Exam 5: Personality and Values

You are assembling a team to work on a long-term project which requires creativity, persistence, and formal thinking. The only piece of information available to you is the Myers-Briggs Type of each of the applicants. These results are shown below: You need a person who is innovative, individualistic, and versatile and is attracted to entrepreneurial ideas. Who would be the best candidate based on their Myers-Briggs Type?

Researchers have used labels such as Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, and Millennials to describe different cohorts in the U.S. workforce. While these categories are helpful, they represent ________, not the ________ of individuals.

When we rank an individual's values in order of their ________, we obtain the person's value system.

High Machs ________ than do low Machs.

Which of the following differentiates introverts from extraverts?

Which of the following is highly beneficial to a proactive person?

Janet keeps emotional distance from her coworkers and believes that the ends can justify the means. Janet would rate high in Machiavellianism.

Which of the following statements best describes the traits of people having a proactive personality?

According to the Hofstede's framework, ________ indicates the degree to which people in a country prefer structured to unstructured situations.

An individual who is described as an ESTJ (Extraverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging) on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator can be best described as a(n) ________.

Highly conscientious individuals may tend to do all but which of the following?

Marylyn is a very driven person who seeks to push ideas forward to keep people on their toes; however, she also has a problem with stepping on peoples toes and being overly critical of others. Marylyn probably has high ________ and low ________.

Those with a ________ personality identify opportunities, show initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs, compared to others who passively react to situations.

Compare the characteristics of extraverts with those of introverts.

Which dimension of the Big Five Model refers to an individual's propensity to defer to others?

Lydia works as a 911 operator. Her job strength is dictated most likely by ________.

Holly is a highly motivated professional who likes to take on new tasks and makes certain that everything she does is done to perfection. In which two of the Big Five personality traits would Holly most likely score high?

Why are agreeable people usually less successful in their careers?

Which of the following is not particularly effective for predicting workplace outcomes?

Merry is normally a very quiet person who remains somewhat quiet during conversations and social settings. Merry is also the reigning national debate club champion. According to the Trait Activation Theory, what happens to Merry at competitions?