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LATEST 2023-2024 (VERIFIEDANSWERS)AGRADE
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What is the most common way for a manager to measure employee personality? -
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Which is the better predictor of success on the job? Self-report surveys or
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observer-ratings survey? - ANSWER- observer-rating surveys
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Does research support environment or hereditary more as an influence of
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personality? - ANSWER- Hereditary is shown to be the bigger influencer (supports
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both)
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- one's biological, physiological, and inherent physiolog. makeup
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What are the dominate frameworks for identifying and classifying traits? -
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ANSWER- 1. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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2. Big 5 Model
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Name the most widely used personality-assessment instrument in the world -
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ANSWER- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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What test?
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ANSWER- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
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Is the Meyers-Briggs test best for...
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1. Job performance assessment and selection for best candidate
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2. Increasing self-awareness and providing career guidance - ANSWER- 2
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Performance is usually unrelated to job performance and managers shouldn't use it
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for selection.
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Which test?:
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- personality assessment that taps five basic dimensions - ANSWER- Big Five
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Model
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This test is very accurate at predicting how people behave in real life situations -
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ANSWER- Big Five Model
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A personality dimension describing someone who is sociable, gregarious, and
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assertive. - ANSWER- extraversion
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A personality dimension that describes someone who is good natured, cooperative,
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and trusting. - ANSWER- agreeableness
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A personality dimension that describes someone who is responsible, dependable,
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persistent, and organized. - ANSWER- conscientiousness
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A personality dimension that characterizes someone as calm, self-confident, secure
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(positive) versus nervous, depressed, and insecure (negative). - ANSWER-
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emotional stability
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A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms of imagination,
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sensitivity, and curiosity. - ANSWER- openness to experience
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T/F: The preponderance of evidence shows that individuals who are dependable,
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reliable, careful, thorough, able to plan, organized, hardworking, persistent, and
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achievement-oriented tend to have higher job performance in most if not all
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occupations - ANSWER- TRUE
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bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities, competence, and
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worth as a person - ANSWER- what is core-self evaluation
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The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and
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believes that ends can justify means. - ANSWER- Machiavellianism
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The tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require
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excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement. - ANSWER- narcissism
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A personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his or her behavior
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to external, situational factors. - ANSWER- self-monitoring
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People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until
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meaningful change occurs. - ANSWER- Proactive personality
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T/F: Personality predicts the performance of entrepreneurs. - ANSWER- TRUE
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Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is
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personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or
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end-state of existence. - ANSWER- values
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A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of their intensity.
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- ANSWER- value system
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Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like to achieve during
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his or her lifetime. - ANSWER- terminal values
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Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one's terminal values. -
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ANSWER- instrumental values
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A theory that identifies six personality types and proposes that the fit between
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personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and
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turnover. - ANSWER- personality-job fit theory
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A national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a society accepts that
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power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally. - ANSWER-
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power distance
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A national culture attribute that describes the degree to which people prefer to act
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as individuals rather than as members of groups. - ANSWER- individualism
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WGU C715 EXAM TEST BANK 300+ QS &ANS ORGANIZATIONAL
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Sp
BEHAVIOR
ne
LATEST 2023-2024 (VERIFIEDANSWERS)AGRADE
la
tz
sh
Sp
ne
la
tz
sh
Sp
ne
la
tz
sh
Sp
ne
la
tz
sh
Sp
What is the most common way for a manager to measure employee personality? -
ne
ANSWER- through self-report surveys
la
(eg: how much do you worry)
tz
sh
Sp
Which is the better predictor of success on the job? Self-report surveys or
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observer-ratings survey? - ANSWER- observer-rating surveys
la
tz
sh
Sp
Does research support environment or hereditary more as an influence of
ne
personality? - ANSWER- Hereditary is shown to be the bigger influencer (supports
la
both)
tz
sh
Sp
- factors determined at conception
ne
la
tz
- one's biological, physiological, and inherent physiolog. makeup
sh
Sp
What are the dominate frameworks for identifying and classifying traits? -
ne
ANSWER- 1. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
la
2. Big 5 Model
tz
sh
Sp
Name the most widely used personality-assessment instrument in the world -
ne
ANSWER- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
la
tz
sh
Sp
What test?
ne
- 100 question personality test
la
- asks how ppl feel or act in situations
sh
- classifications include: extraverted, intraverted, sensing, intuitive and more -
Sp
ANSWER- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
la
Sp
, ne
tz
sh
ne
Is the Meyers-Briggs test best for...
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tz
sh
1. Job performance assessment and selection for best candidate
Sp
OR
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2. Increasing self-awareness and providing career guidance - ANSWER- 2
la
tz
sh
Sp
Performance is usually unrelated to job performance and managers shouldn't use it
ne
for selection.
la
tz
sh
Which test?:
Sp
ne
- personality assessment that taps five basic dimensions - ANSWER- Big Five
la
tz
Model
sh
Sp
ne
This test is very accurate at predicting how people behave in real life situations -
la
ANSWER- Big Five Model
tz
sh
Sp
A personality dimension describing someone who is sociable, gregarious, and
ne
assertive. - ANSWER- extraversion
la
tz
sh
Sp
A personality dimension that describes someone who is good natured, cooperative,
ne
and trusting. - ANSWER- agreeableness
la
tz
sh
A personality dimension that describes someone who is responsible, dependable,
Sp
persistent, and organized. - ANSWER- conscientiousness
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la
tz
A personality dimension that characterizes someone as calm, self-confident, secure
sh
Sp
(positive) versus nervous, depressed, and insecure (negative). - ANSWER-
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emotional stability
la
tz
A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms of imagination,
sh
Sp
sensitivity, and curiosity. - ANSWER- openness to experience
ne
la
tz
T/F: The preponderance of evidence shows that individuals who are dependable,
sh
Sp
reliable, careful, thorough, able to plan, organized, hardworking, persistent, and
ne
achievement-oriented tend to have higher job performance in most if not all
la
occupations - ANSWER- TRUE
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sh
Sp
bottom-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities, competence, and
ne
worth as a person - ANSWER- what is core-self evaluation
la
sh
Sp
la
Sp
, ne
tz
sh
ne
la
The degree to which an individual is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and
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sh
believes that ends can justify means. - ANSWER- Machiavellianism
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The tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require
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excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement. - ANSWER- narcissism
sh
Sp
ne
A personality trait that measures an individual's ability to adjust his or her behavior
la
to external, situational factors. - ANSWER- self-monitoring
tz
sh
Sp
People who identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until
ne
meaningful change occurs. - ANSWER- Proactive personality
la
tz
sh
Sp
T/F: Personality predicts the performance of entrepreneurs. - ANSWER- TRUE
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Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is
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personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or
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end-state of existence. - ANSWER- values
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la
tz
A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's values in terms of their intensity.
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Sp
- ANSWER- value system
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la
Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a person would like to achieve during
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his or her lifetime. - ANSWER- terminal values
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Sp
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Preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one's terminal values. -
la
ANSWER- instrumental values
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sh
Sp
ne
A theory that identifies six personality types and proposes that the fit between
la
personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and
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turnover. - ANSWER- personality-job fit theory
sh
Sp
ne
A national culture attribute that describes the extent to which a society accepts that
la
tz
power in institutions and organizations is distributed unequally. - ANSWER-
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Sp
power distance
ne
la
A national culture attribute that describes the degree to which people prefer to act
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as individuals rather than as members of groups. - ANSWER- individualism
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Sp
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Sp
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