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What is personality? Explain how personality affects how others see us.

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Personality refers to the structures and...

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Haley wants to accurately gauge the conscientiousness and neuroticism of people applying to work in her convenience store. What is the best way for Haley to assess these qualities in prospective employees before she hires them?


A) interview the applicants in person
B) interview the applicants over the telephone
C) ask the employees to submit to a polygraph test
D) use a written personality test to assess the applicants
E) ask friends of the applicants to rate them on these qualities

F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

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The Source, an engineering company, introduced a 360-degree feedback system. Lou, who was being considered for a promotion, was described as eager to learn and innovate. Isaac was appreciated for his meticulous and organized work and was the one the team could depend on during crunch time. Gloria's ability to be cooperative, accommodating, and sociable to customers who had grievances was well acknowledged in the feedback. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ best describes Gloria.


A) intuition
B) neuroticism
C) extraversion
D) conscientiousness
E) openness to experience

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Neuroticism is linked to a(n) ________ to stressors, meaning that neurotic people are less likely to believe they can cope with the stressors that they experience.


A) status striving factor
B) locus of control
C) positive affectivity
D) differential reactivity
E) accomplishment striving factor

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following scenarios represents a zero acquaintance situation?


A) Kareem never associates with coworkers outside of the office.
B) Larry is at a conference and has just been introduced to Heidi.
C) Marco refuses to speak to Charlie because of political differences.
D) Whitman took a personality test that labeled him as being neurotic.
E) Bryce and Layla have a discussion and realize they do not have any mutual friends.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Personality tests are valid and reliable assessments that have been subjected to scientific investigation.

A) True
B) False

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The most appropriate use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is


A) in the job satisfaction prediction context.
B) in a team-building context.
C) to gauge the commitment of employees across jobs.
D) to predict the motivation of employees.
E) to forecast the performance of employees across jobs.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Zenda's psychology curriculum required her to study an individual's personality type using the process of interviewing. She selected Evan, her brother's roommate, as her test subject. The highlighted points of her research were that Evan is a law graduate, who is a musician in his spare time. He is an independent person who paid his own way through law school. His friends get annoyed with his impulsive behavior. According to the RIASEC model, Zenda classified Evan under the ________ type of personality dimension.


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

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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According to the RIASEC model, an investigative person enjoys


A) practical, hands-on, real-world tasks.
B) persuading, leading, or outperforming others.
C) abstract, analytical, and theory-oriented tasks.
D) organizing, counting, or regulating people or things.
E) entertaining and fascinating others using imagination.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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Kevin fidgets and taps on things, sighs often, squirms, constantly checks the time, and yells at people when they ask him how a project is going. The people who work with Kevin perceive him as uptight, mean, anxious, and rude. These perceptions are primarily formed by Kevin's


A) abilities.
B) perception.
C) personality.
D) ethnocentrism.
E) cultural values.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Arney has been retained by Fluffy Soft Programmers to hire a new worker because he is an expert at personality types and their effect on job performance. Which one of the following interviewees should Arney hire?


A) Joy, who likes to work hard until a task is completely finished
B) Theresa, who has very complex ideas and constantly seeks answers
C) Linda, who goes out of her way to help others and show them respect
D) Barbara, who talks to everyone and likes to be in the middle of the action
E) Andrea, who gets easily jealous and worries that she is not good enough to do her job

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Nicole just interviewed Anne for a sales position and found her to be very conscientious. Nicole says, "I hired Anne, because conscientious employees strive for accomplishment." Discuss what research has shown about this statement, and explain what this may mean in Anne's sales position.

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Of the Big Five, openness to experience is the easiest to judge in zero acquaintance situations.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is one of Hofstede's dimensions of cultural values?


A) trait activation
B) situational strength
C) negative affectivity
D) masculinity-femininity
E) extraversion-introversion

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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The principle of ________ suggests that "strong situations" have clear behavioral expectations, incentives, or instructions that make differences between individuals less important, whereas "weak situations" lack those cues.


A) situation awareness
B) situational strength
C) situational prevention
D) situational ethics
E) situation specificity

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Arjit wants to take his idea for a tech firm to a country where he can hire a work force from people who focus on the future, care about others, and want equality among workers and between genders. Where should Arjit build his firm?


A) the Netherlands
B) Venezuela
C) Germany
D) Russia
E) Iran

F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Compare and contrast extraversion and neuroticism. Explain the negative implications of neuroticism.

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The Big Five personality dimension ________ is a key driver of what's referred to as typical performance, which reflects performance in the routine conditions that surround daily job tasks.


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

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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The Chinese culture is a tight social framework in which people take care of the members of a broader in group and act loyal to it. In the context of Hofstede's dimensions, what is the personality dimension used to describe the Chinese culture?


A) collectivism
B) uncertainty avoidance
C) masculinity
D) low power distance
E) short-term orientation

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Whit is walking to his work station, when he sees Frank fall off a platform and get seriously injured. Though he is usually quiet and passive, Whit pulls Frank to safety, begins first aid, and orders the other workers to do various tasks to help with the situation. This scenario exemplifies


A) organizational commitment.
B) typical performance.
C) trait activation.
D) cultural values.
E) ethnocentrism.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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