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WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
personality - correct-answer -characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits - correct-answer -characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
in a large number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - correct-answer -A personality test that taps four
characteristics and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model - correct-answer -A personality assessment model that taps five basic
dimensions. extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and
neuroticism.
extraversion - correct-answer -A personality describing someone who is sociable and
assertive (confident and forceful )
agreeableness - correct-answer -A personality that describes someone who is good
natured, cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness - correct-answer -A personality that describes someone who is
responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized.
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emotional stability - correct-answer -A personality that characterizes someone as calm,
self-confident, and insecure.
openness to experience - correct-answer -A personality that characterizes someone in
terms of imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation - correct-answer -Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about
their capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism - correct-answer -The degree to which an individual is pragmatic,
maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
narcissism - correct-answer -The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require
excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring - correct-answer -where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her
behavior to external, situational factors.
proactive personality - correct-answer -People who identify opportunities, show
initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
values - correct-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 - correct-answer -A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values
in terms of their intensity.
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terminal values - correct-answer -Values that we work towards (happiness, self-respect,
family security, recognition)
instrumental values - correct-answer -Core values that are permanent in nature
(honesty, sincerity, ambition, independence)
personality Job-fit theory - correct-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 - correct-answer -where society accepts that power in institutions and
organizations is distributed unequally.
individualism - correct-answer -where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as
members of groups.
collectivism - correct-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 - correct-answer -where culture favors traditional masculine work roles of
achievement, power, and control.
femininity - correct-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 - correct-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.
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long-term orientation - correct-answer -A national culture attribute that emphasizes the
future, thrift, and persistence.
short-term orientation - correct-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 - correct-answer -factors determined at conception; one's biological,
physiological, and inherent psychological makeup.
Perception - correct-answer -A process by which individuals organize and interpret their
sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
attribution theory - correct-answer -An attempt to determine whether an individual's
behavior is internally or externally caused.
fundamental attribution error - correct-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 - correct-answer -The tendency for individuals to attribute their own
successes to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.
selective perception - correct-answer -The tendency to selectively interpret what one
sees on the basis of one's interests, background, experience, and attitudes.
WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
personality - correct-answer -characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits - correct-answer -characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
in a large number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - correct-answer -A personality test that taps four
characteristics and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model - correct-answer -A personality assessment model that taps five basic
dimensions. extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and
neuroticism.
extraversion - correct-answer -A personality describing someone who is sociable and
assertive (confident and forceful )
agreeableness - correct-answer -A personality that describes someone who is good
natured, cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness - correct-answer -A personality that describes someone who is
responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized.
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emotional stability - correct-answer -A personality that characterizes someone as calm,
self-confident, and insecure.
openness to experience - correct-answer -A personality that characterizes someone in
terms of imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation - correct-answer -Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about
their capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism - correct-answer -The degree to which an individual is pragmatic,
maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
narcissism - correct-answer -The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require
excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring - correct-answer -where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her
behavior to external, situational factors.
proactive personality - correct-answer -People who identify opportunities, show
initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
values - correct-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 - correct-answer -A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values
in terms of their intensity.
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terminal values - correct-answer -Values that we work towards (happiness, self-respect,
family security, recognition)
instrumental values - correct-answer -Core values that are permanent in nature
(honesty, sincerity, ambition, independence)
personality Job-fit theory - correct-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 - correct-answer -where society accepts that power in institutions and
organizations is distributed unequally.
individualism - correct-answer -where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as
members of groups.
collectivism - correct-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 - correct-answer -where culture favors traditional masculine work roles of
achievement, power, and control.
femininity - correct-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 - correct-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.
, 4
long-term orientation - correct-answer -A national culture attribute that emphasizes the
future, thrift, and persistence.
short-term orientation - correct-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 - correct-answer -factors determined at conception; one's biological,
physiological, and inherent psychological makeup.
Perception - correct-answer -A process by which individuals organize and interpret their
sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
attribution theory - correct-answer -An attempt to determine whether an individual's
behavior is internally or externally caused.
fundamental attribution error - correct-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 - correct-answer -The tendency for individuals to attribute their own
successes to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.
selective perception - correct-answer -The tendency to selectively interpret what one
sees on the basis of one's interests, background, experience, and attitudes.
