Arts in Education (MAEd)
Course No. : EDM 502
Course Descriptive Title : Human Behavior in Organization
Academic Term : First Semester, School Year 2020-2021
Professor : Dr. Redentor Palencia
Midterm Examinations in EDM 502
Human Behavior in Organization
Test I. Discussion of terms
Capitalize the following terms. (5 pts. each)
1. Organizational Behavior
Answer: This gives insight on how employees behave and perform
in the workplace. It helps us develop an understanding of the
aspects that can motivate employees, increase their performance,
and help organizations establish a strong and trusting relationship
with their employees.
“The job of the educator is to make use of the tools of
organizational behavior to lead to an increase in effectiveness,
and the ability of the organization to achieve its goals. The main
goal of the educational institutions is to lead to growth and
development of the students in an effective manner. If the
students are able to acquire efficient understanding of the
concepts and perform well in class, this indicates efficiency in
organizational behavior.”
2. Machiavellianism
Answer:
It is a personality trait involving manipulativeness and deceit,
cynical views toward human nature, and a cold, calculating
attitude towards others. These features include shallow affect and
a poor emotional attachment to others, an agentic self-focused
approach to life, deficits in empathy, and low levels of honesty and
humility.
3. Cognitive Dissonance
Answer:
When new information is presented to learners that is unfamiliar or
contradictory to their existing knowledge or schema. For example,
imagine being presented with evidence that the Earth revolves
around the sun when your understanding is that the sun revolves
around the Earth.
4. Dysfunctional Behavior
Answer:
Dysfunctional behavior at the workplace reflects the behavior that
violates remarkably the accepted norms at the workplace which is
in turn can be destructive to overall organizational performance.
There are other various forms of dysfunctional behavior such
as theft, arrogance, alcohol consumption, extending the breaks
time periods, and many other forms as well.
5. Reinforcement Theory and Learning
Answer:
It is the process of shaping behavior by controlling the
consequences of the behavior. In reinforcement theory a
combination of rewards and/or punishments is used to reinforce
desired behavior or extinguish unwanted behavior.
Reinforcement theory is an important explanation of how people
learn behavior.
For example, the slot machine in a casino, in which a different and
unknown number of desired behaviors (i.e., feeding a quarter into
the machine) is required before the reward (i.e., a jackpot) is
realized.
6. Human Resource Approach
Answer:
It is the strategic approach to the effective management of people
in a company or organization such that they help their business
gain a competitive advantage. HR professionals manage the
human capital of an organization and focus on implementing
policies and processes.
Test II. Discussion points
Blow-up the following items. Cite classroom experiences/situations to
complement your discussion.
1. Have your ever witnessed or been part of an incident of workplace
violence? How would you characterize the personality and behavior
of the perpetrator? Now that you think back on it, were there any
warning signs that he or she might engage in violence?
(20 pts)
Answer:
Throughout my entire career as a college instructor, I do have
experienced lots of negativities may it in the classroom or workplace.
It is much easier to prevent violence by stopping small incidents than
trying to deal with the aftermath of a major crisis. One time in my
social science class, we discussed a certain topic regarding with
trends and issues in family, moving on with the broken family. What I
most like about giving discussion in front of the class is how I engage
everyone to participate, to take part on small issue that would
highlight a creative feedback of opinion from them. We know that we
aren’t perfect in so many ways, we tend to fall, break or down, but we
give in and rise up again. So, as I told, one of my students cried
because of how we became intimate with the discussion on hand, I
was told that I couldn’t understand or feel for them because I grew up
with a well-known family. Well, sometimes because of that hurt we
said things that can easily hurt others without knowing the outcome,
how outrageous to exclaim with refined remarks. I understand that
instance, we grieve a hidden feeling even it’s in the past or in that
present scenario.
It is extremely important to understand that the following behaviors
do not mean a person will become a violent, but they may indicate
that the person is experiencing high levels of stress.
Furthermore, violence doesn’t mean as a physical assault or a
battered man, for instance it was happened during one of those
school parties involving students and faculty. We were doing greet
and exchanging gifts, foods and the music on the track when
suddenly one of my colleague shouted to the other,“Ang baboy mo!
di naman kagandahan”, somewhat in a hush tone but we all heard it.
For some reason it is joke but to others it’s deafening and hurtful.
You see rumors, swearing, verbal abuse, pranks, arguments,
property damage, vandalism, sabotage, pushing, anger-related-
incidents, psychological trauma is also an act of violence against you
and in the workplace, you are in. It doesn’t hide nor boost individual
differences. Sometimes it is not what a person says, but what their
bod is doing.
2. Identify examples from your own experience that support, and others
that refute, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory.
(20 pts.)
Answer:
You know, sometimes this happens for most of us, we don’t want to
tend an argument because we only complicate things the way it
should be. That there are times that you just want to feel their
presence, nothing more. That making a strong argument could end
up things. When we’re passionate about a topic, emotions sometimes
cloud our rationality.
One of my class in trends and issues have a discussion on
comparing and contrasting two different topics on legalizing abortion,
which side would be the pro and the other act as cons. It cannot
always skip how it can be a heated topic as it goes along the range
and how they try to persuade the other party on demonstrating and
convincing the latter group with them. What the most important thing
is the credible proofs or evidence and viewpoints to say and
neutralize a certain objection from each of them. If your mind
changed in the process, so be it! If it means to move yourself out of
this emotional realm and back into the realm of the well-reasoned
argument.
3. How do you evaluate yourself in terms of your needs for
achievement, affiliation, and power? (10 pts.)
Answer:
It was still clear to me, when I attend my schooling to attain a college
degree, not just for a certain change but for a progress. I was raised
in a poor family, so I know the value of every penny I received and
gave. Not all of us has or had the privilege we deserved, sometimes
we must start from nothing in order to learn and grow.
When I entered college, I was excited and giddy to be on top of the
class, which hopefully I did for some time. Study and doing
homework on time and submitting papers ahead of deadline. I was
challenge because I knew to myself that I need to be, for the future
and support.
You see, it’s not about how high you have with flying colors, it’s about
the determination and perseverance, a passion that will driven us
towards our success. If I were to evaluate my myself in terms of
achievement, affiliation, and a power…I would choose achievement.
As what David McClelland explained: “He identified three motivators
that he believed we all have: a need for achievement, a need for
affiliation, and a need for power. People will have different
characteristics depending on their dominant motivator.”
I am driven to achieve certain task at hand. It is my aim to have this
profession I chose to accomplish my breakthrough in teaching. To
help, understand and support people in any way possible.
It’s not always about getting there fast, it’s about having a to do-list
every once in a while. Write hobbies that felt you are motivated to do
in a day. You’d think that after a week spent doing nothing but
relaxing and recharging, I’d be tearing through those to-dos at a
breakneck pace. Cause sometimes even at our lowest point in life we
achieve something greatly and that what all matters. And it depends
mainly on how motivated and passionate you are towards your
outlook in life, to keep that fire burning for achieving to your
dominating goal.
FIN
