WGU C175 Practice Questions with 100% Correct
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1) According to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to the
________
type prefer verbal activities in which there are opportunities to influence others and
attain
powers.
A) realistic
B) conventional
C) artistic
D) enterprising
E) investigative
D) enterprising
2) Which of the following is a drawback of self-report surveys?
A) They can hold only a limited number of questions.
B) They involve a large number of people in the evaluation process.
C) They may have biased results if the surveyor's judgment is biased.
D) They comprise a large number of complex statistical data.
E) They may result in the respondent rating themselves better to create a good
impression.
E) They may result in the respondent rating themselves better to create a good impression.
3) Ellen 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. Which of the following types is Ellen most likely to be characterized as
according
to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
A) Perceiving
B) Brooder
C) Extraverted
D) Introverted
E) Solitary
C) Extraverted
4) Which of the following has been found to be most consistently related to job
performance?
A) Extraversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Conscientiousness
D) Emotional stability
E) Openness to experience
C) Conscientiousness
5) Which of the following statements is true about people with positive core self-
evaluations?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
, C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers.
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
6) Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust their behavior to
external,
situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
A) low on openness
B) high on narcissism
C) low on agreeableness
D) high on self-monitoring
E) low on conscientiousness
D) high on self-monitoring
7) Which of the following is true regarding values?
A) They are void of a judgmental element.
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later years.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
8) According to Milton Rokeach ________ is a terminal value.
A) personal discipline
B) self-reliance
C) goal-orientation
Answers
1) According to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to the
________
type prefer verbal activities in which there are opportunities to influence others and
attain
powers.
A) realistic
B) conventional
C) artistic
D) enterprising
E) investigative
D) enterprising
2) Which of the following is a drawback of self-report surveys?
A) They can hold only a limited number of questions.
B) They involve a large number of people in the evaluation process.
C) They may have biased results if the surveyor's judgment is biased.
D) They comprise a large number of complex statistical data.
E) They may result in the respondent rating themselves better to create a good
impression.
E) They may result in the respondent rating themselves better to create a good impression.
3) Ellen 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. Which of the following types is Ellen most likely to be characterized as
according
to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
A) Perceiving
B) Brooder
C) Extraverted
D) Introverted
E) Solitary
C) Extraverted
4) Which of the following has been found to be most consistently related to job
performance?
A) Extraversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Conscientiousness
D) Emotional stability
E) Openness to experience
C) Conscientiousness
5) Which of the following statements is true about people with positive core self-
evaluations?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
, C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers.
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
6) Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust their behavior to
external,
situational factors and can behave differently in different situations.
A) low on openness
B) high on narcissism
C) low on agreeableness
D) high on self-monitoring
E) low on conscientiousness
D) high on self-monitoring
7) Which of the following is true regarding values?
A) They are void of a judgmental element.
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later years.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
8) According to Milton Rokeach ________ is a terminal value.
A) personal discipline
B) self-reliance
C) goal-orientation
