Personality Flashcards
1
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What is a dispositional approach ?
A
- Focuses on individual dispositions and personality
- Its when individuals posses stable traits and characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours.
- Individuals are predisposed to behave in certain ways
2
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What is a situational approach ?
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- Characteristics of the environmental/situational setting influences peoples feelings , attitudes and behaviours
- Many studies have shown that situational factors such as the characteristics of work tasks predict job satisfaction.
3
Q
What is an interactionist approach ?
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- Its when behaviour is a function of both dispositions and the situation
4
Q
What is the acronym of the BIG FIVE personality model and what do each of them stand for?
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- OCEAN
- Openness to experience
- Conscientiousness
- Extraversion
- Agreeableness
- Neuroticism
5
Q
What is conscientiousness important for ?
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- Job performance on most jobs given the tendency towards hard work and achievement
6
Q
What is Extraversion important for ?
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- Interpersonal interaction and where being sociable , assertive , energetic , and ambitious is important for success.
7
Q
What is agreeableness important for ?
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- Contributes to job performance in jobs that :
- require interaction and helping
- and nurturing others
- as well as in jobs that involve teamwork and cooperation
8
Q
What is the strongest predictor of overall Job performance across all occupations ?
A
- Conscientiousness
