Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Traits refer to enduring patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that are relatively stable over time and across various situations. These recurring regularities or trends in people's responses to their environment are often explained by their underlying traits. Perceptions, values, short-term orientations, and beliefs may also influence behavior, but they are not necessarily recurring regularities or patterns.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

This statement is false. There is no evidence to suggest that agreeable employees have weaker customer service skills. In fact, being agreeable and having strong interpersonal skills can help in providing better customer service. It is important to avoid making generalizations or assumptions about the abilities of employees based on personality traits alone.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that employees who score high on conscientiousness tend to perform better and have higher levels of commitment to their organizations.

Question 4

Neurotic people tend to hold an external locus of control.

Accepted Answer

Neurotic individuals tend to believe that external factors such as luck, chance, or the actions of others, have a greater influence on their lives than their own abilities and efforts. This is referred to as 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?

Accepted Answer

Conscientious salespeople have been found to set higher sales goals for themselves and are more committed to meeting those goals. They tend to be organized, responsible, and self-disciplined, which can lead to success in sales. Neurotic salespeople may set high goals, but their anxiety and insecurity can hinder their ability to achieve them. Extraverted and agreeable salespeople may be successful in building relationships with customers, but may not necessarily set high sales goals for themselves. Open salespeople are creative and adaptable, but this trait has not been found to be strongly related to setting high sales goals.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Careless, negligent, and irresponsible are all traits associated with a lack of conscientiousness. This dimension of the Big Five personality traits relates to being organized, responsible, dependable, and diligent.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Other awareness refers to the ability to recognize and understand the emotions and perspectives of others. It is an important aspect of emotional intelligence and social skills. Therefore, the statement is true.

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?

Accepted Answer

The traits described by Professor Mason - dependable, organized, reliable, and ambitious - align with the Conscientiousness dimension of the Big Five taxonomy. People high in conscientiousness tend to be responsible, dependable, and self-disciplined. They are also typically organized and goal-oriented, which fits with Lisa's ambitious nature.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Spatial orientation refers to the ability to recognize and maintain one's body position in relation to the surrounding environment, not the ability to imagine how separate things will look when combined.

Question 10

Personality is a collection of multiple specific:

Accepted Answer

Personality is typically understood to be a set of enduring traits or characteristics that describe an individual's patterns of feeling, thinking, and behaving. While abilities, aptitudes, emotions, and capacities may contribute to or be influenced by one's personality, they are not typically considered to be defining components of personality itself.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

These personality traits are commonly associated with high levels of 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.

Accepted Answer

According to Hofstede's dimensions, the United States is high on individualism and masculinity, low on power distance, low on uncertainty avoidance, and low on long-term orientation (not short-term orientation).

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The dimension of the Big Five that includes traits such as critical, selfish, and rude is Agreeableness. Agreeableness reflects how sympathetic, cooperative, warm, and considerate an individual is towards others. Thus, opposite traits would be those that are not sympathetic, cooperative, warm, or considerate, such as critical, selfish, and rude.

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Personality researchers note that the third edition...

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?

Accepted Answer

Personality refers to the inner structures and tendencies of an individual that determine their unique patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought. Personality can influence how a person perceives and interacts with their environment. It is shaped by both biological and environmental factors, including upbringing, experiences, and genetics.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Conscientious people exhibit these traits and are often seen as responsible and trustworthy individuals.

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.

Accepted Answer

Deductive reasoning involves starting with a general statement or hypothesis and examining the possibilities to reach a specific, logical conclusion. The process is from general to specific, not the other way around.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

This statement is incorrect. Neuroticism is actually synonymous with negative affectivity, while extraversion is synonymous with positive 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?

Accepted Answer

The comment from Randy's friend suggests that he needs to work on being more curious, non-conforming, and artistic. These qualities are associated with the dimension of Openness in the Big Five personality model.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Conscientiousness has consistently been shown to have the strongest relationship with job performance across a variety of occupations and job types. This dimension encompasses traits such as responsibility, organization, and dependability, which are highly valued by employers and directly related to job success.

Quiz 8: Personality, Cultural Values, Ability