Exam 3: Personality, Perception, and Attribution

According to the MBTI a successful top executive is likely to be a/an:

Identify the most common errors that affect the attribution process and briefly discuss the implications for managers.

Match the following: -Extravert

In which of the following organizational situations is impression management more likely to occur?

When a female softball player is given more applause for a home run hit than a male teammate, the reason would most likely be due to:

When you attribute the performance in this class to the type of exams and their relative difficulty, you are making what type of attribution?

The Pygmalion effect usually is associated with reduced output.

As a manager that understands the implications of self-esteem on work behavior, you should:

Match the following: -MMPI

Persons with high self-esteem and internal locus of control tend to be higher performers and are more satisfied with their jobs.

The two determinants of one's personality are heredity (genetics) and the environment. Larry Ellison, cofounder and CEO of Oracle attributes much of his success to his personality and states that his personality was mostly shaped by his:

Match the following: -Projection

The tendency to make attributions to internal causes when focusing on someone else's behavior is:

In an interview situation, the interviewer's first impression of the interviewee (or target) is likely to be based upon:

The way in which factors such as skills, abilities, personalities, perceptions, attitudes, values, and ethics differ from one individual to another is referred to as:

What is considered the single best predictor or work performance across many occupations studied both here in the United States and across different cultures?

The ability of an individual to perceive multiple characteristics of another person rather than attend to just a few traits is a function of their:

A person from India would be more likely than someone from China to:

The basis for understanding individual differences stems from:

The basic preference in type theory that represents where you get your energy is the: