2nd Quiz

Question 1

Extraversion

Answer 1

The tendency to experience positive emotions and moods and to feel good about oneself and the rest of the world.

Question 2

Negative Affectivity

Answer 2

The tendency to experience negative emotions and moods, to feel distressed.

Question 3

Agreeableness

Answer 3

The tendency to get along well with other people.

Question 4

Conscientiousness

Answer 4

The tendency to be careful scrupulous, and persevering.

Question 5

Openness to experience

Answer 5

The tendency to be original, have broad interest, be open to a wide range of stimuli, be daring, and take risk.

Question 6

Internal locus of control

Answer 6

The tendency to locate responsibility for one’s sate within oneself.

Question 7

External locus of control

Answer 7

The tendency to locate responsibility for one’s fate in outside forces and to believe that one’s own behaviour has little impact on outcomes.

Question 8

Self-esteem

Answer 8

The degree to which individuals feel good about themselves and their capabilities.

Question 9

Need for achievement

Answer 9

The extent to which an individual has a strong desire to perform challenging task well and to meet personal standard for excellence.

Question 10

Need for affiliation

Answer 10

The extent to which an individual is concern about establishing and maintaining good interpersonal relations, being liked, and having other people get along.

Question 11

Need for power

Answer 11

The extent to which and individual desires to control or influence others.

Question 12

Terminal value

Answer 12

A lifelong goal or objective that an individual seeks to achieve.

Question 13

Instrumental value

Answer 13

A mode of conduct than an individual seeks to follow.

Question 14

Norms

Answer 14

Informal rules of conduct for behaviours considered important by most members of a group or organisation.

Question 15

Value system

Answer 15

The terminal and instrumental values that are guiding principles in an individual’s life.

Question 16

Attitude

Answer 16

A collection of feelings and beliefs.

Question 17

Job satisfaction

Answer 17

The collection of feelings and beliefs that managers have about their current jobs.

Question 18

Organisational citizenship behaviours (OCBs)

Answer 18

Behaviours that are not required of organisational members but that contribute to and necessary for organisational efficiency, effectiveness, and competitive advantage.

Question 19

Organisational commitment

Answer 19

The collection of feelings and beliefs that managers have about their organization as a whole.

Question 20

Mood

Answer 20

A feeling or state of mind.

Question 21

Emotions

Answer 21

Intense, relatively short-lived feelings.

Question 22

Emotional Intelligence

Answer 22

The ability to understand and manage one’s own moods and emotions of other people.

Question 23

Organisational Culture

Answer 23

The shared set of beliefs, expectations, values, norms, and work routines that influence the ways in which individuals, groups, and one another and cooperate to achieve organisational goals.

Question 24

Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA) Framework

Answer 24

A model that explains how personality may influence organisational culture.

Question 25

Organisational Socialization

Answer 25

The process bi which newcomers learn an organisation’s values and norms and acquire the work behaviours necessary to perform jobs effectively.