Exam 3: Understanding Individual Differences: Part A

Positive emotions have no bearing on organizational effectiveness.

Personality theory is an attempt to understand specific behaviors only related to job performance.

Workers with high self-esteem do not like to take risks in selecting a job,less likely to choose unconventional or nontraditional jobs than are individuals with low self-esteem.

Job dissatisfaction is not linked to mental health problems.

Positive emotions tend to stay with people longer than negative ones.

The person's extended family is the primary vehicle for socializing an individual into a particular culture.

The feelings that reflect attitudes toward a job are generally known as job satisfaction.

One of the most serious errors that managers can make is to assume that their subordinates are just like themselves in terms of societal values,personality,or any other individual difference.

The two general sources that shape personality differences are referred to as heredity and environment,or as nature and nurture.

Attitudes are not thought to affect behavior in organizations.

Emotions refer to a complex pattern of feelings.

Personal achievement,pleasure,and competition are all highly valued in countries characterized by an emphasis on individualism.

Each of the "Big Five" personality factors represents both a collection of unrelated traits that are present for only a short duration of one's life.

Research evidence supports the notion that organizations with satisfied employees tend to be more effective than those with employees who are not satisfied.

Stewart wants to lose weight.He is likely to be success in his efforts if he is anxious and nervous about reaching his goal.

The development of gender role orientation depends on a series of experiences that include the opportunity to achieve goals,meet expectations,and develop a clear sense of being valued by others.

Chris believes that people are basically honest,decent,and trustworthy.It is likely that Chris is high on openness.

Short-term orientation is the extent to which the society embraces the virtues oriented toward future rewards.

Individual differences are the personal attributes that are the same within a population,but vary between cultures.

Culture helps to determine broad patterns of behavioral similarity among people,but differences in behavior usually exist among individuals within a culture.