12 (Main Terms) UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Personality - CORRECT ANSWER - Characteristic patterns of thought, emotion and
behavior
Traits - CORRECT ANSWER - Recurring Trends
Cultural Values - CORRECT ANSWER - Shared Beliefs
Conscientiousness - CORRECT ANSWER - Accomplishing tasks
Agreeableness - CORRECT ANSWER - Cooperative, Acceptance, Courteous
Neuroticism - CORRECT ANSWER - With Negative
Openness to Experience - CORRECT ANSWER - Creative, Imaginative, Curious
Extraversion - CORRECT ANSWER - Sociable, Talkative, Assertive
Positive Affectivity - CORRECT ANSWER - Dispositional tendency to experience
pleasant
Negative Affectivity - CORRECT ANSWER - Dispositional tendency to experience
unpleasant
, Differential Reactivity - CORRECT ANSWER - less likely to believe that one can cope
with the stressors
Differential Exposure - CORRECT ANSWER - more likely to appraise day-to-day
situations as stressful
Locus of Control - CORRECT ANSWER - events, are self driven or driven by the external
environment
Creative Task Performance - CORRECT ANSWER - develop ideas or physical outcomes
that are both novel & useful
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER - Common experiences of members of a society
Maximum Performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Special Circumstances
Typical Performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Routine Conditions
Conscientiousness -----> Job Performance - CORRECT ANSWER - Moderate Positive (+)
Conscientiousness -----> Organizational Commitment - CORRECT ANSWER - Moderate
Positive (+)
Calvin's friends describe him as sociable and fun to be around. In the context of the Big Five
Taxonomy, the personality dimension _______ best describes Calvin. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Extraversion
Ability - CORRECT ANSWER - Stable Capabilities