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A dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and annoyance is called _____.

A) zero acquaintance
B) status striving
C) accomplishment striving
D) negative affectivity
E) differential reactivity

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

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Cultural values are defined as shared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of conduct in a given culture.

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B) False

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_____ reflects whether people attribute the causes of events to themselves or to the external environment.

According to the MBTI, the best personality type for organizations to hire is the ISTJ.

Extraverted people prioritize _____.

Describe the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Explain how this taxonomy should and should not be used by an organization.

Neuroticism is associated with positive affectivity and extraversion is associated with negative affectivity.

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?

Felix started his new job about a month ago. When asked, he says he likes most of his coworkers. One of them, though, is mean-spirited, obnoxious, petty, and belligerent. Felix is describing his coworker's social traits.

In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, a submissive person is said to be an extravert.

Integrity tests are a subset of personality tests.

Low-power distance cultures prefer that power be distributed uniformly where possible, in an egalitarian fashion.

Exaggerating your responses to a personality test in a socially desirable fashion is called _____.

An extravert exhibits low positive affectivity when compared to an introvert.

There is little evidence that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a useful tool for predicting the job satisfaction, motivation, performance, or commitment of employees across jobs.

Rita can be described as an ambitious individual. She joined Atlas Corporation as a junior recruiter and wants to climb the corporate ladder to become a team leader in the future. Rita works hard to build up her reputation, makes time to interact with not only her manager but other managers as well, and lets everyone know how passionate she is about working at Atlas. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension _____ best describes Rita.

Which of these dimensions in the Big Five taxonomy is associated with the trait adjectives kind, cooperative, sympathetic, and warm?

Conscientious employees are more likely than nonconscientious employees to engage in day-to-day psychological and physical withdrawal behaviors.

The Big Five dimension neuroticism is synonymous with _____.

In the context of Hofstede's dimensions, the cultural dimension _____ stresses values such as respect for tradition and fulfilling obligations.