Behavior Exam Questions with
Correct Answers (VERIFIED)
personality—ANSWER--characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits—ANSWER--characteristics that describe an individual's behavior in a large
number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)—ANSWER--A personality test that taps four
characteristics and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model—ANSWER--A personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions.
extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
extraversion—ANSWER--A personality describing someone who is sociable and assertive
(confident and forceful )
agreeableness—ANSWER--A personality that describes someone who is good natured,
cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness—ANSWER--A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
, emotional stability—ANSWER--A personality that characterizes someone as calm, self-
confident, and insecure.
openness to experience—ANSWER--A personality that characterizes someone in terms of
imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation—ANSWER--Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their
capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism—ANSWER--The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
narcissism—ANSWER--The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring—ANSWER--where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her behavior to
external, situational factors.
proactive personality—ANSWER--People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take
action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
values—ANSWER--Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of
existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or
end-state of existence.
value system—ANSWER--A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of
their intensity.
terminal values—ANSWER--Values that we work towards (happiness, self-respect, family
security, recognition)
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