Exam 5: Personality and Values

Which of the following statements is true about personality?

The most widely used and best known personality frameworks are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)and the Big Five Personality model. Both describe a person's total personality through exploration of the facets of personality.

According to the Big Five model, the ________ dimension addresses a range of interests and fascination with novelty.

People scoring high on the ________ dimension of the Big Five model are more likely to be absent from work and engage in risky behavior than those who score low.

________ has been found to be more important than other traits in the success of CEOs of private equity companies.

Which of the following is most likely to be a drawback of highly conscientious people according to the Big Five model?

According to Gordon Allport, ________ is defined as the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine a person's unique adjustments to his/her environment.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen Kate's chances of being selected?

Milton Rokeach created the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS), which consists of two sets of values, namely ________ values and ________ values.

Which of the following dimensions of the Big Five model indicates a person's ability to withstand stress?

Marina Lyon works as a reservation executive at a travel and tourism company. Though her job requires her only to efficiently book flight tickets for customers, she has also opted to undergo training to learn the process of hotel reservations. In addition, every evening she reads travelogues to be aware of upcoming travel destinations and trends. She loves the industry she works in and is eager to learn as much as she can. Considering the information given in this case, which dimension of the Big Five model best describes Lyon's personality?

Which of the following, if true, would increase the likelihood that Bryan will be selected?

Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house. She is known to be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build strong work relationships. She knows that her rapport with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and invests time in these relationships. In addition, she is assertive in making decisions, and colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following types is Athers most likely to be characterized as according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)classification?

Which of the following, if true, would most weaken Kate's chances of being selected?

Percy Collins works as a life advisor at an insurance firm and often looks for constant admiration from his manager every time he sells a policy. He also feels that he is the best at his work and no other advisor in his company has the ability or the skills to sell the amount of policies that he can. During meetings and team-building exercises, colleagues often find him rude, distant, and antagonistic. -What categories according to the Big Five model and other personality traits are Collins most likely to be characterized by?

According to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, individuals belonging to the conventional type prefer ambiguous activities that allow creative expression.

Which of the following is a drawback of self-report surveys?

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)classification, people belonging to the judging type prefer control and like their world to be ordered and structured.

________ refers to the tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.

A drawback of self-report surveys is the level of accuracy.