Personality & Values

Question 1

Personality

Answer 1

How you act and interact with others, think and feel

Dynamic concept describing the growth and development of a person whole psychological system

Question 2

Traits

Answer 2

general, stable patterns of thoughts, feelings and behavior

Question 3

States

Answer 3

momentary expressions

Question 4

measure personality ?

Answer 4

self-observer tests

observer ratings

Question 5

Five Factor Model

Answer 5

oppeness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism

Question 6

HEXACO

Answer 6

Honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience

Question 7

What makes a test good ?

Answer 7

Reliability ( consistency of the measure)

Validity ( accuracy )

Question 8

Myers-Briggs-type indicator (MBTI)

Answer 8

1. Extraverts-Intorverts 2. Sensors - Intuitive
2. Thinkers - Feelers 4. Judgers- Perceivers
   popular
   - low test - retest reliability
   - it categorizes people in bipolar way

Question 9

Machiavellianism

Answer 9

individual is pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means

Question 10

Narcissism

Answer 10

tendency to be arrogant, grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement

Question 11

Psychopathy

Answer 11

lack of concern towards others and a lack of guilt or remorse when their actions harm

Question 12

core-self evaluation

Answer 12

conclusions about own capabilities, competence, and worth as a person

Question 13

self - monitoring

Answer 13

ability to adjust his or hers behavior to external, situational factor

Question 14

proactive personality

Answer 14

identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs

Question 15

Situation Strength Theory

Answer 15

The way personality translates into behavior depends on the strength of the situation ( clarity, consistency, constrains, consequences )
-strong situation require specific behavior

Question 16

Trait Activator Theory

Answer 16

• situation active traits

- thats why certain jobs suit certain personalities

Question 17

Values

Answer 17

basic convictions about what is right, good or desirable

affect attitudes, motivation, behavior

Question 18

Types of values

Answer 18

Terminal : desirable end-state, achieved during lifetime

Instrumental : means of achieving the terminal values

Question 19

Person- organization fit

Answer 19

people are attracted to and are selected by organizations that match their value

Question 20

Hof-stedes framework

Answer 20

shows the effects of a society’s culture on the values of its members, and how these values relate to behavior

• power distance
• individualism vs. collectivism
• masculinity vs. femininity
• uncertainty avoidance
• long-term vs short-term orientation