ob chapter 2 test bank

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1.

Motivation is an external force on the person that causes him or her to engage in specific behaviours.
True False

2.

Learned capabilities refer to the skills and knowledge that you have actually acquired.
True False

3.

Aptitudes are natural talents that help individuals learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better than other people.
True False

4.

One person-job matching strategy is to select applicants whose existing competencies best fit the required task. True False

5.

According to the MARS model, ability is the most important force influencing individual behaviour and results. True False

6.

Competencies refer to the complete set of motivations, abilities, role perceptions and situational factors that contribute to job performance.
True False

7.

The MARS model identifies the four main factors that influence individual behaviour.
True False

8.

According to the MARS model of individual behaviour and performance, employee performance will remain high even if one of the four factors significantly weakens.
True False

9.

Companies can improve employee role perceptions by describing the employee's assigned tasks clearly and providing meaningful performance feedback.
True False

10. Situational factors are working conditions within the employee's control.
True False
11. Personality is a relatively stable pattern of behaviours and internal states that help explain a person's behavioural tendencies.
True False
12. Personality traits are more evident in situations where social norms and reward systems constrain behaviour. True False
13. There is almost complete agreement among psychologists that personality is mostly formed by a person's childhood socialization.
True False
14. The 'Big Five' personality dimensions represent five clusters that represent most personality traits.
True False