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1) Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an
advertising firm in Manhattan and has been asked to A) Extroversion
complete a self-report survey to help interviewers B) Agreeableness
understand if she is the right candidate for the job. C) Conscientiousness
From the interview, they have found that she is D) Emotional stability
extroverted, empathic, scrupulous, and cooperative E) Openness to experience - ANSWER -C)
in nature, which are key characteristics needed for Conscientiousness
the job. These characteristics about Lugo indicate
her ________.
Which of the following statements is true about
A) genealogy B) talent C) skill D) personality E) people with positive core self-evaluations ?
knowledge - ANSWER -D) personality A) They are committed to their goals and set
ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their
Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at environment.
a travel house. She is known to be friendly with her C) They tend to question their capabilities and
colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build capacities.
strong work relationships. She knows that her rapport D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-
invests time in these relationships. In addition, while workers. - ANSWER -A) They are committed to
making decisions, she is assertive and colleagues their goals and set ambitious goals.
take her decisions seriously. Which of the following
personality types is Athers most likely to be
characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Which of the following is true of the baby boomer
Indicator (MBTI) classification? _______ generation?
A) introverted B) perceiving C) solitary D) brooder E) A) They give high importance to achievement and
extraverted - ANSWER -E) extraverted material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the
RVS.
Which of the following does the heredity approach C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial
state? than the other generations.
A) An individual's personality is determined by the D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
social background one is brought up in. E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and
B) An individual's personality is determined by life options. - ANSWER -A) They give high
molecular structure of the genes. importance to achievement and material success
C) An individual's personality is influenced by the
economic settings he is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the Which of the following statements is most likely to be
company he keeps i.e., his friends and family. true regarding people with proactive personalities?
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced
by global trends and characteristics. - A) They react passively to situations.
ANSWER -B) An individual's personality is B) They tend to display their true dispositions and
determined by molecular structure of the genes. attitudes in every situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe
others exist for their benefit.
___________ is as important for managers as for D) They are more likely than others to be seen as
front-line employees and, among all Big Five Model leaders.
traits, is most consistently related to job performance. E) They are narcissistic in nature and require
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constant admiration. - ANSWER -D) They are overslept.
more likely than others to be seen as leaders. C) An employee was fired because he violated a
company policy.
D) An employee was promoted when he achieved
Which of the following is true of values ? more than the assigned objectives.
A) They are void of a judgmental element E) An employee closed a sale with an important
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature. corporate client because of his excellent negotiation
C) They have content and intensity attributes. skills. - ANSWER -A) An employee is late to
D) They never change irrespective of external work because of a punctured tire.
factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later
years. - ANSWER -D) They never change According to the attribution theory, if a behavior
irrespective of external factors. scores ________, we tend to attribute it to external
causes.
9. Which of the following is an instrumental value A) low on distinctiveness
according to the Rokeach value survey? B) low on adaptability
C) low on consistency
A) economic success D) high on stability
B) social recognition E) low on consensus - ANSWER -C) low on
C) personal discipline consistency
D) world peace
E) meaning in life - ANSWER -C) personal
discipline Which of the following terms refers to a situation in
which a person inaccurately perceives a second
person, and the resulting expectations cause the
Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence; the second person to behave in ways consistent with the
goals a person would like to achieve during his or her original perception?
lifetime. - ANSWER -terminal values
A) confirmation bias
B) attribution theory
Rokeach -Preferable modes of behavior or means of C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) bandwagon effect
achieving one's terminal values. - ANSWER -
instrumental values E) contrast effect - ANSWER -C) self-fulfilling
prophecy
theory that identifies six personality types and
proposes that the fit between personality type and Which of the following statements is true regarding
occupational environment determines satisfaction the rational decision-making model?
A) It takes into consideration the limited information-
and turnover. - ANSWER -personality-job fit
processing capability of individuals.
theory
B) It involves constructing simplified models without
capturing all their complexity.
C) It deals with satisficing decisions by seeking
Which of the following is an example of externally
solutions that are satisfactory and sufficient.
caused behavior?
D) It assumes that an individual is able to identify all
A) An employee is late to work because of a
relevant options in an unbiased manner.
punctured tire.
E) It is an unconscious decision-making process
B) An employee postpones a meeting because he
created from distilled experience. - ANSWER -
Answers Rated A
1) Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an
advertising firm in Manhattan and has been asked to A) Extroversion
complete a self-report survey to help interviewers B) Agreeableness
understand if she is the right candidate for the job. C) Conscientiousness
From the interview, they have found that she is D) Emotional stability
extroverted, empathic, scrupulous, and cooperative E) Openness to experience - ANSWER -C)
in nature, which are key characteristics needed for Conscientiousness
the job. These characteristics about Lugo indicate
her ________.
Which of the following statements is true about
A) genealogy B) talent C) skill D) personality E) people with positive core self-evaluations ?
knowledge - ANSWER -D) personality A) They are committed to their goals and set
ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their
Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at environment.
a travel house. She is known to be friendly with her C) They tend to question their capabilities and
colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build capacities.
strong work relationships. She knows that her rapport D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-
invests time in these relationships. In addition, while workers. - ANSWER -A) They are committed to
making decisions, she is assertive and colleagues their goals and set ambitious goals.
take her decisions seriously. Which of the following
personality types is Athers most likely to be
characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Which of the following is true of the baby boomer
Indicator (MBTI) classification? _______ generation?
A) introverted B) perceiving C) solitary D) brooder E) A) They give high importance to achievement and
extraverted - ANSWER -E) extraverted material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the
RVS.
Which of the following does the heredity approach C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial
state? than the other generations.
A) An individual's personality is determined by the D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
social background one is brought up in. E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and
B) An individual's personality is determined by life options. - ANSWER -A) They give high
molecular structure of the genes. importance to achievement and material success
C) An individual's personality is influenced by the
economic settings he is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the Which of the following statements is most likely to be
company he keeps i.e., his friends and family. true regarding people with proactive personalities?
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced
by global trends and characteristics. - A) They react passively to situations.
ANSWER -B) An individual's personality is B) They tend to display their true dispositions and
determined by molecular structure of the genes. attitudes in every situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe
others exist for their benefit.
___________ is as important for managers as for D) They are more likely than others to be seen as
front-line employees and, among all Big Five Model leaders.
traits, is most consistently related to job performance. E) They are narcissistic in nature and require
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Answers Rated A
constant admiration. - ANSWER -D) They are overslept.
more likely than others to be seen as leaders. C) An employee was fired because he violated a
company policy.
D) An employee was promoted when he achieved
Which of the following is true of values ? more than the assigned objectives.
A) They are void of a judgmental element E) An employee closed a sale with an important
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature. corporate client because of his excellent negotiation
C) They have content and intensity attributes. skills. - ANSWER -A) An employee is late to
D) They never change irrespective of external work because of a punctured tire.
factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later
years. - ANSWER -D) They never change According to the attribution theory, if a behavior
irrespective of external factors. scores ________, we tend to attribute it to external
causes.
9. Which of the following is an instrumental value A) low on distinctiveness
according to the Rokeach value survey? B) low on adaptability
C) low on consistency
A) economic success D) high on stability
B) social recognition E) low on consensus - ANSWER -C) low on
C) personal discipline consistency
D) world peace
E) meaning in life - ANSWER -C) personal
discipline Which of the following terms refers to a situation in
which a person inaccurately perceives a second
person, and the resulting expectations cause the
Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence; the second person to behave in ways consistent with the
goals a person would like to achieve during his or her original perception?
lifetime. - ANSWER -terminal values
A) confirmation bias
B) attribution theory
Rokeach -Preferable modes of behavior or means of C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) bandwagon effect
achieving one's terminal values. - ANSWER -
instrumental values E) contrast effect - ANSWER -C) self-fulfilling
prophecy
theory that identifies six personality types and
proposes that the fit between personality type and Which of the following statements is true regarding
occupational environment determines satisfaction the rational decision-making model?
A) It takes into consideration the limited information-
and turnover. - ANSWER -personality-job fit
processing capability of individuals.
theory
B) It involves constructing simplified models without
capturing all their complexity.
C) It deals with satisficing decisions by seeking
Which of the following is an example of externally
solutions that are satisfactory and sufficient.
caused behavior?
D) It assumes that an individual is able to identify all
A) An employee is late to work because of a
relevant options in an unbiased manner.
punctured tire.
E) It is an unconscious decision-making process
B) An employee postpones a meeting because he
created from distilled experience. - ANSWER -
