Chapter 2

Question 1

What does each letter stand for in the mars model

Answer 1

motivation, ability, role perception, situational factors

Question 2

what are the different elements of motivation

Answer 2

direction, intensity, persistence

Question 3

what are the pieces of ability

Answer 3

aptitudes, learned capabilities, competencies

Question 4

what are the different types of individual behavior

Answer 4

task performance, organizational citizenship, counterproductive work behavior, joining/staying with the organization, maintaining attendence

Question 5

personality

Answer 5

bundle of characteristics that make us similar or different to one another

Question 6

five factor (big Five) model

Answer 6

the most researched and respected clustering of personality traits

Question 7

what is the big 5 acronym

Answer 7

CANOE

Question 8

what does canoe stand for

Answer 8

conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness to experience, extraversion

Question 9

conscientiousness trait

Answer 9

organized, dependable, goal-focused, thorough, disciplined, methodical, industrious

Question 10

agreeableness trait

Answer 10

trusting, helpful, good natured

Question 11

neuroticism trait

Answer 11

anxious, insecure, self-conscious

Question 12

openness to experience trait

Answer 12

imaginative, creative, unconventional

Question 13

extraversion trait

Answer 13

outgoing, talkative, energetic

Question 14

conscientiousness in the workplace

Answer 14

best overall personality predictor of proficient task performance; set higher personal goals and are more persistent

Question 15

extraversion in the workplace

Answer 15

second best; adaptive and proactive performance

Question 16

assertiveness in the work place

Answer 16

adaptive and proactive performance; take charge approaches; part of extroversion

Question 17

agreeableness in the workplace

Answer 17

organizational citizenship and negatively associated with the counterproductive work behaviors (does not predict proficient or proactive

Question 18

openness to experience in the workplace

Answer 18

weak predictor of proficient task performance, best predictor of adaptive and proactive performance

Question 19

neuroticism in the workplace

Answer 19

adaptive performance; high neuroticism can see change as a threat and make them more stressed, low means they just go with it

Question 20

Myers-Briggs Type indicator

Answer 20

most popular personality test in practice

Question 21

What are the different options of the personality test

Answer 21

E/I, S/I, T/ F, J/ P

Question 22

E/I

Answer 22

extraversion, introversion

Question 23

S/I

Answer 23

sensing, intuitive

Question 24

T/ F

Answer 24

thinking, feeling

Question 25

J/ P

Answer 25

Judging, perceiving

Question 26

extroversion

Answer 26

talkative, externally focused, assertive

Question 27

introversion

Answer 27

quiet, internally focused, abstract

Question 28

sensing

Answer 28

concrete, realistic, practical

Question 29

intuitive

Answer 29

imaginative, future focused, abstract

Question 30

thinking

Answer 30

logical, objective, impersonal

Question 31

feeling

Answer 31

empathetic, caring, emotion-focused

Question 32

judging

Answer 32

organized, schedule oriented, closure-focused

Question 33

perceiving

Answer 33

spontaneous, adaptable, opportunity focused

Question 34

MBTI is good or bad for job performance predictor

Answer 34

bad

Question 35

what does MBTI measure

Answer 35

does not predict team development or leadership effectiveness