WGU C715 Exam Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
Latest 2026 Update
an instrument that purports to measure whether a person is task or relationship
oriented -
Q: Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) questionnaire
process that begins when 1 party perceives another party has negatively affected,
or is about to negatively affect something that the first party cares about
Answer:
conflict
unwritten agreement that sets out what management expects from an employee and
vice versa
- psychological contract
facets:
Intelligence and creativity
Personality and creativity
Expertise and creativity
Q: Ethics and creativity
Answer:
creative potential
Q: performance evaluations systems, rewards system, formal regulations,
system-imposed time constraints, historical precedents
Answer:
organizational constraints
Q: emphasizes tight, social framework in which people expect others in groups
they are part of to look after and protect them
Answer:
collectivism
extent to which cues regarding work duties and responsibilities are compatible -
consistency
,Q: the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with
others
Answer:
personality self assessment, observer-ratings surveys - Measuring Personality
Q: heredity, environmental factors, situational conditions
Answer:
Personality Determinants
Q: argues the ultimate explanation of an individual's personality is the molecular
structure of the genes located on the chromosome
Answer:
Heredity Approach to Personality
Q: enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
Answer:
personality traits
Q: a personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies people into 1 of
16 personality types
Answer:
MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
Q: practical, prefers routine and order, detail oriented
Answer:
Sensing (MBTI) rely on unconscious process, see the "big picture" - Intuitive
(MBTI)
Q: proposes 5 basic dimensions underlie all others, and encompass most of the
significant variation in human personality
Answer:
Big 5 personality model
Conscientious, emotional stability, openness to experience, agreeableness,
extraversion -
Big 5 Personality Traits
,Q: Measure of reliability
Answer:
Conscientious (Big 5)
Q: ability to withstand stress
Answer:
Emotional Stability (Big 5) comfort level with relationships - Extraversion (Big 5)
Q: range of interest and fascination with novelty
Answer:
Openness to experience (big 5) individuals propensity to defer to others -
agreeableness
Q: consists of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism
Answer:
dark triad of personality
Q: the degree to which a person is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and
believes the ends justify the means
Answer:
Machiavellianism (Mach)
Q: the tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance,
require excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement
Answer:
Narscisim
Q: the tendency for a lack of concern for others and a lack of guilt or remorse
when their actions cause harm
Answer:
psychopathy
Q: bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities, competence,
and worth as a person
Answer:
core self-evaluation
, Q: ability to adjust behavior to external situational factors
Answer:
self-monitoring
Q: identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until
meaningful change occurs, compared to others who generally react to
situations
Answer:
proactive personality
the way personality translates into behavior depends on the strength of the situation
-
situation strength theory
Q: Clarity, consistency, constraints, consequences
Answer:
situation strength catagories degree to which cues regarding work duties and
responsibilities are available and clear -
clarity
extent individuals freedom to decide or act is limited by forces out of their control -
constraints
Q: degree decisions or actions have important implications for organization or its
members, clients, supplies, etc.
Answer:
consequences
Q: predicts some situations, event, or interventions 'activate' a trait more than
others
Answer:
trait action theory
Q: a hierarchy based on a ranking of an individuals values in terms of their
intensity
Answer:
value system
Latest 2026 Update
an instrument that purports to measure whether a person is task or relationship
oriented -
Q: Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) questionnaire
process that begins when 1 party perceives another party has negatively affected,
or is about to negatively affect something that the first party cares about
Answer:
conflict
unwritten agreement that sets out what management expects from an employee and
vice versa
- psychological contract
facets:
Intelligence and creativity
Personality and creativity
Expertise and creativity
Q: Ethics and creativity
Answer:
creative potential
Q: performance evaluations systems, rewards system, formal regulations,
system-imposed time constraints, historical precedents
Answer:
organizational constraints
Q: emphasizes tight, social framework in which people expect others in groups
they are part of to look after and protect them
Answer:
collectivism
extent to which cues regarding work duties and responsibilities are compatible -
consistency
,Q: the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with
others
Answer:
personality self assessment, observer-ratings surveys - Measuring Personality
Q: heredity, environmental factors, situational conditions
Answer:
Personality Determinants
Q: argues the ultimate explanation of an individual's personality is the molecular
structure of the genes located on the chromosome
Answer:
Heredity Approach to Personality
Q: enduring characteristics that describe an individual's behavior
Answer:
personality traits
Q: a personality test that taps four characteristics and classifies people into 1 of
16 personality types
Answer:
MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)
Q: practical, prefers routine and order, detail oriented
Answer:
Sensing (MBTI) rely on unconscious process, see the "big picture" - Intuitive
(MBTI)
Q: proposes 5 basic dimensions underlie all others, and encompass most of the
significant variation in human personality
Answer:
Big 5 personality model
Conscientious, emotional stability, openness to experience, agreeableness,
extraversion -
Big 5 Personality Traits
,Q: Measure of reliability
Answer:
Conscientious (Big 5)
Q: ability to withstand stress
Answer:
Emotional Stability (Big 5) comfort level with relationships - Extraversion (Big 5)
Q: range of interest and fascination with novelty
Answer:
Openness to experience (big 5) individuals propensity to defer to others -
agreeableness
Q: consists of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism
Answer:
dark triad of personality
Q: the degree to which a person is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and
believes the ends justify the means
Answer:
Machiavellianism (Mach)
Q: the tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance,
require excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement
Answer:
Narscisim
Q: the tendency for a lack of concern for others and a lack of guilt or remorse
when their actions cause harm
Answer:
psychopathy
Q: bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities, competence,
and worth as a person
Answer:
core self-evaluation
, Q: ability to adjust behavior to external situational factors
Answer:
self-monitoring
Q: identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until
meaningful change occurs, compared to others who generally react to
situations
Answer:
proactive personality
the way personality translates into behavior depends on the strength of the situation
-
situation strength theory
Q: Clarity, consistency, constraints, consequences
Answer:
situation strength catagories degree to which cues regarding work duties and
responsibilities are available and clear -
clarity
extent individuals freedom to decide or act is limited by forces out of their control -
constraints
Q: degree decisions or actions have important implications for organization or its
members, clients, supplies, etc.
Answer:
consequences
Q: predicts some situations, event, or interventions 'activate' a trait more than
others
Answer:
trait action theory
Q: a hierarchy based on a ranking of an individuals values in terms of their
intensity
Answer:
value system
