Question 1

Self-management is being aware of what you are feeling.

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Question 2

According to one recent book, the secret to success in work and life is likability.

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The statement suggests that one recent book claims that likability is the secret to success in work and life. Therefore, the answer is A (True).

Question 3

According to research, seven in ten top executives test out to be introverts.

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Research, including studies and surveys like those from Harvard Business Review, shows that while introverts can be successful leaders, the majority of top executives tend to exhibit extroverted characteristics.

Question 4

People with an external locus of control are harder to motivate but easier to lead.

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People with an external locus of control believe that their lives are controlled by external factors such as luck or fate, rather than their own actions. This can make them harder to motivate because they may feel like their efforts won't make a difference. However, they are often easier to lead because they may be more willing to follow someone who they perceive as having control over their circumstances.

Question 5

The degree to which a person is outgoing, sociable, assertive, and comfortable with interpersonal relationships is called extroversion.

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Extroversion is a personality trait characterized by outgoingness, sociability, assertiveness, and comfort in interpersonal relationships.

Question 6

From attributions viewpoint, if the behavior is in consensus, the perceiver will probably respond to similar situations in the same way.

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Consensus refers to the extent to which other people behave the same way in similar situations. If the behavior is in consensus, the perceiver is more likely to attribute the behavior to external factors, and is therefore more likely to respond to similar situations in the same way.

Question 7

Agreeableness refers to the degree to which a person is sociable, talkative, assertive, and comfortable with interpersonal relationships.

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Agreeableness refers to the degree to which a person is cooperative, empathetic, and concerned about the well-being of others, not specifically to sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness or comfort with interpersonal relationships.

Question 8

The degree to which a person is calm, enthusiastic, and self-confident, rather than tense, depressed, moody, or insecure is emotional stability.

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Emotional stability is indeed defined as the degree to which a person is calm, enthusiastic, and self-confident, rather than tense, depressed, moody, or insecure.

Question 9

The degree to which a person is able to get along with others by being good-natured, likable, cooperative, forgiving, understanding, and trusting is agreeableness.

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Agreeableness is defined as a personality trait characterized by a person's ability to create and maintain good relationships with others by being kind, sympathetic, cooperative, and considerate towards them.

Question 10

People have a high external locus of control when they feel in control of their own fate.

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The statement is actually the opposite of the definition of external locus of control. People with a high external locus of control believe that their fate is primarily determined by external factors such as luck or other people's actions, rather than their own actions.

Question 11

The degree to which a person is outgoing, sociable, assertive, and comfortable with interpersonal relationships is called openness to experience.

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The statement describes extroversion, not openness to experience. Openness to experience refers to traits such as creativity, imagination, and willingness to try new things.

Question 12

Social awareness is the ability to connect to others, build positive relationships, respond to the emotions of others, and influence others.

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Question 13

Teresa is highly imaginative and an artistically sensitive individual who displays a high degree of creativity. According to the Big Five personality factors, these qualities describe her openness to experience.

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The openness to experience factor in the Big Five personality traits is characterized by traits such as creativity, imagination, and artistic sensitivity, which are all qualities described in Teresa. Therefore, the statement is true.

Question 14

From attributions viewpoint, if the behavior is distinctive, the perceiver probably will make an internal attribution.

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Question 15

Authoritarianism is the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organization.

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Authoritarianism supports the idea of maintaining a hierarchy within an organization where individuals in positions of power hold decision-making authority, while those in lower positions follow their directives.

Question 16

The degree to which a person is focused on a few goals, thus behaving in ways that are responsible, dependable, persistent, and achievement oriented is conscientiousness.

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Conscientiousness is indeed the degree to which a person is focused on a few goals and behaves in responsible, dependable, persistent, and achievement-oriented ways.

Question 17

The tendency to see one's own personal traits in other people refers to attribution.

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Question 18

People give themselves too much credit for what they do well and give external forces too much blame when they fail refers to the self-serving bias.

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The self-serving bias is a cognitive bias where individuals tend to attribute their successes to internal factors (such as their own abilities, efforts, or personality traits) and their failures to external factors (such as luck, circumstances, or other people's actions). This bias can cause people to give themselves too much credit for what they do well and give external forces too much blame when they fail.

Question 19

Machiavellianism is the tendency to direct much on one's behavior toward the acquisition of power and the manipulation of other people for purely personal gain.

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This is the definition of Machiavellianism as described by social and personality psychologists.

Question 20

The degree to which a person is calm, enthusiastic, and self-confident, rather than tense, depressed, moody, or insecure is emotional stability.

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Emotional stability refers to a person's ability to handle stress, maintain their emotions in check, and remain calm and centered. It involves being confident, positive, and free from negative emotions such as depression, anxiety, and moodiness.

Quiz 13: Dynamics of Behavior in Organizations

Self-management is being aware of what you are feeling.

According to one recent book, the secret to success in work and life is likability.

According to research, seven in ten top executives test out to be introverts.

People with an external locus of control are harder to motivate but easier to lead.

The degree to which a person is outgoing, sociable, assertive, and comfortable with interpersonal relationships is called extroversion.

From attributions viewpoint, if the behavior is in consensus, the perceiver will probably respond to similar situations in the same way.

Agreeableness refers to the degree to which a person is sociable, talkative, assertive, and comfortable with interpersonal relationships.

The degree to which a person is calm, enthusiastic, and self-confident, rather than tense, depressed, moody, or insecure is emotional stability.

The degree to which a person is able to get along with others by being good-natured, likable, cooperative, forgiving, understanding, and trusting is agreeableness.

People have a high external locus of control when they feel in control of their own fate.

The degree to which a person is outgoing, sociable, assertive, and comfortable with interpersonal relationships is called openness to experience.

Social awareness is the ability to connect to others, build positive relationships, respond to the emotions of others, and influence others.

Teresa is highly imaginative and an artistically sensitive individual who displays a high degree of creativity. According to the Big Five personality factors, these qualities describe her openness to experience.

From attributions viewpoint, if the behavior is distinctive, the perceiver probably will make an internal attribution.

Authoritarianism is the belief that power and status differences should exist within the organization.

The degree to which a person is focused on a few goals, thus behaving in ways that are responsible, dependable, persistent, and achievement oriented is conscientiousness.

The tendency to see one's own personal traits in other people refers to attribution.

People give themselves too much credit for what they do well and give external forces too much blame when they fail refers to the self-serving bias.

Machiavellianism is the tendency to direct much on one's behavior toward the acquisition of power and the manipulation of other people for purely personal gain.

The degree to which a person is calm, enthusiastic, and self-confident, rather than tense, depressed, moody, or insecure is emotional stability.