Question 1

The qualities that are associated with jobs requiring high social contact and service to others are most likely found in people high in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  extroversion 
B)  openness to experience 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  agreeableness 
A)  extroversion 
B)  openness to experience 
C)  conscientiousness 
D)  agreeableness A

Question 2

Match the items below with their descriptions:
-talk it out; be understanding; be flexible; be tolerant

Accepted Answer

A) how individuals and groups can be different 
B) steps to improve communication when solving personality differences 
C) valuing freedom, providing creativity 
D) value teamwork, provide communication 
E) valuing tradition, providing organization 
A) how individuals and groups can be different 
B) steps to improve communication when solving personality differences 
C) valuing freedom, providing creativity 
D) value teamwork, provide communication 
E) valuing tradition, providing organization B

Question 3

Match the items below with their descriptions:
-participatives

Accepted Answer

A) how individuals and groups can be different 
B) steps to improve communication when solving personality differences 
C) valuing freedom, providing creativity 
D) value teamwork, provide communication 
E) valuing tradition, providing organization 
A) how individuals and groups can be different 
B) steps to improve communication when solving personality differences 
C) valuing freedom, providing creativity 
D) value teamwork, provide communication 
E) valuing tradition, providing organization D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is most likely true about people high in openness to experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more strongly influenced by environment than heredity. 
B)  They tend to be broad-minded, creative, insightful, and curious. 
C)  They represent an underlying characteristic broadly described as "getting along." 
D)  They are unlikely to emerge as leaders. 
A)  They are more strongly influenced by environment than heredity. 
B)  They tend to be broad-minded, creative, insightful, and curious. 
C)  They represent an underlying characteristic broadly described as "getting along." 
D)  They are unlikely to emerge as leaders.

Question 5

Which of the following guidelines is most likely useful in meeting the needs of individualists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accentuating reason over emotion when handling problems 
B)  Providing immediate reward for good performance 
C)  Reinforcing company loyalty through service pins, award banquets, and personal appreciation 
D)  Providing work rules and job descriptions with duties spelled out in priority order 
A)  Accentuating reason over emotion when handling problems 
B)  Providing immediate reward for good performance 
C)  Reinforcing company loyalty through service pins, award banquets, and personal appreciation 
D)  Providing work rules and job descriptions with duties spelled out in priority order

Question 6

The time perspective for individualists is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  present 
B)  future 
C)  near future 
D)  past 
A)  present 
B)  future 
C)  near future 
D)  past

Question 7

Research shows that ________, ________, and ________ represent a common underlying characteristic broadly described as "getting along."

Accepted Answer

A)  high extroversion; high openness to experience; high neuroticism 
B)  low openness to experience; high agreeableness; low conscientiousness 
C)  low neuroticism; high extroversion; low openness to experience 
D)  high conscientiousness; high agreeableness; low neuroticism 
A)  high extroversion; high openness to experience; high neuroticism 
B)  low openness to experience; high agreeableness; low conscientiousness 
C)  low neuroticism; high extroversion; low openness to experience 
D)  high conscientiousness; high agreeableness; low neuroticism

Question 8

Confucian ideals of filial loyalty and five right relationships form the basis of much of East Asian culture. Identify one of these relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  Between father and son 
B)  Between ruler and subject 
C)  Between husband and wife 
D)  Between friend and friend 
E)  All of these 
A)  Between father and son 
B)  Between ruler and subject 
C)  Between husband and wife 
D)  Between friend and friend 
E)  All of these

Question 9

Which of the following Big Five personality traits is most strongly associated with leadership effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neuroticism 
B)  Openness to experience 
C)  Extroversion 
D)  Conscientiousness 
A)  Neuroticism 
B)  Openness to experience 
C)  Extroversion 
D)  Conscientiousness

Question 10

According to educator S.I. Hayakawa, which of the following is the primary goal of a human being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not submission but domination 
B)  Not survival but growth 
C)  Not personal expression but social interaction 
D)  Not self-preservation but preservation of the symbolic self 
E)  None of these 
A)  Not submission but domination 
B)  Not survival but growth 
C)  Not personal expression but social interaction 
D)  Not self-preservation but preservation of the symbolic self 
E)  None of these

Question 11

Self-concept is singularly the most important determinant of the quality of a person's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match the items below with their descriptions:
-traditionals

Accepted Answer

A) how individuals and groups can be different 
B) steps to improve communication when solving personality differences 
C) valuing freedom, providing creativity 
D) value teamwork, provide communication 
E) valuing tradition, providing organization 
A) how individuals and groups can be different 
B) steps to improve communication when solving personality differences 
C) valuing freedom, providing creativity 
D) value teamwork, provide communication 
E) valuing tradition, providing organization

Question 13

Which of the following messages is illustrated by the story "The mask"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The importance of self-concept 
B)  The importance of art 
C)  The importance of time 
D)  The importance of power 
E)  None of these 
A)  The importance of self-concept 
B)  The importance of art 
C)  The importance of time 
D)  The importance of power 
E)  None of these

Question 14

Identify a true statement about participatives.

Accepted Answer

A)  They prefer growth through introspection and self-analysis. 
B)  They accept confrontation and interpersonal conflicts as a way of life. 
C)  Discussion and agreement with others are the basis of action for them. 
D)  Assignments that allow as much freedom as possible are ideal for them. 
A)  They prefer growth through introspection and self-analysis. 
B)  They accept confrontation and interpersonal conflicts as a way of life. 
C)  Discussion and agreement with others are the basis of action for them. 
D)  Assignments that allow as much freedom as possible are ideal for them.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about a cardinal disposition?

Accepted Answer

A)  This disposition usually functions on the periphery of a person's personality. 
B)  This disposition is less conspicuous and less consistent than secondary traits. 
C)  This powerful disposition shapes a person's core identity. 
D)  This disposition includes traits that people are highly likely to mention in writing letters of recommendation. 
A)  This disposition usually functions on the periphery of a person's personality. 
B)  This disposition is less conspicuous and less consistent than secondary traits. 
C)  This powerful disposition shapes a person's core identity. 
D)  This disposition includes traits that people are highly likely to mention in writing letters of recommendation.

Question 16

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  high conscientiousness underlies deliberation. 
B)  high extroversion underlies communication. 
C)  high agreeableness underlies harmony. 
D)  high openness to experience underlies creativity. 
E)  high neuroticism underlies stability. 
A)  high conscientiousness underlies deliberation. 
B)  high extroversion underlies communication. 
C)  high agreeableness underlies harmony. 
D)  high openness to experience underlies creativity. 
E)  high neuroticism underlies stability.

Question 17

Participatives most likely bring roots, stability, and discipline that every organization needs if it is going to grow and prosper.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Individualists are the harmonizing agents needed by every family, work group, and organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify the five robust dimensions or traits, each of which shows considerable stability from one situation to another and over time, as well as across cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  Responsibility, generosity, independence, peacefulness, and stability 
B)  Openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism 
C)  None of these 
A)  Responsibility, generosity, independence, peacefulness, and stability 
B)  Openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism 
C)  None of these

Question 20

Traditionals provide systems and procedures that allow a lot of people to work together in an organized way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The qualities that are associated with jobs requiring high social contact and service to others are most likely found in people high in ________.

Match the items below with their descriptions: -talk it out; be understanding; be flexible; be tolerant

Match the items below with their descriptions: -participatives

Which of the following statements is most likely true about people high in openness to experience?

Which of the following guidelines is most likely useful in meeting the needs of individualists?

The time perspective for individualists is the ________.

Research shows that , , and represent a common underlying characteristic broadly described as "getting along."

Confucian ideals of filial loyalty and five right relationships form the basis of much of East Asian culture. Identify one of these relationships.

Which of the following Big Five personality traits is most strongly associated with leadership effectiveness?

According to educator S.I. Hayakawa, which of the following is the primary goal of a human being?

Self-concept is singularly the most important determinant of the quality of a person's life.

Match the items below with their descriptions: -traditionals

Which of the following messages is illustrated by the story "The mask"?

Identify a true statement about participatives.

Which of the following statements is true about a cardinal disposition?

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

Participatives most likely bring roots, stability, and discipline that every organization needs if it is going to grow and prosper.

Individualists are the harmonizing agents needed by every family, work group, and organization.

Identify the five robust dimensions or traits, each of which shows considerable stability from one situation to another and over time, as well as across cultures.

Traditionals provide systems and procedures that allow a lot of people to work together in an organized way.

The Importance of Leadership: Setting the Stage

The Leadership Equation

Leadership Qualities, Characteristics of Followers, and Situational Factors

The Importance of Vision and the Motive to Lead

Organizational Climate

Leadership Ethics

The Role of Values and Ethics at Work

Leadership Authority

Empowerment in the Workplace and the Quality Imperative

Effective Leadership and Human Relations

The Team Concept

Human Behavior and the Art of Persuasion

The Diversity Challenge

Effective Delegation and How to Assign Work

The Leader As Coach

Helping People Through Change and Burnout Prevention

Managing Performance

Professional Performance and Sustaining Discipline

The Road Ahead: Challenge and Charge

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Exam 15: The Role of Personality

The qualities that are associated with jobs requiring high social contact and service to others are most likely found in people high in ________.

Match the items below with their descriptions: -talk it out; be understanding; be flexible; be tolerant

Match the items below with their descriptions: -participatives

Which of the following statements is most likely true about people high in openness to experience?

Which of the following guidelines is most likely useful in meeting the needs of individualists?

The time perspective for individualists is the ________.

Research shows that ________, ________, and ________ represent a common underlying characteristic broadly described as "getting along."

Confucian ideals of filial loyalty and five right relationships form the basis of much of East Asian culture. Identify one of these relationships.

Which of the following Big Five personality traits is most strongly associated with leadership effectiveness?

According to educator S.I. Hayakawa, which of the following is the primary goal of a human being?

Self-concept is singularly the most important determinant of the quality of a person's life.

Match the items below with their descriptions: -traditionals

Which of the following messages is illustrated by the story "The mask"?

Identify a true statement about participatives.

Which of the following statements is true about a cardinal disposition?

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

Participatives most likely bring roots, stability, and discipline that every organization needs if it is going to grow and prosper.

Individualists are the harmonizing agents needed by every family, work group, and organization.

Identify the five robust dimensions or traits, each of which shows considerable stability from one situation to another and over time, as well as across cultures.

Traditionals provide systems and procedures that allow a lot of people to work together in an organized way.

The Importance of Leadership: Setting the Stage

The Leadership Equation

Leadership Qualities, Characteristics of Followers, and Situational Factors

The Importance of Vision and the Motive to Lead

Organizational Climate

Leadership Ethics

The Role of Values and Ethics at Work

Leadership Authority

Empowerment in the Workplace and the Quality Imperative

Effective Leadership and Human Relations

The Team Concept

Human Behavior and the Art of Persuasion

The Diversity Challenge

Effective Delegation and How to Assign Work

The Leader As Coach

Helping People Through Change and Burnout Prevention

Managing Performance

Professional Performance and Sustaining Discipline

The Road Ahead: Challenge and Charge

Filters

Research shows that , , and represent a common underlying characteristic broadly described as "getting along."