Organizational Behavior Study Guide
Chapter 5 Personality and Values
Personality Personality is all of the ways in which an individual reacts to and with others Which of the following statements about personality is correct? Personality is an aggregate whole. Which of the following statements about the determinants of personality is true? Personality appears to be a result of both hereditary and environmental factors If personality characteristics were completely dictated by heredity, they would be fixed at birth and no amount of experience could alter them. All of the following are classifications on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator except independent/dependent. What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of “E or I” stand for? extroverted/introverted What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of “S or N” stand for? emotional stability/intuitive How would someone who is described as an ESTJ on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator best be described? as an organizer You wish to hire a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial. Candidates for this position would ideally have what classification on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator? ENTPs A book that profiled 13 contemporary businesspeople who created super. successful firms including Apple Computer, FedEx, Honda Motors, Microsoft, and Sony found that all 13 were what type of thinkers? intuitive What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of personality? It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another. Which of the following is not included in the Big Five model? intuitiveness Which dimension of the Big Five model refers to an individual’s propensity to defer to others? agreeableness Which dimension of the Big Five model is a measure of reliability? conscientiousness A high score in which dimension of the Big Five model predicts good job performance for all occupational
Personality Personality is all of the ways in which an individual reacts to and with others Which of the following statements about personality is correct? Personality is an aggregate whole. Which of the following statements about the determinants of personality is true? Personality appears to be a result of both hereditary and environmental factors If personality characteristics were completely dictated by heredity, they would be fixed at birth and no amount of experience could alter them. All of the following are classifications on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator except independent/dependent. What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of “E or I” stand for? extroverted/introverted What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of “S or N” stand for? emotional stability/intuitive How would someone who is described as an ESTJ on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator best be described? as an organizer You wish to hire a person who is innovative, individualistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial. Candidates for this position would ideally have what classification on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator? ENTPs A book that profiled 13 contemporary businesspeople who created super. successful firms including Apple Computer, FedEx, Honda Motors, Microsoft, and Sony found that all 13 were what type of thinkers? intuitive What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of personality? It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another. Which of the following is not included in the Big Five model? intuitiveness Which dimension of the Big Five model refers to an individual’s propensity to defer to others? agreeableness Which dimension of the Big Five model is a measure of reliability? conscientiousness A high score in which dimension of the Big Five model predicts good job performance for all occupational