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A software engineer at a technology company receives mixed feedback in several code reviews. Some reviewers note bugs and design issues, while others praise parts of the engineer’s work. The engineer is a woman working on a backend infrastructure team that is mostly male. After reviewing the feedback, the team manager decides to place the engineer on a performance improvement plan (PIP). Explain how this outcome could arise due to confirmation bias. Then explain how it could arise due to stereotype threat. In your explanation, clearly describe the psychological mechanism in each case.

Throughout our course on Managing in Organizations, you have frequently used Canvas to access course materials, submit assignments, and track grades. Using the task unification template and the attribute dependency change template, propose two new and useful (i.e., creative) features for Canvas. For each feature: Clearly identify the template you are applying. Describe the proposed feature. Explain how the feature follows the logic of the template.

The Chicago Bulls are considering introducing stronger performance-based incentives for their players. For example, the team may offer large bonuses for exceptional performance (such as scoring or defensive achievements) and may also introduce financial penalties for poor effort or performance. Discuss four potential problems or limitations of relying heavily on extrinsic incentives such as bonuses or penalties to motivate players. In your answer, briefly explain the psychological reasoning behind each problem.

  Outcome   The client is satisfied The client is dissatisfied You did the consulting work Scenario A Scenario B Your peer handled the project Scenario C Scenario D According to managerial psychology, how do you tend to explain (i.e., describe the cause[s] of) the outcome in Scenarios A, B, C, and D? Additionally, what is the scientific term for this pattern of explanations? 

Organizational culture can influence creativity and innovation. Think about an organization or workplace you are familiar with (for example a company where you worked or an organization you know well). Describe two aspects of the organization’s culture that may act as barriers to creativity. Explain how each aspect could discourage creative thinking or innovation.

Because the Great Depression was especially hard on American senior citizens and those with disabilities, the Second New Deal included the 

Choose 1 of the 2 questions to answer. Be sure your response is in complete sentences and gives specific examples to support your answer. A. Discuss America’s turn toward nativism in the early 1920s.  What motivated this ideology and what groups supported it? B. How did the nation’s perception of the role of the federal government’s powers and responsibilities change in the 1930s?

The United States actively practiced _____________ after World War I

In the 1920s, as farm productivity _______________, farmers earned ___________ from their crop.

(STAAR 2025)