Personality

Question 1

personality definition

Answer 1

the unique combination of relatively stable traits that influence an individual’s behavior

Question 2

NEO Inventory, what are 5 trait categories

Answer 2

Extroversion
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Openness
Neuroticism

Question 3

If you are in the upper percentile of a NEO inventory category at a young age, is it like that you’ll change drastically from it as you age?

Answer 3

NO / FALSE

Question 4

state characteristics

Answer 4

describe your personality traits at a given point in time, doesn’t stay the same over the long run

Question 5

Myers Briggs, what are the 4 categories

Answer 5

extraversion / introversion
sensing / intuition
thinking / feeling
judging / perceiving

Question 6

describe extraversion / introversion in Myers Briggs

Answer 6

extra: people who get energy from talking/socializing with others

intro: people who lose energy from socializing and need alone time

Question 7

describe sensing / intuition in Myers Briggs

Answer 7

sensing: people who take info in through their senses and experiences

intuition: people who take info in thru facts, impressions and are more interested in future possibilities

Question 8

describe thinking / feeling in Myers Briggs

Answer 8

thinking: make decisions off of logic and objectivity

feeling: make decisions off of personal values and the effects their decision will have on others

Question 9

describe judging / perceiving in Myers Briggs

Answer 9

judging: people who prefer structure, plans and achieving closure

perceiving: people who prefer flexibility, spontaneity and keeping doors open

Question 10

Emotional intelligence

Answer 10

noncognitive skills, capabilities that influence a person’s ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures

Question 11

locus of control

Answer 11

the degree to which you believe you control your own future

Question 12

Machiavellianism

Answer 12

all courses of action are risky so prudence is not avoiding danger, but calculating risk and acting decisively

• people high in this are good at manipulation, separating emotions from decisions and are narcissistic

Question 13

self monitoring

Answer 13

Degree to which people’s behavior is associated with external or internal forces

Question 14

would a high self monitor change the way they act in different situations

Answer 14

YES

High self monitors adjust what they reveal about themselves in different situations (like me)

Question 15

Type A vs B

Answer 15

Type A: achievement oriented, competitive, aggressive

Type B: patient, relaxed, easygoing, less competitive

Question 16

are type As or Bs more often at the top of the leadership chain

Answer 16

type Bs because they can think more creatively and get along well with otherz