ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 18TH
EDITION ROBBINS TEST BANK PRACTICE
TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house.
She is known to be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them
regularly to build strong work relationships. She knows that her rapport
with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and invests time in
these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive
and colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following
personality types is Athers most likely to be characterized by according
to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification? _______.
Answer: Extraverted- a personality dimension describing someone who
is sociable, gregarious, and assertive.
⩥ What does the heredity approach state?. Answer: B) An individual's
personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.
⩥ . ________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees
and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most consistently related to job
performance.. Answer: Conscientiousness- someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized. Most consistently related to
increased job performance.
,⩥ What trait is associated with job satisfaction?. Answer: Emotional
Stability.
⩥ What is a personality assessment model that taps 5 Basic Dimensions?
What are the five dimensions?. Answer: The Big Five Model- 1.
Extraversion/Intraversion. 2. Agreeableness. 3. Conscientiousness. 4.
Emotional Stability. 5. Openess to Experience.
⩥ What is a core self evaluation?. Answer: Bottom line conclusions
individuals have about their compatibilities, and worth as a person.
⩥ Which of the following statements is true about people with positive
core self-evaluations ?. Answer: They are committed to their goals and
set ambitious goals.
⩥ Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation?.
Answer: They give high importance to achievement and material
success.
⩥ What is true about Millennials?. Answer: They are more questioning
and entrepreneurial than the other generations.
⩥ What is true about Generations Xers?. Answer: They give the highest
importance to flexibility and life options.
,⩥ Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding
people with proactive personalities?. Answer: They are more likely than
others to be seen as leaders.
⩥ Which of the following is true of values ?. Answer: They have content
and intensity attributes. Values are judgemental, tend to be stable, mostly
established in earlier years.
⩥ According to the Rokeach Value Survey what are terminal and
instrumental values?. Answer: Terminal Values- desirable end states.
Where you want to be, where you want to achieve.
Instrumental Values- preferable modes of behavior, a means to achieve
terminal values. Behaviors that can get you there.
⩥ What are some examples of instrumental values?. Answer: Personal
discipline, self improvemet, autonomy, self reliance, kindness, ambition.
⩥ What are some examples of Terminal Values?. Answer: Economic
Success, social recognition, world peace, Meaning of life
⩥ What is an example of an instrumental value according to the
Rokeach value survey?. Answer: personal discipline- a behavior
⩥ What is an example of externally caused behavior?. Answer: An
employee is late to work because of a punctured tire.
, ⩥ What is an example of an internally caused behavior?. Answer: An
employee postpones a meeting because he overslept. An employee was
fired because he violated a company policy. An employee was promoted
when he achieved more than the assigned objectives.
⩥ According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we
tend to attribute it to external causes.. Answer: low on consistency
⩥ According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we
tend to attribute it to external causes.. Answer: High on Distinctivness,
and Consensus
⩥ ) Which of the following terms refers to a situation in which a person
inaccurately perceives a second person, and the resulting expectations
cause the second person to behave in ways consistent with the original
perception?. Answer: Self Fulfilling Prophecy
⩥ What is the tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past
choices?. Answer: Confirmation Bias
⩥ What is the term that refers to determining if someones behavior is
external or internal?. Answer: Attribution Theory
EDITION ROBBINS TEST BANK PRACTICE
TEST 2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house.
She is known to be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them
regularly to build strong work relationships. She knows that her rapport
with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and invests time in
these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive
and colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following
personality types is Athers most likely to be characterized by according
to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification? _______.
Answer: Extraverted- a personality dimension describing someone who
is sociable, gregarious, and assertive.
⩥ What does the heredity approach state?. Answer: B) An individual's
personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.
⩥ . ________ is as important for managers as for front-line employees
and, among all Big Five Model traits, is most consistently related to job
performance.. Answer: Conscientiousness- someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized. Most consistently related to
increased job performance.
,⩥ What trait is associated with job satisfaction?. Answer: Emotional
Stability.
⩥ What is a personality assessment model that taps 5 Basic Dimensions?
What are the five dimensions?. Answer: The Big Five Model- 1.
Extraversion/Intraversion. 2. Agreeableness. 3. Conscientiousness. 4.
Emotional Stability. 5. Openess to Experience.
⩥ What is a core self evaluation?. Answer: Bottom line conclusions
individuals have about their compatibilities, and worth as a person.
⩥ Which of the following statements is true about people with positive
core self-evaluations ?. Answer: They are committed to their goals and
set ambitious goals.
⩥ Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation?.
Answer: They give high importance to achievement and material
success.
⩥ What is true about Millennials?. Answer: They are more questioning
and entrepreneurial than the other generations.
⩥ What is true about Generations Xers?. Answer: They give the highest
importance to flexibility and life options.
,⩥ Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding
people with proactive personalities?. Answer: They are more likely than
others to be seen as leaders.
⩥ Which of the following is true of values ?. Answer: They have content
and intensity attributes. Values are judgemental, tend to be stable, mostly
established in earlier years.
⩥ According to the Rokeach Value Survey what are terminal and
instrumental values?. Answer: Terminal Values- desirable end states.
Where you want to be, where you want to achieve.
Instrumental Values- preferable modes of behavior, a means to achieve
terminal values. Behaviors that can get you there.
⩥ What are some examples of instrumental values?. Answer: Personal
discipline, self improvemet, autonomy, self reliance, kindness, ambition.
⩥ What are some examples of Terminal Values?. Answer: Economic
Success, social recognition, world peace, Meaning of life
⩥ What is an example of an instrumental value according to the
Rokeach value survey?. Answer: personal discipline- a behavior
⩥ What is an example of externally caused behavior?. Answer: An
employee is late to work because of a punctured tire.
, ⩥ What is an example of an internally caused behavior?. Answer: An
employee postpones a meeting because he overslept. An employee was
fired because he violated a company policy. An employee was promoted
when he achieved more than the assigned objectives.
⩥ According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we
tend to attribute it to external causes.. Answer: low on consistency
⩥ According to the attribution theory, if a behavior scores ________, we
tend to attribute it to external causes.. Answer: High on Distinctivness,
and Consensus
⩥ ) Which of the following terms refers to a situation in which a person
inaccurately perceives a second person, and the resulting expectations
cause the second person to behave in ways consistent with the original
perception?. Answer: Self Fulfilling Prophecy
⩥ What is the tendency to seek out information that reaffirms past
choices?. Answer: Confirmation Bias
⩥ What is the term that refers to determining if someones behavior is
external or internal?. Answer: Attribution Theory
