WGUgC715gORGANIZATIONALgBEHAVIOUR
WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR E
g g g g
XAM 2025 KEY TERMS STUDY Q&A
g g g g g
personality
characteristicsgthatgdescribegangindividual'sgbehavior.
personalitygtraits
characteristicsgthatgdescribegangindividual'sgbehaviorgingaglargegnumbergofgsituations
Myers-BriggsgTypegIndicatorg(MBTI)
AgpersonalitygtestgthatgtapsgfourgcharacteristicsgandgclassifiesgBehavior
BiggFivegModel
Agpersonalitygassessmentgmodelgthatgtapsgfivegbasicgdimensions.gextraversion,gagree
ableness,gopenness,gconscientiousness,gandgneuroticism.
extraversion
,WGUgC715gORGANIZATIONALgBEHAVIOUR
Agpersonalitygdescribinggsomeonegwhogisgsociablegandgassertiveg(confidentgandgforc
efulg)
agreeableness
Agpersonalitygthatgdescribesgsomeonegwhogisggoodgnatured,gcooperative,gandgtrustin
g.
conscientiousness
Agpersonalitygthatgdescribesgsomeonegwhogisgresponsible,gdependable,gpersistent,gan
dgorganized.
emotionalgstability
Agpersonalitygthatgcharacterizesgsomeonegasgcalm,gself-confident,gandginsecure.
opennessgtogexperience
Agpersonalitygthatgcharacterizesgsomeonegingtermsgofgimagination,gsensitivity,gandgc
uriosity.
coregself-evaluation
,WGUgC715gORGANIZATIONALgBEHAVIOUR
Bottom-
linegconclusionsgindividualsghavegaboutgtheirgcapabilities,gcompetence,gandgworthgas
gagperson.
Machiavellianism
Thegdegreegtogwhichgangindividualgisgpragmatic,gmaintainsgemotionalgdistance,gandg
believesgthatgendsgcangjustifygmeans.
narcissism
Thegtendencygtogbegarrogant,gself-
importance,grequiregexcessivegadmiration,gandghavegagsensegofgentitlement.
self-monitoring
wheregangindividual'sghasgabilitygtogadjustghisgorghergbehaviorgtogexternal,gsituation
algfactors.
proactivegpersonality
Peoplegwhogidentifygopportunities,gshowginitiative,gtakegaction,gandgpersevereguntilg
meaningfulgchangegoccurs.
, WGUgC715gORGANIZATIONALgBEHAVIOUR
values
Basicgconvictionsgthatgagspecificgmodegofgconductgorgend-
stategofgexistencegisgpersonallygorgsociallygpreferablegtogangoppositegorgconverse
gmodegofgconductgorgend-stategofgexistence.
valuegsystem
Aghierarchygbasedgongagrankinggofgangindividual'sgvaluesgingtermsgofgtheirgintensity.
terminalgvalues
Desirablegend-
statesgofgexistence;gtheggoalsgagpersongwouldglikegtogachievegduringghisgorgherglifeti
me.
instrumentalgvalues
Preferablegmodesgofgbehaviorgorgmeansgofgachievinggone'sgterminalgvalues.
personalitygJob-fitgtheory
Agtheorygthatgidentifiesgsixgpersonalitygtypesgandgproposesgthatgthegfitgbetweengpers
onalitygtypegandgoccupationalgenvironmentgdeterminesgsatisfactiongandgturnover.
WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR E
g g g g
XAM 2025 KEY TERMS STUDY Q&A
g g g g g
personality
characteristicsgthatgdescribegangindividual'sgbehavior.
personalitygtraits
characteristicsgthatgdescribegangindividual'sgbehaviorgingaglargegnumbergofgsituations
Myers-BriggsgTypegIndicatorg(MBTI)
AgpersonalitygtestgthatgtapsgfourgcharacteristicsgandgclassifiesgBehavior
BiggFivegModel
Agpersonalitygassessmentgmodelgthatgtapsgfivegbasicgdimensions.gextraversion,gagree
ableness,gopenness,gconscientiousness,gandgneuroticism.
extraversion
,WGUgC715gORGANIZATIONALgBEHAVIOUR
Agpersonalitygdescribinggsomeonegwhogisgsociablegandgassertiveg(confidentgandgforc
efulg)
agreeableness
Agpersonalitygthatgdescribesgsomeonegwhogisggoodgnatured,gcooperative,gandgtrustin
g.
conscientiousness
Agpersonalitygthatgdescribesgsomeonegwhogisgresponsible,gdependable,gpersistent,gan
dgorganized.
emotionalgstability
Agpersonalitygthatgcharacterizesgsomeonegasgcalm,gself-confident,gandginsecure.
opennessgtogexperience
Agpersonalitygthatgcharacterizesgsomeonegingtermsgofgimagination,gsensitivity,gandgc
uriosity.
coregself-evaluation
,WGUgC715gORGANIZATIONALgBEHAVIOUR
Bottom-
linegconclusionsgindividualsghavegaboutgtheirgcapabilities,gcompetence,gandgworthgas
gagperson.
Machiavellianism
Thegdegreegtogwhichgangindividualgisgpragmatic,gmaintainsgemotionalgdistance,gandg
believesgthatgendsgcangjustifygmeans.
narcissism
Thegtendencygtogbegarrogant,gself-
importance,grequiregexcessivegadmiration,gandghavegagsensegofgentitlement.
self-monitoring
wheregangindividual'sghasgabilitygtogadjustghisgorghergbehaviorgtogexternal,gsituation
algfactors.
proactivegpersonality
Peoplegwhogidentifygopportunities,gshowginitiative,gtakegaction,gandgpersevereguntilg
meaningfulgchangegoccurs.
, WGUgC715gORGANIZATIONALgBEHAVIOUR
values
Basicgconvictionsgthatgagspecificgmodegofgconductgorgend-
stategofgexistencegisgpersonallygorgsociallygpreferablegtogangoppositegorgconverse
gmodegofgconductgorgend-stategofgexistence.
valuegsystem
Aghierarchygbasedgongagrankinggofgangindividual'sgvaluesgingtermsgofgtheirgintensity.
terminalgvalues
Desirablegend-
statesgofgexistence;gtheggoalsgagpersongwouldglikegtogachievegduringghisgorgherglifeti
me.
instrumentalgvalues
Preferablegmodesgofgbehaviorgorgmeansgofgachievinggone'sgterminalgvalues.
personalitygJob-fitgtheory
Agtheorygthatgidentifiesgsixgpersonalitygtypesgandgproposesgthatgthegfitgbetweengpers
onalitygtypegandgoccupationalgenvironmentgdeterminesgsatisfactiongandgturnover.
