WGU C484 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
Mastery Guide 2026–2027 | Leadership Psychology,
Team Dynamics & Workplace Behavior Explained
personality - correct answers -Enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
Heredity - correct answers -Factors determined at conception; one's biological, physiological, and
inherent psychological makeup
personality traits - correct answers -Enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
Big Five model - correct answers -A personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions
extroversion - correct answers -A Big Five personality dimension describing someone who is sociable,
gregarious, and assertive
agreeableness - correct answers -A Big Five personality dimension that describes someone who is good-
natured, cooperative, and trusting
conscientiousness - correct answers -A Big Five personality dimension that describes someone who is
responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized
emotional stability - correct answers -A Big Five personality dimension that characterizes someone as
calm, self-confident, secure (positive) versus nervous, depressed, and insecure (negative)
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,openness to experience - correct answers -A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms
of imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity
core self-evaluation - correct answers -Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities,
competence, and worth as a person
Machiavellianism - correct answers -The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means
narcissism - correct answers -The tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance,
require excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement
self-monitoring - correct answers -A personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his or
her behavior to external, situational factors
proactive personality - correct answers -People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action,
and persevere until meaningful change occurs
Other-orientation - correct answers -A personality trait that reflects the extent to which decisions are
affected by social influences and concerns vs. our own well-being and outcomes
values - correct answers -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
(content & intensity)
value system - correct answers -A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of their
intensity
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, terminal values - correct answers -Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like to
achieve during his or her lifetime
instrumental values - correct answers -Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one's
terminal values
personality-job fit theory - correct answers -A theory that identifies six personality types and proposes
that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and
turnover
person-organization fit - correct answers -Argues that people are attracted to and selected by
organizations that match their values, and they leave organizations that are not compatible with their
personalities
power distance - correct answers -A national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a
society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally
masculinity - correct answers -A national culture attribute that describes the extent to which the culture
favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power, and control. Societal values are
characterized by assertiveness and materialism.
femininity - correct answers -A national culture attribute that indicates little differentiation between
male and female roles; a high rating indicates that women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects
of the society.
uncertainty avoidance - correct answers -A national culture attribute that describes the extent to which
a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them.
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Mastery Guide 2026–2027 | Leadership Psychology,
Team Dynamics & Workplace Behavior Explained
personality - correct answers -Enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
Heredity - correct answers -Factors determined at conception; one's biological, physiological, and
inherent psychological makeup
personality traits - correct answers -Enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
Big Five model - correct answers -A personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions
extroversion - correct answers -A Big Five personality dimension describing someone who is sociable,
gregarious, and assertive
agreeableness - correct answers -A Big Five personality dimension that describes someone who is good-
natured, cooperative, and trusting
conscientiousness - correct answers -A Big Five personality dimension that describes someone who is
responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized
emotional stability - correct answers -A Big Five personality dimension that characterizes someone as
calm, self-confident, secure (positive) versus nervous, depressed, and insecure (negative)
1
,openness to experience - correct answers -A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms
of imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity
core self-evaluation - correct answers -Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities,
competence, and worth as a person
Machiavellianism - correct answers -The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means
narcissism - correct answers -The tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance,
require excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement
self-monitoring - correct answers -A personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his or
her behavior to external, situational factors
proactive personality - correct answers -People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action,
and persevere until meaningful change occurs
Other-orientation - correct answers -A personality trait that reflects the extent to which decisions are
affected by social influences and concerns vs. our own well-being and outcomes
values - correct answers -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
(content & intensity)
value system - correct answers -A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of their
intensity
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, terminal values - correct answers -Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like to
achieve during his or her lifetime
instrumental values - correct answers -Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one's
terminal values
personality-job fit theory - correct answers -A theory that identifies six personality types and proposes
that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and
turnover
person-organization fit - correct answers -Argues that people are attracted to and selected by
organizations that match their values, and they leave organizations that are not compatible with their
personalities
power distance - correct answers -A national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a
society accepts that power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally
masculinity - correct answers -A national culture attribute that describes the extent to which the culture
favors traditional masculine work roles of achievement, power, and control. Societal values are
characterized by assertiveness and materialism.
femininity - correct answers -A national culture attribute that indicates little differentiation between
male and female roles; a high rating indicates that women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects
of the society.
uncertainty avoidance - correct answers -A national culture attribute that describes the extent to which
a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them.
3
