Deck 2: Personality and Person–Environment Fit

Question 1

One primary value of the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) is that it ______.

A) is highly reliable
B) is valid for deciding who to hire
C) enables people to discuss personality in organizations
D) is easy to make value judgments

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI), which of the following personality characteristics is related to making quick decisions or being flexible?

A) introversion/extraversion
B) sensing/intuition
C) thinking/feeling
D) judging/perceiving

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is not generally impacted by managerial intervention?

A) job attitudes
B) personality
C) work life balance
D) work relationships

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following Big 5 personality traits describes being a nice person in general?

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

Question 5

According to the Minnesota twin studies, what percentage of occupational choice is due to heredity?

A) 0%
B) 30%
C) 50%
D) 80%

Question 6

Why is understanding personality important to organizational behavior?

A) Personality is easily influenced by intervention efforts.
B) Personality is linked to organizational outcomes.
C) Personality affects work habits.
D) Personality affects how individuals act outside the organization.

Question 7

According to the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI), which of the following personality characteristics is related to using logic or emotion?

A) introversion/extraversion
B) sensing/intuition
C) thinking/feeling
D) judging/perceiving

Question 8

Personality is ______.

A) constantly changing
B) relatively stable
C) unable to change at all
D) unimportant to organizational behavior

Question 9

Which of the following is a limitation of the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI)?

A) research support for its reliability
B) hardly ever used in organizations
C) difficulty in analyzing the results
D) limited availability

Question 10

The best uses for Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) in organizations seems to be for ______.

A) judging which trait makes the best employee
B) conflict resolution and team building
C) providing leaders with the knowledge they need to pick the best team
D) labeling employees

Question 11

Regularities in feeling, thought and action that are characteristic of an individual: this is the definition of ______.

A) attitude
B) emotion
C) behavior
D) personality

Question 12

Kristi is a new manager and she wants to successfully grasp how individual differences affect organizational behavior. She should be able to understand ______.

A) her own personality only
B) others' personalities only
C) both her own personality and the personalities of others
D) neither her own personality nor the personalities of others

Question 13

According to the Minnesota twin studies, what percentage of variance in values related to work motivation is related to heredity?

A) 100%
B) 80%
C) 60%
D) 40%

Question 14

Alexis is a manager who is having difficulty with a subordinate Tim's personality. Alexis should ______.

A) try to change Tim's personality
B) try to change her own personality
C) try to understand how different personalities operate at work
D) do nothing

Question 15

Which of the following Big 5 personality traits describes a person who follows through and gets things done?

A) openness
B) conscientiousness
C) extraversion
D) agreeableness

Question 16

Which of the following Big 5 personality traits describes a willingness to embrace new ideas and situations?

A) openness
B) conscientiousness
C) extraversion
D) agreeableness

Question 17

Which of the following Big 5 personality traits describes a person who is outgoing, talkative, and sociable as well as enjoys social situations?

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

Question 18

According to the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI), which of the following personality characteristics is related to whether individuals are outgoing or shy?

A) introversion/extraversion
B) sensing/intuition
C) thinking/feeling
D) judging/perceiving

Question 19

According to the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI), which of the following personality characteristics is related to being practical or "idea people"?

A) introversion/extraversion
B) sensing/intuition
C) thinking/feeling
D) judging/perceiving

Question 20

The personality test most often administered to the nonpsychiatric populations is ______.

A) Big 5
B) Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI)
C) Type ABCD theory
D) psychological capital

Question 21

Individuals believe that other people can be manipulated, and that it is permissible to do so to reach their goals are sometimes referred to as ______.

A) risk takers
B) narcissistic
C) psychopaths
D) high Mach

Question 22

Which of the following Big 5 personality traits describes a tendency to be anxious or moody?

A) openness
B) conscientiousness
C) neuroticism
D) agreeableness

Question 23

In the Type ABCD personality theory, which type is more relaxed and easygoing?

A) Type C
B) Type A
C) Type B
D) Type D

Question 24

If Yun has been exhibiting behaviors of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, she would be showing signs of ______.

A) high Mach
B) low self-monitoring
C) dark triad
D) low self-esteem

Question 25

Which of the following personality types in the Type ABCD personality theory has been shown to be linked with heart disease?

A) Type B
B) Type A
C) Type D
D) Type C

Question 26

Sally wants to use a personality measure to assess the potential health consequences in her work group. Which measure has the most empirical support in this regard?

A) Myers-Briggs type indicator
B) Type ABCD theory
C) Big 5
D) Psychological capital

Question 27

Which of the following characteristics of psychological capital is a person's belief that they have the ability to execute a specific task in a given context?

A) hope
B) optimism
C) resiliency
D) efficacy

Question 28

Psychological capital is an emerging area of study that shows personal characteristics are ______.

A) trait-like
B) open to change
C) unchanging
D) within the negative psychology movement

Question 29

Mary wants to know which of the Big 5 personality traits has been shown to best predict job performance in general. Which characteristic should she look for?

A) openness
B) conscientiousness
C) agreeableness
D) neuroticism

Question 30

People exhibiting impulsivity and thrill seeking combined with low empathy and anxiety are sometimes referred to as ______.

A) risk takers
B) risk takers
C) psychopaths
D) high Mach

Question 31

People who seem good at self-observation and self-control guided by situational cues to social appropriateness are often referred to as ______.

A) risk takers
B) psychopaths
C) high Mach
D) high self-monitors

Question 32

People who can appear charming or pleasant in the short term, but in the long term they have difficulty trusting others and fail to develop effective working relationships are commonly referred to as ______.

A) risk takers
B) narcissistic
C) psychopaths
D) high Mach

Question 33

Which of the following is a psychological capital characteristic?

A) dreams
B) efficiency
C) financial health
D) resiliency

Question 34

In the Type ABCD personality theory, which type is nice, self-sacrificing, and compliant as well as trying to appease others?

A) Type B
B) Type D
C) Type A
D) Type C

Question 35

Frank is concerned about the potential health consequences related to the personality traits of his employees. He can do which of the following to offset the detrimental effects of personality on the health of his employees?

A) provide social support from friends, family, and coworkers
B) hang on to stress
C) increase psychological risk factors
D) work longer hours

Question 36

Trait-like implies that a personality characteristic is relatively ______.

A) stable over time
B) malleable over time
C) high self-monitoring
D) state-like over time

Question 37

A personality trait defined as "any purposive activity that entails novelty or danger sufficient to create anxiety in most people" is called ______.

A) conscientiousness
B) risk taking
C) neuroticism
D) agreeableness

Question 38

One component of the Dark Triad is ______.

A) neuroticism
B) self-monitoring
C) risk taking
D) Machiavellianism

Question 39

In the Type ABCD personality theory, this type is a combination of negative affect and social inhibition.

A) Type B
B) Type C
C) Type D
D) Type A

Question 40

Victoria is a new sales manager and wants to know which Big 5 personality trait has been shown to be beneficial for sales performance?

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

Question 41

Andrea has been reading about psychological capital. Which of the following can she expect through implementing an effective psychological capital training program?

A) reduced performance
B) lower satisfaction.
C) empowerment and engagement
D) improved work-life balance

Question 42

Which of the following characteristics of psychological capital refers to the will to succeed and the ability to identify and pursue the path to success?

A) resiliency
B) hope
C) efficacy
D) optimism

Question 43

Which of the following characteristics of psychological capital is coping in the face of risk or adversity, the ability to "bounce back" after a setback?

A) resiliency
B) hope
C) optimism
D) efficacy

Question 44

Companies seeking applicants that embrace their organizational culture and values are looking for good ______.

A) person-job fit
B) person-team fit
C) person-supervisor fit
D) person-organization fit

Question 45

Which of the following is the key component in explaining the positive outcomes of good PO fit ______.

A) better communication among employees
B) increased predictability
C) interpersonal attraction
D) trust in the organization

Question 46

Person-job fit includes needs-supplies (NS) fit, which refers to the extent to which the job supplies the employee a ______.

A) sense of knowledge acquisition
B) sense of skill acquisition
C) sense of accomplishment
D) sense of meaning in their work

Question 47

Core self-evaluations have also been related to ______.

A) job satisfaction
B) high Mach
C) conscientiousness
D) narcissism

Question 48

Person-job fit includes demands-abilities (DA) fit, which refers to the compatibility between the demands of the job and the employee's ______.

A) employee's knowledge
B) employee's loyalty to the organization
C) employee's fit with the supervisor
D) employee's fit with the team

Question 49

Which of the following characteristics of psychological capital is a positive outcome outlook or attribution of events, which includes positive emotions and motivation?

A) hope
B) resiliency
C) optimism
D) efficacy

Question 50

Employees that fit their work environment are likely to ______.

A) not be happy
B) not quit
C) not be committed
D) not be satisfied

Question 51

Person-job (PJ) Fit is also important as it relates to the employee's fit with ______.

A) the CEO
B) the organization
C) the supervisor
D) the organization's benefits

Question 52

The fundamental premises that individuals hold about themselves and their functioning in the world are known as ______.

A) psychological capital
B) self-efficacy
C) high Mach
D) core self-evaluations

Question 53

What is one of the outcomes we know about psychological capital?

A) predicts job performance
B) can increase stress
C) predicts wage increases
D) increases work-life balance

Question 54

One of the types of Person-Environment fit is ______.

A) person-job fit
B) person-team fit
C) person-supervisor fit
D) person-benefits fit

Question 55

Good person-job (PJ) Fit occurs when job characteristics are aligned with an employee's ______.

A) motivations
B) emotions
C) high Mach
D) moods

Question 56

The evidence on core self-evaluations shows that your concept of self-worth will likely translate into ______.

A) narcissism
B) risk-taking
C) net worth
D) stress

Question 57

Research on Person-Environment (PE) fit has shown that when an individual's personality is aligned with their environment it results in ______.

A) reduced job satisfaction
B) increased organizational commitment
C) poor performance on the job
D) low self-esteem

Question 58

Person-environment fit is multi-dimensional and employees want to feel that they have a job that fits their personality. This is known as ______.

A) person-team fit
B) person-supervisor fit
C) person-organization fit
D) person-job (PJ) fit

Question 59

People who have a high core self-evaluation see themselves as ______.

A) competent and in control
B) neurotic
C) low Mach
D) narcissistic

Question 60

One of the types of Person-Environment fit is ______.

A) person-organization fit
B) person-team fit
C) person-supervisor fit
D) person-benefits fit

Question 61

According to RIASEC model, if you want to hire an employee that will get things done, you are probably looking for someone whose personality type is more ______.

A) realistic
B) artistic
C) social
D) conventional

Question 62

The RIASEC model includes which personality type?

A) agreeableness
B) extraversion
C) conscientiousness
D) investigative

Question 63

After handling an employee outburst, the leader should ______.

A) walk away and forget about it
B) call the other employees together and tell them the behavior will not be tolerated
C) question their own behaviors and the environment they have created
D) fire the employee immediately

Question 64

When a leader is faced with a difficult personality behaving inappropriately at work, which technique might help neutralize the situation?

A) confronting the employee
B) asking the employee for a solution
C) yelling loudly at the employee
D) being physically aggressive

Question 65

Dylan is thinking about going into teaching, and the career services office at her university uses the RIASEC Vocational Preference Inventory survey. Dylan will probably want to find that she scores high in which personality type?

A) conventional
B) enterprising
C) artistic
D) social

Question 66

An excellent way to avoid difficult employee's outbursts in the future is to ______.

A) bond with that employee
B) try to change their personality
C) ask others in the office to not annoy that employee
D) ask questions and think critically about the answers

Question 67

All leaders want followers who are ______.

A) agreeable and conscientious
B) agreeable and extroverted
C) conscientious and neurotic
D) high Mach and extroverted

Question 68

Using the RIASEC model, if you want to hire an employee with imagination, you are probably looking for someone whose personality type is more ______.

A) realistic
B) artistic
C) social
D) conventional

Question 69

Something a leader can do to make better hiring decisions is to ______.

A) examine each applicant's personality type
B) work to find applicants with a similar personality to themselves
C) implement personality training programs
D) decide to mentor the new employee to change their personality

Question 70

As a leader, it is important to ______.

A) keep a consistent leadership style with all employees
B) assess the personality traits of your followers, coworkers, and boss
C) ignore negative employee behaviors until they go away
D) deal aggressively with problem employees

Question 71

Lauren is going to hire an accountant for her company. She will be administering the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory and will probably be looking for an applicant that scores high in ______.

A) conventional
B) enterprising
C) artistic
D) social

Question 72

As a leader, it is important to know that in general, personality traits are ______.

A) relatively changeable
B) relatively stable
C) relatively not associated with organizational outcomes
D) relatively not associated with job performance

Question 73

John Holland's personality-job fit theory assesses how many personality characteristics?

A) five
B) eight
C) ten
D) six

Question 74

Holland worked to discover different personality types and then match these types to ______.

A) personality-team fit
B) personality-occupation fit
C) personality-organization fit
D) personality-job fit

Question 75

Research has found that when personality is aligned with the work that we do, it increases our ______.

A) motivation
B) job satisfaction
C) person-organization fit
D) turnover intentions

Question 76

Dre is looking forward to starting his own business. According to RIASEC, the personality type that will probably be most helpful for him to possess is ______.

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

Question 77

Which type personality might cause problems in the workplace for a leader?

A) Type A
B) Type B
C) Type C
D) Type D

Question 78

An essential characteristic for leadership effectiveness is ______.

A) understanding personality differences
B) getting to know all of the employees on a personal level
C) making each employee happy
D) reducing employee workload

Question 79

The situation most likely to lead to an angry employee outburst is ______.

A) lack of job satisfaction
B) lack of motivation
C) lack of personality-job fit
D) lack of communication

Question 80

Leaders choosing employees who may engage in bullying, explode at work, throw tantrums, and yell have probably chosen employees exhibiting personalities outlined in ______.

A) RIASEC
B) The Big Five
C) The Dark Triad
D) The MBTI