You Have Conducted a Field Study with 300 Employees from a Variety

Multiple Choice

You have conducted a field study with 300 employees from a variety of organizations.You are examining the relationship between employee personality and job performance.You have found that performance is negatively correlated with one personality component .Which of the following are you MOST likely to conclude?

A) Highly neurotic employees are successful.
B) Low neuroticism scores cause higher job performance.
C) Employees who score low on neuroticism tend to have higher levels of performance.
D) The relationship between neuroticism and performance is determined by a third variable (such as supervisor support) .