WGU - Organizational Behavior - C715
exam with answers
1) |Esther |Lugo |has |gone |for |an |interview |at |an |advertising |firm |in |Manhattan |and |has |been |
asked |to |complete |a |self-report |survey |to |help |interviewers |understand |if |she |is |the |right |
candidate |for |the |job. |From |the |interview, |they |have |found |that |she |is |extroverted, |empathic, |
scrupulous, |and |cooperative |in |nature, |which |are |key |characteristics |needed |for |the |job. |
These |characteristics |about |Lugo |indicate |her |________. |
|
A) |genealogy |B) |talent |C) |skill |D) |personality |E) |knowledge |- |ANSWERS✔✔D) |personality
Ellen |Athers |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. |In |addition, |while |making |decisions, |she |is |assertive |
and |colleagues |take |her |decisions |seriously. |Which |of |the |following |personality |types |is |
Athers |most |likely |to |be |characterized |by |according |to |the |Myers-Briggs |Type |Indicator |
(MBTI) |classification? |_______ |
|
A) |introverted |B) |perceiving |C) |solitary |D) |brooder |E) |extraverted |- |ANSWERS✔✔E) |
extraverted
Which |of |the |following |does |the |heredity |approach |state? |
A) |An |individual's |personality |is |determined |by |the |social |background |one |is |brought |up |in. |
B) |An |individual's |personality |is |determined |by |molecular |structure |of |the |genes. |
C) |An |individual's |personality |is |influenced |by |the |economic |settings |he |is |surrounded |by. |
D) |A |person's |personality |traits |are |created |by |the |company |he |keeps |i.e., |his |friends |and |
family.
E) |A |person's |personality |traits |are |largely |influenced |by |global |trends |and |characteristics. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔B) |An |individual's |personality |is |determined |by |molecular |structure |of |the |
genes.
,___________ |is |as |important |for |managers |as |for |front-line |employees |and, |among |all |Big |
Five |Model |traits, |is |most |consistently |related |to |job |performance. |
|
A) |Extroversion |
B) |Agreeableness |
C) |Conscientiousness |
D) |Emotional |stability |
E) |Openness |to |experience |- |ANSWERS✔✔C) |Conscientiousness
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. |- |ANSWERS✔✔A) |They |are |
committed |to |their |goals |and |set |ambitious |goals.
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |the |baby |boomer |generation? |
|
A) |They |give |high |importance |to |achievement |and |material |success. |
B) |They |rate |highest |in |friendship |and |pleasure |on |the |RVS. |
C) |They |are |more |questioning |and |entrepreneurial |than |the |other |generations.
D) |They |lead |lives |shaped |mainly |by |globalization. |
E) |They |give |the |highest |importance |to |flexibility |and |life |options. |- |ANSWERS✔✔A) |They |
give |high |importance |to |achievement |and |material |success
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |most |likely |to |be |true |regarding |people |with |proactive |
personalities?
, A) |They |react |passively |to |situations.
B) |They |tend |to |display |their |true |dispositions |and |attitudes |in |every |situation.
C) |They |tend |to |be |selfish |and |exploitive |and |believe |others |exist |for |their |benefit.
D) |They |are |more |likely |than |others |to |be |seen |as |leaders.
E) |They |are |narcissistic |in |nature |and |require |constant |admiration. |- |ANSWERS✔✔D) |They |
are |more |likely |than |others |to |be |seen |as |leaders.
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |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. |- |ANSWERS✔✔D) |They |never |
change |irrespective |of |external |factors.
9. |Which |of |the |following |is |an |instrumental |value |according |to |the |Rokeach |value |survey?
|
A) |economic |success |
B) |social |recognition |
C) |personal |discipline |
D) |world |peace |
E) |meaning |in |life |- |ANSWERS✔✔C) |personal |discipline
Rokeach |- |Desirable |end-states |of |existence; |the |goals |a |person |would |like |to |achieve |during |
his |or |her |lifetime. |- |ANSWERS✔✔terminal |values
exam with answers
1) |Esther |Lugo |has |gone |for |an |interview |at |an |advertising |firm |in |Manhattan |and |has |been |
asked |to |complete |a |self-report |survey |to |help |interviewers |understand |if |she |is |the |right |
candidate |for |the |job. |From |the |interview, |they |have |found |that |she |is |extroverted, |empathic, |
scrupulous, |and |cooperative |in |nature, |which |are |key |characteristics |needed |for |the |job. |
These |characteristics |about |Lugo |indicate |her |________. |
|
A) |genealogy |B) |talent |C) |skill |D) |personality |E) |knowledge |- |ANSWERS✔✔D) |personality
Ellen |Athers |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. |In |addition, |while |making |decisions, |she |is |assertive |
and |colleagues |take |her |decisions |seriously. |Which |of |the |following |personality |types |is |
Athers |most |likely |to |be |characterized |by |according |to |the |Myers-Briggs |Type |Indicator |
(MBTI) |classification? |_______ |
|
A) |introverted |B) |perceiving |C) |solitary |D) |brooder |E) |extraverted |- |ANSWERS✔✔E) |
extraverted
Which |of |the |following |does |the |heredity |approach |state? |
A) |An |individual's |personality |is |determined |by |the |social |background |one |is |brought |up |in. |
B) |An |individual's |personality |is |determined |by |molecular |structure |of |the |genes. |
C) |An |individual's |personality |is |influenced |by |the |economic |settings |he |is |surrounded |by. |
D) |A |person's |personality |traits |are |created |by |the |company |he |keeps |i.e., |his |friends |and |
family.
E) |A |person's |personality |traits |are |largely |influenced |by |global |trends |and |characteristics. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔B) |An |individual's |personality |is |determined |by |molecular |structure |of |the |
genes.
,___________ |is |as |important |for |managers |as |for |front-line |employees |and, |among |all |Big |
Five |Model |traits, |is |most |consistently |related |to |job |performance. |
|
A) |Extroversion |
B) |Agreeableness |
C) |Conscientiousness |
D) |Emotional |stability |
E) |Openness |to |experience |- |ANSWERS✔✔C) |Conscientiousness
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. |- |ANSWERS✔✔A) |They |are |
committed |to |their |goals |and |set |ambitious |goals.
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |the |baby |boomer |generation? |
|
A) |They |give |high |importance |to |achievement |and |material |success. |
B) |They |rate |highest |in |friendship |and |pleasure |on |the |RVS. |
C) |They |are |more |questioning |and |entrepreneurial |than |the |other |generations.
D) |They |lead |lives |shaped |mainly |by |globalization. |
E) |They |give |the |highest |importance |to |flexibility |and |life |options. |- |ANSWERS✔✔A) |They |
give |high |importance |to |achievement |and |material |success
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |most |likely |to |be |true |regarding |people |with |proactive |
personalities?
, A) |They |react |passively |to |situations.
B) |They |tend |to |display |their |true |dispositions |and |attitudes |in |every |situation.
C) |They |tend |to |be |selfish |and |exploitive |and |believe |others |exist |for |their |benefit.
D) |They |are |more |likely |than |others |to |be |seen |as |leaders.
E) |They |are |narcissistic |in |nature |and |require |constant |admiration. |- |ANSWERS✔✔D) |They |
are |more |likely |than |others |to |be |seen |as |leaders.
Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |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. |- |ANSWERS✔✔D) |They |never |
change |irrespective |of |external |factors.
9. |Which |of |the |following |is |an |instrumental |value |according |to |the |Rokeach |value |survey?
|
A) |economic |success |
B) |social |recognition |
C) |personal |discipline |
D) |world |peace |
E) |meaning |in |life |- |ANSWERS✔✔C) |personal |discipline
Rokeach |- |Desirable |end-states |of |existence; |the |goals |a |person |would |like |to |achieve |during |
his |or |her |lifetime. |- |ANSWERS✔✔terminal |values
