Exam 2: Diversity and Individual Differences

The belief we have about who we are and how we feel about ourselves is called ______.

According to the textbook, personality traits can be inherited or influenced by our environment and upbringing. When personality traits are considered to be inherited it, this is referred to as ______.

If one feels that they are responsible for influencing events, then they have an internal locus of control.

The process by through which we imagine the world from someone else's perspective is referred to as ______.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Big Five model of personality?

When asked about gender discrimination in his organization, Hansen stated that he did not believe there were any differences between people and there is no reason to explore where patterns of discrimination may exist. Hansen would most likely be classified as having which of the six worldviews in the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity?

What is Machiavellianism, and what behaviors are associated with Machiavellianism?

Griffin has fallen prey to hiring only millennials in his new startup company. He feels that hiring someone from the Generation Xers will hold his company back regarding technology. What aspect of diversity does this represent?

Which of the items listed below is not one of the psychological preferences of the MBTI?

Which personality model was created by compiling lists of adjectives from dictionaries then reducing these adjectives to the fewest categories possible?

______ is the degree to which individuals relate to and think about their social and physical environment, and their personal beliefs regarding a range of issues.

Molly is worried about the future of her son Jax. She comes from a long line of criminals. Even though she has moved to the suburbs and enrolled Jax in a private school, she is still under the belief that there is nothing she can do to change the future for her son because of his genes. Molly believes that ______ is where we get our personality.

What are two main parts of our self-concept?

Hunter has had a bit of bad luck. He was racing to get to his new job on time and got into a car accident instead. He knew that he would no longer get to keep his new job because his car was totaled. Hunter thought to himself that something must not have wanted him to work with Jiffy Pizza delivery and there was nothing that he could have done to change his fate. Hunter is exhibiting which kind of locus of control?

______ refers to a person's sexual identity and the gender (s) to which she or he is attracted.

The MBTI profile is made of four pairs of psychological preferences because we tend to lean toward one or the other when determining our preferences.

Cheryl is characterized as competitive, impatient, aggressive, and achievement-oriented. Which characteristic best describes Cheryl?

What dimension of personality is the tendency to engage in behaviors that might have positive or negative outcomes?

As stated in the textbook, it is illegal to fire employees for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in all of the United States.

What is defined as a stable and unique pattern of traits, characteristics, and resulting behaviors that gives an individual his or her identity?