Personality Flashcards
Define personality
A persistent set of characteristics, qualities, and traits that taken together form a unique person
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The sum total of way in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others
Define personality traits
Enduring characteristics that describe an individual’s behaviour
What are the personality determinants and which has a more significant impact?
Heredity (nature) and Environment (nurture)
Heredity plays a big role in personality
What are the three views of the predictive role of personality?
Dispositional: Individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours (ppl. are predisposed to behave a certain way)
Situational: Characteristics of the work environment influence ppl. attitudes and behaviours
Interactionist: Ppl. attitudes and behaviours are a function of both disposition and situation
Which of the three views of the predictive role of personality is most widely accepted within organizational behaviour?
Interactionist
What is a weak vs strong situation?
Strong: Clear expectations for appropriate behaviour
Weak: Unclear expectation for behaviour
Uses for personality assessments? (5)
- Assessing job suitability
- recruitment and career planning - Forming teams
- Communicating
- Resolving conflict
- Understanding yourself and others
What are the 4 characteristics of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)?
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Introverted/ Extroverted: Where do you get your energy
Sensing / Intuitive: Where you get your information
Thinking / Feeling: How you make decisions
Judging / Perceiving: How you live life
How valid is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and is it related to job performance?
Its NOT valid and NOT related to job performance
What is the most widely used personality assessment tool?
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
What the Barnum, or Forer, Effect and what test does it apply to?
The belief that personality descriptions apply directly to the individual despite language that could apply to anyone. And the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
What is the Big Five Model?
5 Distinct and independent traits across a spectrum
What are the traits of the Big Five Model?
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Emotional Stability
Define openness for the Big Five Model and both ends of the spectrum.
A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms of imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity. Closed and open
Define conscientiousness for the Big Five Model and both ends of the spectrum.
A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms of responsible, dependable, persistent, organized imagination, sensitivity and curiosity. Spontaneous and conscientious
Define extroversion for the Big Five Model and both ends of the spectrum.
A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms of sociable, gregarious, assertive. Introvert and extrovert
Define agreeableness for the Big Five Model and both ends of the spectrum.
A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms of good-natured, cooperative, trusting. Hostile and Agreeable
Define emotional stability for the Big Five Model and both ends of the spectrum.
A personality dimension that characterizes someone in terms of imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity. Neurotic and stable
How valid is the Big Five Model?
Yes its a valid measure of personality
Which of the Big Five traits relate to job performance, life satisfaction, and career success?
job performance: Conscientiousness best predictor
life satisfaction: Emotional stability is most strongly related
career success: Agreeableness counter predictor
What does the dark triad mean and what are they?
Three socially undesirable traits
Machiavellianism: Ends justify the means
Narcissism: Self-importance
Psychopathy: Lacks concern
Other personality traits Slide 22-24
