Deck 8: Personality, Cultural Values, Ability

Question 1

Which of the following refers to recurring regularities or trends in people's responses to their environment?

A)Perceptions
B)Values
C)Short-term orientations
D)Traits
E)Beliefs

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to research,agreeable employees have the weakest customer service skills.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Conscientiousness has a moderate positive effect on performance as well as on commitment.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Neurotic people tend to hold an external locus of control.

Question 5

According to research,which type of salespeople set higher sales goals for themselves and were more committed to meeting those?

A)Neurotic
B)Extraverted
C)Agreeable
D)Open
E)Conscientious

Question 6

Careless,negligent,and irresponsible are opposite traits for which dimension of the Big Five?

A)Conscientiousness
B)Openness
C)Extraversion
D)Neuroticism
E)Agreeableness

Question 7

Other awareness is the appraisal and recognition of emotion in others.

Question 8

Professor Mason was writing a recommendation for Lisa.He described Lisa as a dependable,organized,reliable,and ambitious individual.According to the Big Five taxonomy,the traits describing Lisa classify as which of the following?

A)Conscientiousness
B)Extraversion
C)Agreeableness
D)Openness
E)Neuroticism

Question 9

Spatial orientation is the ability to imagine how separate things will look if they were put together in a particular way.

Question 10

Personality is a collection of multiple specific:

A)abilities.
B)traits.
C)aptitudes.
D)emotions.
E)capacities.

Question 11

If your roommate is nervous,moody,emotional,insecure,and jealous,he would fit which of the following dimensions of the Big Five?

A)Openness
B)Conscientiousness
C)Extraversion
D)Agreeableness
E)Neuroticism

Question 12

Citizens of the United States tend to be high on individualism,low on power distance,high on uncertainty avoidance,high on masculinity,and low on short-term orientation,according to Hofstede's dimensions of cultural values.

Question 13

Critical,selfish,and rude are opposite traits for which dimension of the Big Five?

A)Conscientiousness
B)Extraversion
C)Agreeableness
D)Openness
E)Neuroticism

Question 14

Personality researchers note that the third edition of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary contains 17,100 adjectives that can be used to describe someone's traits.

Question 15

Which of the following refers to the structures and propensities inside a person that explain his/her characteristic patterns of thought,emotion,and behavior?

A)Personality
B)Values
C)Beliefs
D)Ethnocentrism
E)Perception

Question 16

Conscientious people are dependable,organized,reliable,ambitious,hardworking,and persevering.

Question 17

Deductive reasoning refers to the ability to consider several specific pieces of information and then reach a more general conclusion regarding how those pieces are related.

Question 18

Whereas neuroticism is synonymous with positive affectivity,extraversion is synonymous with negative affectivity.

Question 19

Randy was recently given the following comment by his best friend,"You are uninquisitive,conforming,and quite unartistic.You need to work on these aspects." Randy needs to work on which dimension of the Big Five?

A)Agreeableness
B)Neuroticism
C)Conscientiousness
D)Openness
E)Extraversion

Question 20

Which dimension of the Big Five has the biggest influence on the job performance?

A)Conscientiousness
B)Extraversion
C)Agreeableness
D)Openness
E)Neuroticism

Question 21

Research suggests that _____ employees are more likely to emerge as leaders in social and task-related groups.

A)close
B)conflict-driven
C)agreeable
D)extraverted
E)neurotic

Question 22

People with an internal locus of control tend to believe:

A)getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.
B)the average citizen can have an influence in government decisions.
C)many of the unhappy things in people's lives are partly due to bad luck.
D)there is not much use in trying too hard to please people;if they like you,they like you.
E)many times the exam questions tend to be so unrelated to the course work that studying is really useless.

Question 23

In a conflict situation,Maya tends to react by walking away or adopting a "wait-and-see" attitude.Maya can be described as which of the following individuals,according to the Big Five?

A)Thinking
B)Extraverted
C)Agreeable
D)Sensing
E)Conscientious

Question 24

Agreeable people prioritize:

A)status striving.
B)communion striving.
C)accomplishment striving.
D)negativity striving.
E)achievement striving.

Question 25

Extraverted people tend to be high in:

A)neuroticism.
B)agreeableness.
C)negative affectivity.
D)conflict avoidance.
E)positive affectivity.

Question 26

If conscientiousness is the most important of the Big Five from the perspective of job performance,_____ is the second most important.

A)neuroticism
B)extraversion
C)agreeableness
D)openness
E)collectivism

Question 27

_____ reflects a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal relationships as a means of expressing personality.

A)Status striving
B)Negativity striving
C)Accomplishment striving
D)Communion striving
E)Achievement striving

Question 28

Extraverted people prioritize:

A)status striving.
B)communion striving.
C)accomplishment striving.
D)negativity striving.
E)empathy striving.

Question 29

Getting ready to graduate with a degree in management,Ramona has been heard saying,"Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time." Ramona can be described as having a(n):

A)internal locus of control.
B)type B behavior pattern.
C)external locus of control.
D)enthusiastic and upbeat mood pattern.
E)type C behavior pattern.

Question 30

According to research,people with an internal locus of control have all of the following EXCEPT:

A)lower stress hormone secretion.
B)high job satisfaction.
C)higher self-reported mental well-being.
D)higher blood pressure.
E)fewer self-reported physical symptoms.

Question 31

People with an external locus of control tend to believe:

A)people are lonely because they do not try to be friendly.
B)getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time.
C)people's misfortunes result from the mistakes they make.
D)the average citizen can have an influence in government decisions.
E)in the case of a well-prepared student,there is rarely if ever such a thing as an unfair test.

Question 32

A dispositional tendency to experience pleasant,engaging moods such as enthusiasm,excitement,and elations refers to:

A)neuroticism.
B)agreeableness.
C)positive affectivity.
D)conflict avoidance.
E)locus of control.

Question 33

Having just taken a test in organizational behavior,your roommate asks you if the test was fair.If your response is,"In the case of a well-prepared student,there is rarely if ever such a thing as an unfair test," you can be described as having a(n):

A)internal locus of control.
B)type A behavior pattern.
C)external locus of control.
D)high neurotic mood pattern.
E)type C behavior pattern.

Question 34

Regina cares a lot about being successful and influential and always directs her work efforts toward "moving up" and developing a strong reputation.Regina can be described as which of the following,according to the Big Five?

A)Neurotic
B)Agreeable
C)Extraverted
D)Close
E)Conflict-oriented

Question 35

Inquisitiveness and intellectualness are alternative labels for which of the following Big Five dimensions?

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

Question 36

Which of these reflects whether people attribute the causes of events to themselves or to the external environment?

A)Power distance
B)Zero acquaintance
C)Ethnocentrism
D)Locus of control
E)Femininity

Question 37

Whereas extraversion is synonymous with _____,neuroticism is synonymous with:

A)individualism;collectivism.
B)agreeableness;conflict avoidance.
C)negative affectivity;positive affectivity.
D)conflict avoidance;agreeableness.
E)positive affectivity;negative affectivity.

Question 38

Emotional stability is the flip side of which of the following Big Five dimensions?

A)Conscientiousness
B)Extraversion
C)Agreeableness
D)Openness
E)Neuroticism

Question 39

Which of the Big Five dimensions is more likely to be valuable in jobs that require high levels of creativity?

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

Question 40

Neurotic people tend to hold a(n):

A)internal locus of control.
B)type B behavior pattern.
C)external locus of control.
D)enthusiastic mood pattern.
E)type C behavior pattern.

Question 41

_____ refers to having a good understanding of where one is relative to other things in the environment.

A)Perceptual speed
B)Visualization
C)Spatial orientation
D)Oral comprehension
E)Problem sensitivity

Question 42

A propensity to view one's own cultural values as "right" and those of other cultures as "wrong" refers to which of the following?

A)Ethnocentrism
B)Neuroticism
C)Extraversion
D)Zero acquaintance
E)Short-term orientation

Question 43

Conscientiousness has a _____ effect on performance and commitment.

A)moderate negative
B)strong positive
C)weak negative
D)moderate positive
E)weak positive

Question 44

The degree to which people can harness emotions and employ them to improve their chances of being successful in whatever they are seeking to do is:

A)perceptual ability.
B)emotion regulation.
C)other awareness.
D)the g factor.
E)the use of emotions.

Question 45

_____ refers to being able to recover quickly from emotional experiences.

A)Self-awareness
B)Emotion regulation
C)Other awareness
D)Use of emotions
E)Quantitative ability

Question 46

Which of the following is defined as the capacity to generate novel and useful ideas and solutions?

A)Neuroticism
B)Extraversion
C)Creativity
D)Conscientiousness
E)Ethnocentrism

Question 47

Describe each of the five dimensions of Big Five.Which dimension has the biggest influence on job performance? Explain.

Question 48

Chinese culture is a tight social framework in which people take care of the members of a broader ingroup and act loyal to it.Given this criterion,the Chinese culture,according to Hofstede's dimensions,can be described as which of the following?

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

Question 49

A culture low on _____ tolerates ambiguous situations and values unusual ideas and behaviors.

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

Question 50

Write a short note on verbal ability and its dimensions.

Question 51

Write a short note on self-awareness with an example.

Question 52

Which of the following refers to the use of general rules to solve problems,and is important in any job in which people are presented with a set of facts that need to be applied to make effective decisions?

A)Deductive reasoning
B)Originality
C)Problem sensitivity
D)Spatial orientation
E)Mathematical reasoning

Question 53

_____ is a key driver of typical performance,whereas an employee's _____ is the stronger driver of maximum performance.

A)Neuroticism;openness
B)Conscientiousness;general cognitive ability
C)Extraversion;neuroticism
D)Uncertainty avoidance;short-term orientation
E)Agreeableness;openness

Question 54

According to Hofstede's dimensions of cultural values,citizens of the United States tend to be all of the following EXCEPT:

A)high on individualism.
B)high on uncertainty avoidance.
C)high on masculinity.
D)low on power distance.
E)high on short-term orientation.

Question 55

According to Hofstede's dimensions of cultural values,if a culture values aspects such as caring for others and about quality of life,it would be classified as high on which of the following?

A)Collectivism
B)Uncertainty avoidance
C)Femininity
D)Power distance
E)Short-term orientation

Question 56

Conscientiousness has _____ effect continuance commitment.

A)no
B)a strong positive
C)a weak negative
D)a moderate positive
E)a weak positive

Question 57

According to Hofstede's dimensions of cultural values,when a culture stresses values such as persistence,prudence,and thrift,it is high on:

A)collectivism.
B)power distance.
C)masculinity.
D)uncertainty avoidance.
E)long-term orientation.

Question 58

Define locus of control.Differentiate between the external and internal locus of control beliefs.

Question 59

The ability to choose and apply formulas to solve problems that involve numbers is:

A)mathematical reasoning.
B)written comprehension.
C)number facility.
D)oral expression.
E)inductive reasoning.