Questions and CORRECT Answers
The structures and propensities inside a person that explain his or her characteristic patterns of
thought, emotion, and behavior. _________ reflects what people are like and creates their social
reputation - CORRECT ANSWER - Personality
Recurring trends in people's responses to their environment - CORRECT ANSWER -
Traits
Shared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of conduct in a given culture that influence
the expression of traits - CORRECT ANSWER - Cultural values
The Big Five Taxonomy:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Conscientiousness
2. Agreeableness
3. Neuroticism
4. Openness to experience
5. Extraversion
Prioritize communion striving (obtaining acceptance in social relationships) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Agreeableness
Prioritize accomplishment striving (accomplishing task-related goals) - CORRECT
ANSWER - Conscientiousness
,Useful for creative task performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Openness to experience
he said slide 5 of chapter 9 is important - CORRECT ANSWER - you took a picture of the
key adjectives
Prioritize status striving (obtaining power and influence) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Extraversion
Associated with negative affectivity and stress - CORRECT ANSWER - Neuroticism
A dispositional tendency to experience pleasant, engaging moods such as enthusiasm,
excitement, and elation - CORRECT ANSWER - Positive affectivity
A dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and
annoyance - CORRECT ANSWER - Negative affectivity
Being more likely to appraise day-to-day situations as stressful, thereby feeling that stressors are
encountered more frequently - CORRECT ANSWER - Differential exposure
Being less likely to believe that one can cope with the stressors experienced on a daily basis -
CORRECT ANSWER - Differential reactivity
Whether one believes the events that occur around him or her are self-driven or driven by the
external environment - CORRECT ANSWER - Locus of Control
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
1.
2.
3.
4. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Extraversion versus Introversion
, 2. Sensing versus Intuition
3. Thinking versus Feeling
4. Judging versus Perceiving
Preferring clear and concrete facts and data - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensing
Referring hunches and speculations based on theory and imagination - CORRECT
ANSWER - Intuition
Being energized by people and social interactions - CORRECT ANSWER - Extraversion
Being energized by private time and reflection - CORRECT ANSWER - Introversion
Approaching tasks by planning and setting goals - CORRECT ANSWER - Judging
Preferring to have flexibility and spontaneity when performing tasks - CORRECT
ANSWER - Perceiving
Approaching decisions with logic and critical analysis - CORRECT ANSWER - Thinking
Approaching decisions with an emphasis on others' needs and feelings - CORRECT
ANSWER - Feeling
The shared values, beliefs, motives, identities, and interpretations that result from common
experiences of members of a society and are transmitted across generations - CORRECT
ANSWER - Culture
Cultures provide societies with their own distinct ___________ .