E2, Ch 9: Personality

Question 1

internal attribution

Answer 1

individual factors (ability, motivation, attitude)

Question 2

external attribution

Answer 2

environmental factors to blame

Question 3

3 ways to assess attribution

Answer 3

consensus - did others act the same?
distinctiveness - does this person act differently in other circumstances?
consistency - does this person always do this?

Question 4

those with internal attribution tend to express

Answer 4

low consensus and distinctiveness, high consistency

Question 5

those with external attribution tend to express

Answer 5

high consensus and distinctiveness, low consistency

Question 6

personality

Answer 6

structure/propensities inside a person explaining characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, behavior

Question 7

personality… (3)

Answer 7

• relatively stable straits/characteristics
• enduring patterns of attributes
• deeply ingrained pattern of behavior

Question 8

personality constitutes a person’s _______ __________

Answer 8

social reputation

Question 9

personality is NOT… (4)

Answer 9

• emotions
• opinions
• interests
• attitudes

Question 10

nature vs nurture

Answer 10

personality predetermined by genes vs determined by early childhood experiences

Question 11

personality is determined by a combination of… (3)

Answer 11

heredity/genes
environment (culture)
situation (constraints on behavior)

Question 12

actual results of identical twins result, correlation=
between __% and __% of our personality is predetermined by genes.

Answer 12

.65
35%, 50%

Question 13

big 5

Answer 13

agreeableness
extraversion
openness
conscientiousness
neuroticism

Question 14

conscientiousness

Answer 14

value accomplishment striving

Question 15

conscientiousness has a _______ ________ effect on performance AND org commitment

Answer 15

moderate positive

Question 16

research has examined geographic differences in personality using _______ analyses

Answer 16

cluster

Question 17

neuroticism

Answer 17

high in negative affectivity
external locus of control

Question 18

negative affectivity

Answer 18

dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility

Question 19

agreeableness

Answer 19

value communion striving/acceptance

Question 20

extraversion

Answer 20

value status striving and high in positive affectivity

Question 21

openness to experience

Answer 21

inquisitive and intellectual
direct relation to creative performance

Question 22

two most important predictors of job performance

Answer 22

conscientiousness and neuroticism

Question 23

integrity tests tend to tap which 3/5 big 5

Answer 23

high conscientiousness and agreeableness
low neuroticism

Question 24

clear purpose integrity test

Answer 24

direct measure of theft and dishonesty

Question 25

veiled purpose integrity test

Answer 25

indirect/asks about traits associated with integrity

Question 26

relationship between intelligence and integrity tests?

Answer 26

none

Question 27

faking on integrity tests…

Answer 27

does not change size of correlations (both ~.30) making them a valuable hiring tool

Question 28

conscientiousness by region

Answer 28

georgia, SE

Question 29

neuroticism by region

Answer 29

NE

Question 30

agreeableness by region

Answer 30

SE

Question 31

extraversion by region

Answer 31

SE into midwest/northern area