WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Questions And Answers 2022/2023

The hereditary approach states what? - Answer - An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of genes. hereditary - Answer - determined at time of conception Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - Answer - Most widely used personality test that includes Extroverted (E) versus Introverted (I), Sensing (S) versus Intuitive (N), Thinking (T) versus Feeling (F), Judging (J) versus Perceiving (P What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs personality test? - Answer - It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another. Big 5 Personality Traits - Answer - Openness, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Extroversion, Emotional stability. Among all Big 5 personality traits, which one is most consistently related to job performance? - Answer - conscientiousness narcissism - Answer - The tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement. Individuals scoring ________ have a strong ability to adjust their behavior to external, situational factors and can behave differently in different situations. - Answer - high on self-monitoring People with proactive personalities do what? - Answer - They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders. What is true of values? - Answer - They have content and intensity attributes. What is an instrumental value? - Answer - A method of behaviors that get you to the end result like personal discipline. What is a terminal value? - Answer - Where you are trying to end up such as social recognition. What are John Holland's six personality types? - Answer - realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, conventional. (remember investigative) With reference to Hofstede's framework, which country scores the highest in individualism? - Answer - United States What is perception? - Answer - A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.