Exam 3: Personality, Attitudes, and Work Behaviors

_____________ refers to our opinions, beliefs, and feelings about aspects of our environment.

Anxious, irritable and temperamental defines the personality trait of ___________.

__________ means that we pay attention to parts of the environment while ignoring other parts.

Scanning for important trends is a:

Enjoying being in social situations defines the personality trait of __________.

Impressions may be defined as the process by which individuals detect and interpret environmental stimuli.

Things that make us happy with our job often make us more committed to the company as well.

The ______________ are initial thoughts and perceptions we form about people and tend to be stable and resilient to contrary information. Short

"g" is often the abbreviation for ____________.

________________ refers to the degree to which an employee successfully fulfills the factors included in the job description.

Some experts cite data indicating that personality tests do not predict performance and job satisfaction.

___________ effectively requires an understanding of employees' personalities, values, and attitudes.

Biased visual perception may not necessarily lead to inaccurate inferences about the people and objects around us.

Job satisfaction and organizational commitment are associated with outcomes that are important to the managerial role of ______________.

___________ may be defined as the process by which individuals detect and interpret environmental stimuli.

Job design and enrichment is an aspect of:

Correlating personality testing to a specific performance may affect behavior.

There are only five traits that explain variations in our personalities.

If agreeable people are so nice, does this mean that we should only look for agreeable people when hiring?

Stereotypes are generalizations based on an individual characteristic.