Chapter 3

Question 1

Personality

Answer 1

Derived from a latin word “persona” - meaning speak through. It is the sum total of ways in which you act/react/interact

Question 2

Extraversion

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Agreeableness

Answer 3

The tendency to get along well with other people

Question 4

Negative Affectivity

Answer 4

The tendency to experience negative emotions and moods, to feel distressed, and to be critical of oneself and others

Question 5

Conscientiousness

Answer 5

The tendency to be careful, scrupulous, and persevering

Question 6

Internal Locus of Control

Answer 6

The tendency to locate responsibility for one’s fate 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 one’s own behavior has little impact on outcomes

Question 8

Machiavellianism

Answer 8

A personality characteristic indicating one’s willingness to do whatever it takes to get one’s own way

Question 9

Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA) Framework

Answer 9

A model that explains how personality may influence organizational culture

Question 10

Organizational Socialization

Answer 10

The process by which newcomers learn an organization’s values and norms and acquire the work behaviors necessary to perform jobs effectively

Question 11

Rite of Passage

Answer 11

Determine how individuals enter, advance within, or leave the organization

Question 12

Rite of Integration

Answer 12

Shared announcements of organization successes, build and reinforce common bonds among organizational members

Question 13

Rite of Enhancement

Answer 13

Let organizations publicly recognize and reward employees’ contributions and thus strengthen their commitment to organizational values