MHR 405 Mid-Term Chapter 2
Questions with Accurate Answers
What is Personality? - ANSWERSPsychological characteristics that determine the way
an individual interacts with their environment, how they feel, think, behave
3 Approaches to Personality and Organizational Behaviour - ANSWERSDispositional
approach
Situational approach
Interactionist approach
Trait Activation Theory - ANSWERSPersonality traits lead to certain behaviours only
when the situation makes the need for that trait
5 Factor Model of Personality - ANSWERSExtraversion
Emotional Stability
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Openness to experience
Self-monitoring - ANSWERSThe extent to which people observe and regulate how they
appear in social settings and relationships
Self-esteem - ANSWERSThe degree to which a person has a positive self-evaluation
What is Learning? - ANSWERSOccurs when practice or training leads to permanent
change in behavioural potential
What Do Employees Learn? - ANSWERSPractical skills, intrapersonal skills, cultural
awareness
2 Reducing Probability of Error - ANSWERSExtinction
Punishment
What is Observational Learning? - ANSWERSProcess of observing and imitating others
Questions with Accurate Answers
What is Personality? - ANSWERSPsychological characteristics that determine the way
an individual interacts with their environment, how they feel, think, behave
3 Approaches to Personality and Organizational Behaviour - ANSWERSDispositional
approach
Situational approach
Interactionist approach
Trait Activation Theory - ANSWERSPersonality traits lead to certain behaviours only
when the situation makes the need for that trait
5 Factor Model of Personality - ANSWERSExtraversion
Emotional Stability
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Openness to experience
Self-monitoring - ANSWERSThe extent to which people observe and regulate how they
appear in social settings and relationships
Self-esteem - ANSWERSThe degree to which a person has a positive self-evaluation
What is Learning? - ANSWERSOccurs when practice or training leads to permanent
change in behavioural potential
What Do Employees Learn? - ANSWERSPractical skills, intrapersonal skills, cultural
awareness
2 Reducing Probability of Error - ANSWERSExtinction
Punishment
What is Observational Learning? - ANSWERSProcess of observing and imitating others
