Exam 2: Individual Differences: Personality and Ability

Training is only used to enhance workers' skills beyond the minimum levels.

A specific component of personality that describes particular tendencies a person has to feel, think, and act in a certain way is ________.

The workplace behavior of an individual working on an assembly line with strict rules and regulations is MOST LIKELY influenced by ________.

A person who can correctly determine who is the most proficient member of a work group from a series of comparisons across members is MOST LIKELY displaying ________.

Personality does not play a dominant role in predicting worker behavior on a highly structured automated manufacturing line.

Which of the following personality traits would MOST LIKELY result in an individual who plays the role of devil's advocate within decision-making groups?

Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to provide an advantage to an individual performing a job that requires innovation?

Most researchers agree that the traits that make up a person's personality cannot be categorized.

Joe started working at High Sales 15 years ago. He has moved up in the ranks and will shortly be involved in the hiring of 20 new employees. When he began, he did not have many skills. After his experiences, he firmly believes that anyone can be taught anything if given the proper instruction. In which way is Joe MOST LIKELY to manage ability during the interview process?

Individuals with high self-esteem are more likely than individuals with low self-esteem to choose challenging careers and jobs.

When situational pressures are ________, personality is not a good predictor of on-the-job performance.

A low measure of agreeableness might be an advantage in jobs that require a person to be somewhat antagonistic, such as bill collector or drill sergeant.

Explain the ASA framework.

Individuals with an internal locus of control believe that their own actions or behaviors have an impact on what happens to them.

"Fitness for duty" performance tests determine if employees ________.

High self-monitors would perform especially well in all of the following jobs EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following types of abilities can degenerate as a result of disease, drug abuse, and excessive stress?

Which of the following statements about the Big Five model of personality is TRUE?

The process by which workers with similar personalities are attracted to and hired by organizations and those with dissimilar personalities leave is described by the ________.

Cognitive and physical ability are determined by ________.