5 Terminal and Instrumental Values Flashcards
Contrast terminal and instrumental values
Define
values
Terminal and Instrument Values
Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence
Terminal and Instrument Values
Define
value system
Terminal and Instrument Values
A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual’s values in terms of their intensity.
Terminal and Instrument Values
Concept
Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end-state of existence
Terminal and Instrument Values
values
Terminal and Instrument Values
Concept
A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual’s values in terms of their intensity.
Terminal and Instrument Values
value system
Terminal and Instrument Values
Fill in the blank
Values tend to be relatively ____ and ____.
Terminal and Instrument Values
stable [and] enduring
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What does the fact that there is evidence linking personality to values imply?
Terminal and Instrument Values
… that our value may be partly determined by genetically transmitted traits.
Terminal and Instrument Values
Describe
Milton Rokeach’s theory of values
He argued that we can separate values into two categories:
1. terminal values
2. instrumental values
Complete the sentence
Terminal values refer to …
Terminal and Instrument Values
desirable end-states
Terminal and Instrument Values
Define
terminal values
Terminal and Instrument Values
Desirable end-states; goals a person would like to achieve during a lifetime
Terminal and Instrument Values
Define
instrumental values
Terminal and Instrument Values
preferable modes of behavior or means of achieving one’s terminal values
Terminal and Instrument Values
Dominant work values
Cohort: Boomers
Values
Success, achievement, ambition, dislike of authority; loyalty to career
Values
Dominant work values
Cohort: Xers
Values
Work-life balance, team-oriented, dislike of rules; loyalty to relationships
Values
Dominant work values
Cohort: Millennials
Values
Confident, financial success, self-reliant but team-oriented; loyalty to both self and relationships
Values
What are the flaws with theories of generational values?
Values
Early research was plagued by methodological problems.
Many of the generalizations are either overblown or incorrect.
Values
Define
personality-job fit theory
Linking Values to the Workplace
A theory that identifies six personality types and proposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment determines satisfaction and turnover.
Linking Values to the Workplace
