BCOR 2202 EXAM I UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is personality
Answer:
the structures and propensities inside people that explain their characteristic
patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior
Question:
2. Characteristics of personality
Answer:
relatively stable across time and situations; individual differences; influences but
does not determine behavior; observable throughout consistent patterns
Question:
3. Big 5 Personality Traits
Answer:
openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
Question:
4. How much extraversion is accounted for by genetics?
Answer:
49% (largest of the big 5)
Question:
5. How much openness is accounted for by genetics?
Answer:
45%
Question:
6. How much neuroticism is accounted for by genetics?
Answer:
40%
Question:
7. How much conscientiousness is accounted for by
genetics?
Answer:
38%
, Question:
8. How much agreeableness is accounted for by genetics?
Answer:
35%
Question:
9. Personality changes over lifetime
Answer:
for personality, heritability drops with age but increases for intelligence
Question:
10. Correlation to leadership
Answer:
Extraversion-0.31
Neuroticism-(-)0.27
Agreeableness-0.17 (does not effect)
Conscientiousness-0.24
Openness to experience-0.28
Question:
11. low openness
Answer:
conventional, practical routine-based
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12. high openness
Answer:
creative, curious, artistic
Question:
13. opennesses workplace impact
Answer:
Thrives in creative and innovative roles; embraces change and new learning
opportunities; may struggle in routine or highly structured work; essential for
R&D, design, and strategic planning
Question:
14. Low conscientiousness
Answer:
disorganized, careless, impulsive
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is personality
Answer:
the structures and propensities inside people that explain their characteristic
patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior
Question:
2. Characteristics of personality
Answer:
relatively stable across time and situations; individual differences; influences but
does not determine behavior; observable throughout consistent patterns
Question:
3. Big 5 Personality Traits
Answer:
openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
Question:
4. How much extraversion is accounted for by genetics?
Answer:
49% (largest of the big 5)
Question:
5. How much openness is accounted for by genetics?
Answer:
45%
Question:
6. How much neuroticism is accounted for by genetics?
Answer:
40%
Question:
7. How much conscientiousness is accounted for by
genetics?
Answer:
38%
, Question:
8. How much agreeableness is accounted for by genetics?
Answer:
35%
Question:
9. Personality changes over lifetime
Answer:
for personality, heritability drops with age but increases for intelligence
Question:
10. Correlation to leadership
Answer:
Extraversion-0.31
Neuroticism-(-)0.27
Agreeableness-0.17 (does not effect)
Conscientiousness-0.24
Openness to experience-0.28
Question:
11. low openness
Answer:
conventional, practical routine-based
Question:
12. high openness
Answer:
creative, curious, artistic
Question:
13. opennesses workplace impact
Answer:
Thrives in creative and innovative roles; embraces change and new learning
opportunities; may struggle in routine or highly structured work; essential for
R&D, design, and strategic planning
Question:
14. Low conscientiousness
Answer:
disorganized, careless, impulsive