Exam 15: Individual Behavior

Think about someone's technology personality. This person does not use cell phones, texting, or social media, is apprehensive about technology use, and sees technology as isolating. Which of the following describes this person?

Which of the following is true of emotions?

Which of the following refers to job involvement?

Which of the following is true of moods?

Christopher is an employee with an internal locus of control. Which of the following characteristics would be observed in Christopher?

___ is antisocial behavior that shows up as individual or group displays of disrespect, social exclusion, and language that is hurtful to others.

Briefly explain the concept of impression management.

Bill tells his co-workers that they are not working hard enough. One day, he was so harsh with one of the new employees that the co-worker started to cry. This is an example of ____.

Jeffrey works for a financial consulting firm. He is generally manipulative and is unconcerned about the interests and values of his coworkers. He does not care about others' emotions and lacks basic social skills. This implies that Jeffrey has:

Which of the following is true of Machiavellianism?

Think about someone's technology personality. This person is does not connect often, uses technology to converse, and is most likely going to engage in person-to-person contact with others. Which of the following describes this person?

Personal ____ is the pursuit of one's full potential through a personal health-promotion program.

Sensing refers to:

A(n) ___ effect occurs when one attribute is used to develop an overall impression of a person or situation.

Franco is loyal to his organization as he is very happy with his pay, his incentives, and all other employee benefits. This implies that he has a(n) _____ toward his organization.

Salim is a general manager in an organization. He always works toward achieving all his goals and believes in perfection. He engages in many tasks at once and tends to hurry the speech of others. Which of the following individual personality variations does Salim possess?

Joshua, the business head of an organization, is broad-minded and well-informed. He believes in adapting to changes in the environment. He also encourages his coworkers to suggest new ideas to help in the growth of the organization. This implies that Joshua has _____.

Wilson likes "winging it" each day. He knows he cannot plan anyway because customer needs are so unpredictable, so he might as well "go with the flow" of the day. Wilson most likely has a(n) ____ personality from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator approach.

____ behaviors include helping, volunteering, and job engagement.

Jason's performance at work was declining as he had to meet unrealistic targets daily. Though he was able to meet his targets, the quality of his work was not very good. His supervisor assumed that this was due to a lack of concentration and laziness. This scenario is an instance of a _____.