chapter 4

Question 1

What dimension of the Big Five do the following adjectives describe: nervous, insecure, moody?

Question 1 options:

Conscientiousness

Agreeableness

Neuroticism

Openness

Extraversion

Answer 1

Answer: c (Neuroticism)

Question 2

Jake tends to be careless, sloppy, and negligent. Jake is ___ on ____ of the Big Five.

Question 2 options:

high; extraversion

low; extraversion

high; conscientiousness

low; conscientiousness

Answer 2

Answer: d (low; conscientiousness)

Question 3

Jerry’s friends often refer to him as warm, kind, and cooperative. According to the Big Five model of personality, Jerry would prioritize:

Question 3 options:

status striving

communion striving

accomplishment striving

negativity striving

Answer 3

Answer: b (communion striving). The way Jerry’s friends describe him infers that he is high on agreeableness. Agreeable people are communion striving.

Question 4

Being high on ___ is associated with poor health, psychological distress, and even heat disease.

Question 4 options:

conscientiousness

agreeableness

neuroticism

openness

extraversion

Answer 4

Answer: c (neuroticism)

Question 5

Extraverts tend to be careful, dependable, and self-disciplined.

Question 5 options:
True
False

Answer 5

Answer: False

Question 6

If a culture is deferential to figures of authority and accepts the fact that power is usually distributed unequally. This means that this culture is high on ____.

Question 6 options:

individualism

power distance

uncertainty avoidance

masculinity

short-term orientation

Answer 6

Answer: b (power distance)

Question 7

Sheldon fails to sense that Penny is confused and continues to give a lecture on quantum physics. This is an indication that Sheldon has poor ___

Question 7 options:

self-awareness

other awareness

emotion regulation

use of emotion

Answer 7

Answer: b (other awareness)

Question 8

The image below is an example of ___. (physics makes me happy)

Answer 8

Answer: a (self-awareness)