Personality (Lesson 2)

Question 1

Why is personality important in organizational behavior?

Answer 1

It predicts job performance and job satisfaction.

Question 2

What are the traits of the Big 5?

Answer 2

Openness , conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.

Question 3

Which Big 5 personality trait is the highest predictor of job performance?

Answer 3

Conscientiousness

Question 4

What Big 5 trait is a predictor of poor job performance?

Answer 4

Neuroticism

Question 5

What is person-job fit?

Answer 5

The fit between personality type and occupational environment.

Question 6

What is used to measure the person-job fit?

Answer 6

Holland code assessment

Question 7

What is person-organization fit?

Answer 7

People are attracted to and selected by organization that match their values and leave there is no compatibility.

Question 8

What is the tendency for people to believe vague personality descriptions uniquely apply to them

Answer 8

Barnum effect

Question 9

What are the two theories on traits and situations?

Answer 9

Situation strength theory and trait activation theory

Question 10

What is the effect of high person-organization fit?

Answer 10

Low turnover
High job satisfaction and commitment

Question 11

What is core self-evaluation?

Answer 11

Bolton-line conclusions individuals have about their capabilities, competence and worth as a person

Question 12

What is self －monitoring?

Answer 12

A personality trait that measures an individual’s ability to adjust their behaviour to external, situation factors

Question 13

What is proactive personality?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What is General mental ability

Answer 14

An overall factor of intelligence

Question 15

Is the MBTI a good way to measure one’s personality?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

What is intellectual ability?

Answer 16

The capacity to do mental activities-thinking ,reasoning and problem-solving.

Question 17

Rank of which region is person-organization fit most important?
East Asia, North America and Europe

Answer 17

North America > Europe > East Asia

Question 18

Is personality traits constant or unstable?

Answer 18

Constant

Question 19

What is physical ability?

Answer 19

The capacity to do tasks that demand stamina, dexterity, strength, and
similar characteristics

Question 20

Emotional intelligence?

Answer 20

A proposed kind of intelligence focused on people’s awareness of their own
and others’ emotions

Question 21

Is having high conscientiousness always a good thing? Why or why not?

Answer 21

People with high conscientiousness may be overly perfectionistic,

Question 22

What personality trait would you describe this person.
A person who is a personal goal to focus on and is passionate about it.

Answer 22

High in Conscientiousness/ proactive.

Question 23

What personality trait would you describe someone who mostly agrees with someone else’s opinion?

Answer 23

High in agreeableness.

Question 24

What personality trait would you describe someone who likes intellectual stimulation and new ideas

Answer 24

High in openess.

Question 25

What personality trait would you describe someone who likes to be sociable?

Answer 25

High in extraversion

Question 26

What personality trait would you describe someone who is always worries about situations and is in a poor mood?

Answer 26

High in neuroticism.

Question 27

What personality trait would you use to describe someone who is is confident in their own abilities?

Answer 27

High in core self-evaluation.

Question 28

What personality trait would you use to describe someone who is sensitive to social cues and can use the right demeanor in the right situation.

Answer 28

HIgh in self-monitoring.

Question 29

What personality trait would you use to describe someone who is not easily affected by negative emotions and is usually calm ?

Answer 29

Low in Neuroticism.

Question 30

What personality trait would you use to describe a person who is opinionated and doesn't easily agree with other people.

Answer 30

Low in agreeableness.

Question 31

What personality trait would you use to describe who may not approach a stranger at a party

Answer 31

Low in extraversion

Question 32

What personality trait would you use to describe someone always forget their responsibility and do things at the last minute.

Answer 32

Low in conscientiousness.

Question 33

What personality trait would you use to describe someone who doesn't try new things?

Answer 33

Low in openess.

Question 34

What personality trait would you use to describe someone who is lazy and doesn't really care about their future?

Answer 34

Low in proactive.

Question 35

What personality trait would you use to describe someone who thinks they do not have the ability in pursuing what they want?

Answer 35

Low in core self-evaluation.

Question 36

What personality trait would you use to describe someone who is seem to be awkward in situations and tend to say the wrong things.

Answer 36

Low in self-monitoring.

Question 37

What ability do you think is necessary in a job of lifting heavy objects.

Answer 37

Physical ability

Question 38

What ability do you think is necessary in a job of an accountant?

Answer 38

General mental ability

Question 39

What ability do you think is necessary in a job that requires listening to others emotions and providing adequate responses.

Answer 39

Emotional intelligence and general mental ability.

Question 40

If someone is usually very opinionated, but understands the situation requires them to be attentive and listen to others. Therefore, doesn't share their opinion. What trait theory can be used to explain this situation?

Answer 40

Situation strength theory

Question 41

If someone is usually very opinionated, and seems even more opinionated during a debate competition. What trait theory can be used to explain this situation?

Answer 41

Trait activation theory

Question 42

Can you name a solution to when a job applicant lies on their personality assesment?

Answer 42

Conduct in an interview. warn the candidates to not lie, have a social desirability scale in the assessment

Question 43

What is the most common way measuring ones personalty?

Answer 43

self-report surveys