Chapter 2

Question 1

Personality

Answer 1

Regularities in feeling, thought and action that are characteristics of an individual

Question 2

Minnesota twin studies

Answer 2

study of pairs of twins to find out more about heredity of personality traits. (some findings say that personality is 50% herited some 40%)

Question 3

4 Personality preferences of Myers-Briggs Inventory

Answer 3

Introversion-Extraversion,
Sensing-Intuition,
Thinking-Feeling,
Judging-Perceiving

Question 4

Limitations of the Myers-Briggs Indicator

Answer 4

Limited research support for the reliability, not same score every time you take the test

Question 5

What is the Myers-Brigs Indivator used for

Answer 5

conflic resolution and team building. Eanbles discussion around personality differences

Question 6

The five factors in the Big FIve theory

Answer 6

1. Openness (being curious, creative, and open to new ideas)
2. Conscientiousness (being organized, systematic, and dependable)
3. Extraversion (Being outgoing, talkative, enjoying social situations)
4. Agreeableness (Being tolerant, sensitive and warm)
5. Neuroticism (being anxious, irritable, and moody)

Question 7

Which one of the Big Five dimensions is the best predictor for hob performance

Answer 7

• conscioentiousness (related to job satisfaction, income and higher occupational status)

Question 8

Types A, B, C and D

Answer 8

• Type A (competitive, aggressive)
• Type B (relaxed, easygoing)
• Type C (nice, hardworking, pleasing)
• Type D (negative affect, social inhibition)

Question 9

Machiavellianism

Answer 9

person who believes that ends justify the means -> doing whatever it takes to win. (related to higher task performance but negative outcomes for others like bullying)

Question 10

Dark Triad

Answer 10

combination of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy

Question 11

Self-monitoring

Answer 11

self-observation and self-control guided by situational cues to social appripriateness. High self-monitors are very adaptable to siautaions, and low self-monitors are not able to pretend that they are someone that they are not.

Question 12

Elements of PsyCap

Answer 12

1. Efficacy (belief that they have the ability to execute a specific task in a given context)
2. Optimism (a positive outcome outlook or attribution of events)
3. Hope (the will to succeed and the ability to identify and pursue the path to success)
4. Resiliency (coping in the face of risk or adversity

Question 13

Core Self-Evaluations

Answer 13

Fundamental premises that individuals hold about themselves and their functioning in the world. High core self-evaluation -> feeling of competence and control

Question 14

High vs Low core self-evaluation

Answer 14

High -> more likely to speak up and make suggestions to improve the work, early job and career success

Question 15

Person-Organization fit

Answer 15

Match between a persons values and the valuations of theorganization. Goodfit leads tobetter communication, increased predictability, interpersonal attraction and trust in the organization.

Question 16

Person-Job Fit

Answer 16

Job characteristics are aligned with employees personalities, motications, and abilites. 2 forms -> (1) demands-abilities, (2) needs-supplies fit. Good fir increases goal direction, vigor, and persistence resulting in high motivation.