WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|VERIFIED &
ALREADY GRADED A+
Most Studied | Updated
WESTERN GOVERNOR’S UNIVERSITY
2026 VERSION
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
#Bright_minds #stuvia@2026
, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
personality. ANSWER - characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits. ANSWER - characteristics that describe an individual's behavior in a
large number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). ANSWER - A personality test that taps four
characteristics and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model. ANSWER - A personality assessment model that taps five basic
dimensions. extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
extraversion. ANSWER - A personality describing someone who is sociable and assertive
(confident and forceful )
agreeableness. ANSWER - A personality that describes someone who is good natured,
cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness. ANSWER - A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
emotional stability. ANSWER - A personality that characterizes someone as calm, self-
confident, and insecure.
openness to experience. ANSWER - A personality that characterizes someone in terms of
imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation. ANSWER - Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their
capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism. ANSWER - The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
, narcissism. ANSWER - The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring. ANSWER - where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her behavior
to external, situational factors.
proactive personality. ANSWER - People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take
action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
values. 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. ANSWER - A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in
terms of their intensity.
terminal values. ANSWER - Values that we work towards (happiness, self-respect, family
security, recognition)
instrumental values. ANSWER - Core values that are permanent in nature (honesty,
sincerity, ambition, independence)
personality Job-fit theory. 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. ANSWER - where society accepts that power in institutions and
organizations is distributed unequally.
individualism. ANSWER - where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as
members of groups.
BEHAVIOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|VERIFIED &
ALREADY GRADED A+
Most Studied | Updated
WESTERN GOVERNOR’S UNIVERSITY
2026 VERSION
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
#Bright_minds #stuvia@2026
, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
personality. ANSWER - characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits. ANSWER - characteristics that describe an individual's behavior in a
large number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). ANSWER - A personality test that taps four
characteristics and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model. ANSWER - A personality assessment model that taps five basic
dimensions. extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.
extraversion. ANSWER - A personality describing someone who is sociable and assertive
(confident and forceful )
agreeableness. ANSWER - A personality that describes someone who is good natured,
cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness. ANSWER - A personality that describes someone who is responsible,
dependable, persistent, and organized.
emotional stability. ANSWER - A personality that characterizes someone as calm, self-
confident, and insecure.
openness to experience. ANSWER - A personality that characterizes someone in terms of
imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation. ANSWER - Bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their
capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism. ANSWER - The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains
emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
, narcissism. ANSWER - The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require excessive
admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring. ANSWER - where an individual's has ability to adjust his or her behavior
to external, situational factors.
proactive personality. ANSWER - People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take
action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
values. 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. ANSWER - A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in
terms of their intensity.
terminal values. ANSWER - Values that we work towards (happiness, self-respect, family
security, recognition)
instrumental values. ANSWER - Core values that are permanent in nature (honesty,
sincerity, ambition, independence)
personality Job-fit theory. 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. ANSWER - where society accepts that power in institutions and
organizations is distributed unequally.
individualism. ANSWER - where people prefer to act as individuals rather than as
members of groups.
