20. Personality Flashcards
Personality
“a predisposition to behave in a certain way towards certain events”
This is the definition of PERSONALITY or ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE
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Personality
“the stable behaviour characteristics associated with an individual”
This is the definition of PERSONALITY or ATTITUDE
PERSONALITY
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Personality
- Attitudes are unique to an individual TRUE or FALSE
- Personality refers to a combination of behaviours, traits and attitudes TRUE or FALSE
- FALSE
- TRUE
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Personality
- An individual can choose to behave in a particular way TRUE or FALSE
- An individual can easily change their personality TRUE or FALSE
- TRUE
- FALSE
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Personality
- Moody, touch, anxious, and aggressive are traits of STABLE or UNSTABLE characters
- Even tembered, calm, carefree are traits of STABLE or UNSTABLE characters
- Passive, careful, unsociable are traits of INTROVERTED or EXTROVERTED characters
- Active and outgoing are traits of INTROVERTED or EXTROVERTED characters
- UNSTABLE
- STABLE
- INTROVERTED
- EXTROVERTED
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Personality
What is a tried and widely adopted method of of identifying personality traits of pilots within the aviation industry
PERSONALITY QUESTIONAIRES
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Personality
As per the Eysencks personality model, the ideal pilot is;
[ ] Unstable introvert
[ ] Unstable extrovert
[ ] Stable extrovert
[ ] Stable introvert
[ ] Unstable introvert
[ ] Unstable extrovert
[X] Stable extrovert
[ ] Stable introvert
Personality
Which sort of personality trait would likely have more accidents;
[ ] Anxious extrovert
[ ] Anxious introvert
[ ] Aggressive extrovert
[ ] Lively introvert
[ ] Aggressive introvert
[X] Anxious extrovert
[ ] Anxious introvert
[ ] Aggressive extrovert
[ ] Lively introvert
[ ] Aggressive introvert
Personality
What sort of tendencies are completely incompatiable with flying
PSYCHOTIC
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Personality
The known big 5 factors used to describe personality are;
[ ] Extroversion
[ ] Introvertedness
[ ] Agreeableness
[ ] Communicitive ability
[ ] Conscientiousness
[ ] Neuroticism
[ ] Narcissism
[ ] Openess to experience
[X] Extroversion
[ ] Introvertedness
[X] Agreeableness
[ ] Communicitive ability
[X] Conscientiousness
[X] Neuroticism
[ ] Narcissism
[X] Openess to experience
- REMEMBER
- The OCEAN of emotion
- Openess, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
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Personality
- How people see themselves is SELF CONCEPT or IDEAL SELF
- How an individual woudl like to be is SELF CONCEPT or IDEAL SELF
- SELF CONCEPT
- IDEAL SELF
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Personality
Normal, well adjusted individuals will have a SMALLER or LARGER discrepency between the self concept and ideal self
SMALLER
- The most efficient and adaptable individuals are those who have little gap between how they are and how they would like to be
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Personality
Aggression is often used to compensate for UNDER or OVER confidence
UNDER CONFIDENCE
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Personality
The difference between what a person can do, and what a person will do, is defined as what
MOTIVATION
- 2 pilots of equal intelligence, experience and qualifications may well achieve entirely different standards or performance in the air. What makes them different is their motivation towards the task
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Personality
Motivation levels vary with what
TIME
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Personality
The least motivated pilot is likely to be a first officer who meets what 2 criteria
- PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION
- AWAITING RETIREMENT
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Personality
“Associated with job satisfaction which encompasses such elements as sense of achievement, advancement, recognition, the degree of resposnibility given to the individual and the type of work in which they are engaged”
This is the definition of which of Herzbergs 2 factor model of motivation, MOTIVATION FACTORS or HYGIENE FACTORS
MOTIVATION FACTORS
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Personality
“this factors are primarily associated with job dissatisfaction. These include staff relations, personnel policy, salary, job security and working conditions”
This is the definition of which of Herzbergs 2 factor model of motivation, MOTIVATION FACTORS or HYGIENE FACTORS
HYGIENE FACTORS
- Pay and conditions are not a positive motivating factor.
- However, poor pay and conditions CAN be de-motivating
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Personality
An individual who sets themselves an unachievable goal is likely to;
[ ] Irritable
[ ] Frustrated
[ ] Determined
[ ] Under perform
[ ] More driven
[X] Irritable
[X] Frustrated
[ ] Determined
[X] Under perform
[ ] More driven
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Personality
The ability to persist at difficult or unpleasant tasks until they are completed is the definition of what in regards to an individual
SELF DISCIPLINE
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Personality
The goals an individual sets themselves and the company ethos can impact on an individuals
[ ] Personality
[ ] Ability
[ ] Capability
[ ] Motivation
[ ] Personality
[ ] Ability
[ ] Capability
[X] Motivation
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Personality
Negative reinforcement in the form of criticism can be used as a useful method of improvement management and motivation
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
- When used appropriately and proportionately
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Personality
What are the 6 principle attitudes which are hazardous to aviation;
[ ] Anti-authoritarianism
[ ] Impulsiveness
[ ] Calculated thinking
[ ] Invulnerability
[ ] Excessive self-esteem
[ ] Low self-esteem
[ ] Resignation
[ ] Complacency
[ ] Over concentration
[X] Anti-authoritarianism
[X] Impulsiveness
[ ] Calculated thinking
[X] Invulnerability
[X] Excessive self-esteem
[ ] Low self-esteem
[X] Resignation
[X] Complacency
[ ] Over concentration
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