Question 1

Which of the following Big Five traits is most strongly related to life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and low stress levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional stability 
B)  extraversion 
C)  openness to experience 
D)  agreeableness 
E)  conscientiousness 
A)  emotional stability 
B)  extraversion 
C)  openness to experience 
D)  agreeableness 
E)  conscientiousness A

Question 2

The "Big Five" personality traits include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscientiousness 
B)  Self-confidence 
C)  Extraversion 
D)  Openness to experience 
E)  Agreeableness 
A)  Conscientiousness 
B)  Self-confidence 
C)  Extraversion 
D)  Openness to experience 
E)  Agreeableness B

Question 3

You wish to hire a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial. Candidates for this position would ideally have ________ classification on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Accepted Answer

A)  INTJ 
B)  ESTJ 
C)  ENTP 
D)  ISFP 
E)  ESTP 
A)  INTJ 
B)  ESTJ 
C)  ENTP 
D)  ISFP 
E)  ESTP C

Question 4

You are assembling a team to work on a long-term project which requires creativity, persistence, and formal thinking. The only piece of information available to you is the Myers-Briggs Type of each of the applicants. These results are shown below:   You are looking for an organizer, a person who is realistic, logical, and analytical. Who would be the best candidate based on their Myers-Briggs Type?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alan 
B)  Brenda 
C)  Cameron 
D)  Drusilla 
E)  Ellen 
A)  Alan 
B)  Brenda 
C)  Cameron 
D)  Drusilla 
E)  Ellen

Question 5

Personality appears to be a result of both hereditary and environmental factors but research has tended to support the importance of the environment over heredity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A major concern with the use of the MBTI is that it ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  has a high error rate 
B)  is easily manipulated through identity management 
C)  forces individuals into one category or another 
D)  is more favorable toward those in individualistic cultures 
E)  permits employers to racially discriminate against applicants 
A)  has a high error rate 
B)  is easily manipulated through identity management 
C)  forces individuals into one category or another 
D)  is more favorable toward those in individualistic cultures 
E)  permits employers to racially discriminate against applicants

Question 7

Jane Simpson rates low on conscientiousness. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about Jane?

Accepted Answer

A)  She will be easily distracted. 
B)  She will be creative. 
C)  She will be nervous, depressed, and insecure. 
D)  She will perform better in jobs that require significant interpersonal interaction. 
E)  She will be positive and optimistic. 
A)  She will be easily distracted. 
B)  She will be creative. 
C)  She will be nervous, depressed, and insecure. 
D)  She will perform better in jobs that require significant interpersonal interaction. 
E)  She will be positive and optimistic.

Question 8

The ________ is the most widely used personality assessment instrument in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Rokeach value survey 
B)  Raymond Cattell 16 Personality Factors model 
C)  Thematic Apperception test 
D)  Big Five personality model 
E)  Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 
A)  Rokeach value survey 
B)  Raymond Cattell 16 Personality Factors model 
C)  Thematic Apperception test 
D)  Big Five personality model 
E)  Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Question 9

________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees and among all big five traits, this trait is most consistently related to job performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Extraversion 
B)  Agreeableness 
C)  Conscientiousness 
D)  Emotional stability 
E)  Openness to experience 
A)  Extraversion 
B)  Agreeableness 
C)  Conscientiousness 
D)  Emotional stability 
E)  Openness to experience

Question 10

High self-monitoring managers are less likely to occupy central positions in an organization than low self-monitoring managers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

You have decided to use Holland's Typology of Personality and Congruent Occupations to help your friends recognize which jobs they would be well-suited for. Monica is shy, stable, and persistent. Neil is ambitious and energetic and likes to dominate conversations. Jessica is idealistic, impractical, and very imaginative. Walter is efficient and practical, but he lacks imagination and tends to be inflexible. Chris is analytical, independent, and an original thinker. Who might be well-suited to being a lawyer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Walter 
B)  Neil 
C)  Jessica 
D)  Monica 
E)  Chris 
A)  Walter 
B)  Neil 
C)  Jessica 
D)  Monica 
E)  Chris

Question 12

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of "E or I" stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  extraverted/intuitive 
B)  emotional/introverted 
C)  extraverted/introverted 
D)  emotional/intuitive 
E)  empathetic/innovative 
A)  extraverted/intuitive 
B)  emotional/introverted 
C)  extraverted/introverted 
D)  emotional/intuitive 
E)  empathetic/innovative

Question 13

You have decided to use Holland's Typology of Personality and Congruent Occupations to help your friends recognize which jobs they would be well-suited for. Monica is shy, stable, and persistent. Neil is ambitious and energetic and likes to dominate conversations. Jessica is idealistic, impractical, and very imaginative. Walter is efficient and practical, but he lacks imagination and tends to be inflexible. Chris is analytical, independent, and an original thinker. Which of your friends is best suited to being an accountant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Walter 
B)  Neil 
C)  Jessica 
D)  Monica 
E)  Chris 
A)  Walter 
B)  Neil 
C)  Jessica 
D)  Monica 
E)  Chris

Question 14

You have decided to use Holland's Typology of Personality and Congruent Occupations to help your friends recognize which jobs they would be well-suited for. Monica is shy, stable, and persistent. Neil is ambitious and energetic and likes to dominate conversations. Jessica is idealistic, impractical, and very imaginative. Walter is efficient and practical, but he lacks imagination and tends to be inflexible. Chris is analytical, independent, and an original thinker. According to Holland's Typology, Monica's personality type is "________."

Accepted Answer

A)  investigative 
B)  social 
C)  realistic 
D)  artistic 
E)  enterprising 
A)  investigative 
B)  social 
C)  realistic 
D)  artistic 
E)  enterprising

Question 15

According to the Big Five Model, a person who scores low on the openness to experience dimension tends to be nervous, anxious, depressed, and insecure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following personality traits indicates the degree to which a person is unemotional and pragmatic and believes that ends can justify means?

Accepted Answer

A)  core self-evaluation 
B)  Machiavellianism 
C)  Type A personality 
D)  self-monitoring 
E)  narcissism 
A)  core self-evaluation 
B)  Machiavellianism 
C)  Type A personality 
D)  self-monitoring 
E)  narcissism

Question 17

During an annual review, Michel made the following assertion: "When I look at myself and my performance, I see that what I have achieved is outstanding and has, not surprisingly, won me the admiration and envy of most of my colleagues. I notice that everyone keeps talking about me; they are all just waiting to find out what triumph I will pull off next! In short, I don't just deserve a raise, but need one, since without me, let's face it, the place would simply fall apart." Which of the following personality traits best describes Michel's personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A personality 
B)  external locus of control 
C)  high-self monitoring 
D)  narcissistic 
E)  high Machiavellianism 
A)  Type A personality 
B)  external locus of control 
C)  high-self monitoring 
D)  narcissistic 
E)  high Machiavellianism

Question 18

Individuals high in self-monitoring ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  show considerable adaptability in adjusting their behavior to external situational factors 
B)  are pragmatic, maintain emotional distance, and believe ends can justify means 
C)  have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and are arrogant 
D)  are easily distracted, disorganized, and unreliable 
E)  tend to dislike themselves and view themselves as powerless over their environment 
A)  show considerable adaptability in adjusting their behavior to external situational factors 
B)  are pragmatic, maintain emotional distance, and believe ends can justify means 
C)  have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and are arrogant 
D)  are easily distracted, disorganized, and unreliable 
E)  tend to dislike themselves and view themselves as powerless over their environment

Question 19

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the "________" type are flexible and spontaneous.

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking 
B)  extraverted 
C)  introverted 
D)  feeling 
E)  perceiving 
A)  thinking 
B)  extraverted 
C)  introverted 
D)  feeling 
E)  perceiving

Question 20

Harvey is a very exciting person, people want to be friends with him, and find his company very desirable. Harvey usually takes the lead within his circle of friends and seldom considers what others want. Most likely, Harvey has which of the Dark Triad?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machiavellianism 
B)  narcissism 
C)  psychopathy 
D)  Machiavellianism and narcissism 
E)  psychopathy and narcissism 
A)  Machiavellianism 
B)  narcissism 
C)  psychopathy 
D)  Machiavellianism and narcissism 
E)  psychopathy and narcissism

Which of the following Big Five traits is most strongly related to life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and low stress levels?

The "Big Five" personality traits include all but which of the following?

You wish to hire a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial. Candidates for this position would ideally have ________ classification on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Personality appears to be a result of both hereditary and environmental factors but research has tended to support the importance of the environment over heredity.

A major concern with the use of the MBTI is that it ________.

Jane Simpson rates low on conscientiousness. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about Jane?

The ________ is the most widely used personality assessment instrument in the world.

________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees and among all big five traits, this trait is most consistently related to job performance.

High self-monitoring managers are less likely to occupy central positions in an organization than low self-monitoring managers.

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of "E or I" stand for?

According to the Big Five Model, a person who scores low on the openness to experience dimension tends to be nervous, anxious, depressed, and insecure.

Which of the following personality traits indicates the degree to which a person is unemotional and pragmatic and believes that ends can justify means?

Individuals high in self-monitoring ________.

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the "________" type are flexible and spontaneous.

Harvey is a very exciting person, people want to be friends with him, and find his company very desirable. Harvey usually takes the lead within his circle of friends and seldom considers what others want. Most likely, Harvey has which of the Dark Triad?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Diversity in Organizations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change and Stress Management

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Exam 5: Personality and Values

Which of the following Big Five traits is most strongly related to life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and low stress levels?

The "Big Five" personality traits include all but which of the following?

You wish to hire a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial. Candidates for this position would ideally have ________ classification on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.

Personality appears to be a result of both hereditary and environmental factors but research has tended to support the importance of the environment over heredity.

A major concern with the use of the MBTI is that it ________.

Jane Simpson rates low on conscientiousness. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about Jane?

The ________ is the most widely used personality assessment instrument in the world.

________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees and among all big five traits, this trait is most consistently related to job performance.

High self-monitoring managers are less likely to occupy central positions in an organization than low self-monitoring managers.

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of "E or I" stand for?

According to the Big Five Model, a person who scores low on the openness to experience dimension tends to be nervous, anxious, depressed, and insecure.

Which of the following personality traits indicates the degree to which a person is unemotional and pragmatic and believes that ends can justify means?

Individuals high in self-monitoring ________.

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the "________" type are flexible and spontaneous.

Harvey is a very exciting person, people want to be friends with him, and find his company very desirable. Harvey usually takes the lead within his circle of friends and seldom considers what others want. Most likely, Harvey has which of the Dark Triad?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Diversity in Organizations

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change and Stress Management

Filters