WGU C715 Organizational Behavior
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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)
instrumental values. ANSWER - Core values that are permanent in nature (honesty,
sincerity, ambition, independence)
personality Job-fit theory. ANSWER - A theory that identifies six personality types and
proposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines
satisfaction and turnover.
power distance. ANSWER - where society accepts that power in institutions and
organizations is distributed unequally.
individualism. ANSWER - where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as
members of groups.
, collectivism. ANSWER - A national culture attribute that describes a tight social
framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after
them and protect them.
masculinity. ANSWER - where culture favors traditional masculine work roles of
achievement, power, and control.
femininity. ANSWER - indicates little differentiation between male and female roles;
where women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society.
uncertainty avoidance. ANSWER - A national culture attribute that describes the extent
to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid
them.
long-term orientation. ANSWER - A national culture attribute that emphasizes the future,
thrift, and persistence.
short-term orientation. ANSWER - A national culture attribute that emphasizes the past
and present, respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social obligations. people value the here
and now; they accept change more readily and don't see commitments as impediments to
change.
heredity. ANSWER - factors determined at conception; one's biological, physiological, and
inherent psychological makeup.
Perception. ANSWER - A process by which individuals organize and interpret their
sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
attribution theory. ANSWER - An attempt to determine whether an individual's behavior
is internally or externally caused.
fundamental attribution error. ANSWER - The tendency to underestimate the influence of
external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgments
about the behavior of others.
self-serving bias. ANSWER - The tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes
to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.
Updated Questions And Answers With
100% Correct Answers Graded A+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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)
instrumental values. ANSWER - Core values that are permanent in nature (honesty,
sincerity, ambition, independence)
personality Job-fit theory. ANSWER - A theory that identifies six personality types and
proposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines
satisfaction and turnover.
power distance. ANSWER - where society accepts that power in institutions and
organizations is distributed unequally.
individualism. ANSWER - where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as
members of groups.
, collectivism. ANSWER - A national culture attribute that describes a tight social
framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to look after
them and protect them.
masculinity. ANSWER - where culture favors traditional masculine work roles of
achievement, power, and control.
femininity. ANSWER - indicates little differentiation between male and female roles;
where women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society.
uncertainty avoidance. ANSWER - A national culture attribute that describes the extent
to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid
them.
long-term orientation. ANSWER - A national culture attribute that emphasizes the future,
thrift, and persistence.
short-term orientation. ANSWER - A national culture attribute that emphasizes the past
and present, respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social obligations. people value the here
and now; they accept change more readily and don't see commitments as impediments to
change.
heredity. ANSWER - factors determined at conception; one's biological, physiological, and
inherent psychological makeup.
Perception. ANSWER - A process by which individuals organize and interpret their
sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
attribution theory. ANSWER - An attempt to determine whether an individual's behavior
is internally or externally caused.
fundamental attribution error. ANSWER - The tendency to underestimate the influence of
external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when making judgments
about the behavior of others.
self-serving bias. ANSWER - The tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes
to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.
