CHAPTER 5 - MBA 704-KUNGU
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Most people tend to describe personality by a single dominant characteristic. - CORRECT
ANSWER - TRUE
Observable patterns that last over time form part of the psychodynamic theory. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FALSE
Personality is described as the way people affect others and the manner in which they understand
and view themselves, as well as their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-
situation interaction. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The study of the role of heredity in the personality of an individual has taken on a new vigor in
the last decade or so through studying identical twins. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
In the physiological/biological approach to the study of personality, the environment is
sometimes called the last frontier. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
Evolutionary psychologists are suggesting that humans may be 'hardwired' from distant previous
generations. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
People's attempts to understand themselves are called the self-esteem in personality theory. -
CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
In the personality theory, the self is a unique product of many interacting parts and may be
thought of as a personality viewed from the inside. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
,Self concept has to do with people's self-perceived competence and self-image. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FALSE
The person-situation interaction dimension suggests that people are static, acting basically the
same in all scenarios. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
There are many well known stage theories of personality development, and there is wide-spread
agreement about the exact stages. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
The socialization process is especially relevant to organizational behavior because the process is
mainly confined to early childhood, the period where the person is most vulnerable to impact. -
CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
Schein's idea that the organization itself contributes to socialization is of particular interest to the
study of organizational behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The real value of the Big Five to organizational behavior is that it brings back the importance of
pre-dispositional traits, and these traits have been clearly shown to relate to job performance. -
CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
There is general agreement that conscientiousness has a strong positive correlation with job
motivation. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
There is considerable complexity involved with the impact that personality trait of
conscientiousness on various work related variables. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The major reason the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is such a psychologically non-
threatening, commonly used personality inventory is because during formulating his theory, Jung
emphasized that there were no good or bad types. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Perception forms a picture of the world, a picture that is similar to reality. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FALSE
, Perception is more complex and broader than sensation. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Interpretation is the behavioral termination of perception. - CORRECT ANSWER -
FALSE
The situation, behavior, and environmental consequences indicate that perception is related to
behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The recognition and understanding of basic perceptual profiles of social perception can
contribute to complex processes such as authentic leadership. - CORRECT ANSWER -
TRUE
Horns effect occurs when an individual is downgraded because of a single negative characteristic
or incident. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Job satisfaction is a result of employees' perception of how well their job provides those things
that are viewed as important. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Most people give working conditions a great deal of thought, especially if they are very bad. -
CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
Absolutely no turnover is beneficial to the organization. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
Organizational commitment is an attitude reflecting employees' loyalty to their organization and
is an ongoing process through which organizational participants express their concern for the
organization and its continued success and well-being. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
An employee who is emotionally attached and involved with the organization is showing
normative commitment. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Most people tend to describe personality by a single dominant characteristic. - CORRECT
ANSWER - TRUE
Observable patterns that last over time form part of the psychodynamic theory. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FALSE
Personality is described as the way people affect others and the manner in which they understand
and view themselves, as well as their pattern of inner and outer measurable traits and the person-
situation interaction. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The study of the role of heredity in the personality of an individual has taken on a new vigor in
the last decade or so through studying identical twins. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
In the physiological/biological approach to the study of personality, the environment is
sometimes called the last frontier. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
Evolutionary psychologists are suggesting that humans may be 'hardwired' from distant previous
generations. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
People's attempts to understand themselves are called the self-esteem in personality theory. -
CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
In the personality theory, the self is a unique product of many interacting parts and may be
thought of as a personality viewed from the inside. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
,Self concept has to do with people's self-perceived competence and self-image. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FALSE
The person-situation interaction dimension suggests that people are static, acting basically the
same in all scenarios. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
There are many well known stage theories of personality development, and there is wide-spread
agreement about the exact stages. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
The socialization process is especially relevant to organizational behavior because the process is
mainly confined to early childhood, the period where the person is most vulnerable to impact. -
CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
Schein's idea that the organization itself contributes to socialization is of particular interest to the
study of organizational behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The real value of the Big Five to organizational behavior is that it brings back the importance of
pre-dispositional traits, and these traits have been clearly shown to relate to job performance. -
CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
There is general agreement that conscientiousness has a strong positive correlation with job
motivation. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
There is considerable complexity involved with the impact that personality trait of
conscientiousness on various work related variables. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The major reason the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is such a psychologically non-
threatening, commonly used personality inventory is because during formulating his theory, Jung
emphasized that there were no good or bad types. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Perception forms a picture of the world, a picture that is similar to reality. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FALSE
, Perception is more complex and broader than sensation. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Interpretation is the behavioral termination of perception. - CORRECT ANSWER -
FALSE
The situation, behavior, and environmental consequences indicate that perception is related to
behavior. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
The recognition and understanding of basic perceptual profiles of social perception can
contribute to complex processes such as authentic leadership. - CORRECT ANSWER -
TRUE
Horns effect occurs when an individual is downgraded because of a single negative characteristic
or incident. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Job satisfaction is a result of employees' perception of how well their job provides those things
that are viewed as important. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
Most people give working conditions a great deal of thought, especially if they are very bad. -
CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
Absolutely no turnover is beneficial to the organization. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
Organizational commitment is an attitude reflecting employees' loyalty to their organization and
is an ongoing process through which organizational participants express their concern for the
organization and its continued success and well-being. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
An employee who is emotionally attached and involved with the organization is showing
normative commitment. - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
