Exam 2: Personality, Stress, Learning, and Perception

"Terry constantly accuses Ted and Betty of being careless about their work, when in reality she has made more accounting errors than they have." What type of perception bias does Terry have?

Think about the person you dislike or have disliked working with the most. Identify that person's learning style. Is it the same as yours? What is it that you dislike about the person?

Richard is unambitious and prefers spending most of his time by himself. His colleagues consider him to be aloof and insecure. He finds it difficult to work under high pressure situations, and often blames his colleagues. Richard's personality is:

Our _____ is other peoples' attitudes toward us.

_____ identify individual strong and weak traits.

"In our department, there is a lot of competition and conflict." What type of stressor does this statement reveal?

Describe the Big Five personality dimensions.

_____ prefer to learn by observing and thinking.

Which personality traits exhibited by others tend to irritate you? Which of your personality traits tend to irritate others? How can you improve your personality?

Beth prefers to learn new skills on the job, rather than in training sessions. Her decisions are based on instinct, and not on technical analysis. Which of the following is Beth's learning style?

Stereotyping is our tendency to see things from a narrow focus that directly affects us.

Some stress helps improve performance.

Do you agree that intelligence (general mental ability) is the most valid predictor of job performance? Should organizations give an IQ test and hire based on the results? Why or why not?

Kendall relies on his instinct to determine which designs appeal to people. He bases his decisions on his interactions with people, rather than on statistical analysis of consumer behavior. What is his learning style?

Describe your Big Five personality profile.

Stress is an individual matter.

Assimilators differ from divergers in that assimilators:

Explain the importance of first impressions and how to project a positive image.

People sometimes selectively pick information they want to hear and ignore information they don't want to hear. This phenomenon is called frame of reference.

The _____ is the time we have to make a good impression.