OBHR 330 FINAL EXAM PURDUE STUDY GUIDE
4 Facets of Emotional Ability - Answer -1. Self-Awareness
2. Self-Regulation (Emotional Regulation)
3. Empathy (other awareness)
4. Social skills (use of emotion)
Personality - Answer -Set of traits that make us unique
Traits - Answer -Building blocks of personality
trends in people's responses to their environment
ex: polite, easygoing, responsible...
Cultural Values - Answer -shared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of
conduct in a given culture
ex: traditional , informal, risk adverse, assertive...
Cattell's Source Traits - Answer -- Measure personality in basic units
- Identified 16 factors
-First career placement test
The Big Five - Answer -1. Openness to Experience
2. Conscientiousness
3. Extraversion
4. Agreeableness
5. Neuroticism
-Most popular theory today
-Consistent across cultures
Accomplishment Striving - Answer -strong desire to accomplish task-related goals as a
means of expressing personality
(conscientiousness)
Communion Striving - Answer -A strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal
relationships as a means of expressing one's personality
(agreeableness)
Zero Acquaintance - Answer -situation in which two people have just met
(extroversion)
, Status Striving - Answer -a strong desire to obtain power and influence within a social
structure as a means of expressing one's personality
(extroversion)
Positive Affectivity - Answer -a dispositional tendency to experience pleasant, engaging
moods such as enthusiasm, excitement, and elation
(extroverts)
Negative Affectivity - Answer -tendency to experience negative emotions and moods,
feel distressed, and be critical of oneself and others
(neuroticism)
Differential Exposure - Answer -Being more likely to appraise day-to-day situations as
stressful, thereby feeling that stressors are encountered more frequently
(neuroticism)
Differential Reactivity - Answer -Being less likely to believe that one can cope with the
stressors experienced on a daily basis
(neuroticism)
Type-A Personality - Answer -More neurotic people
Locus of Control - Answer -a person's tendency to perceive the control of rewards as
internal to the self or external in the environment
(neuroticism leads to believe external locus)
Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - Answer -4 preferences of personality types
1. Extraversion vs. Introversion
2. Sensing vs. Intuition
3. Thinking vs. Feeling
4. Judging vs. Perceiving
Created by Carl Jung
Extraversion vs. Introversion - Answer -being energized by people and social
interactions vs being energized by private time and reflection
Sensing vs. Intuition - Answer -preferring clear and concrete facts and data vs
preferring hunches and speculations based on theory and imagination
Thinking vs. Feeling - Answer -approaching decisions with logic and critical analysis vs.
approaching decisions with an emphasis on others' needs and feelings
Judging vs. Perceiving - Answer -approaching tasks by planning and setting goals vs
preferring to have flexibility and spontaneity when performing tasks
4 Facets of Emotional Ability - Answer -1. Self-Awareness
2. Self-Regulation (Emotional Regulation)
3. Empathy (other awareness)
4. Social skills (use of emotion)
Personality - Answer -Set of traits that make us unique
Traits - Answer -Building blocks of personality
trends in people's responses to their environment
ex: polite, easygoing, responsible...
Cultural Values - Answer -shared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of
conduct in a given culture
ex: traditional , informal, risk adverse, assertive...
Cattell's Source Traits - Answer -- Measure personality in basic units
- Identified 16 factors
-First career placement test
The Big Five - Answer -1. Openness to Experience
2. Conscientiousness
3. Extraversion
4. Agreeableness
5. Neuroticism
-Most popular theory today
-Consistent across cultures
Accomplishment Striving - Answer -strong desire to accomplish task-related goals as a
means of expressing personality
(conscientiousness)
Communion Striving - Answer -A strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal
relationships as a means of expressing one's personality
(agreeableness)
Zero Acquaintance - Answer -situation in which two people have just met
(extroversion)
, Status Striving - Answer -a strong desire to obtain power and influence within a social
structure as a means of expressing one's personality
(extroversion)
Positive Affectivity - Answer -a dispositional tendency to experience pleasant, engaging
moods such as enthusiasm, excitement, and elation
(extroverts)
Negative Affectivity - Answer -tendency to experience negative emotions and moods,
feel distressed, and be critical of oneself and others
(neuroticism)
Differential Exposure - Answer -Being more likely to appraise day-to-day situations as
stressful, thereby feeling that stressors are encountered more frequently
(neuroticism)
Differential Reactivity - Answer -Being less likely to believe that one can cope with the
stressors experienced on a daily basis
(neuroticism)
Type-A Personality - Answer -More neurotic people
Locus of Control - Answer -a person's tendency to perceive the control of rewards as
internal to the self or external in the environment
(neuroticism leads to believe external locus)
Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - Answer -4 preferences of personality types
1. Extraversion vs. Introversion
2. Sensing vs. Intuition
3. Thinking vs. Feeling
4. Judging vs. Perceiving
Created by Carl Jung
Extraversion vs. Introversion - Answer -being energized by people and social
interactions vs being energized by private time and reflection
Sensing vs. Intuition - Answer -preferring clear and concrete facts and data vs
preferring hunches and speculations based on theory and imagination
Thinking vs. Feeling - Answer -approaching decisions with logic and critical analysis vs.
approaching decisions with an emphasis on others' needs and feelings
Judging vs. Perceiving - Answer -approaching tasks by planning and setting goals vs
preferring to have flexibility and spontaneity when performing tasks
