Exam 5: Personality and Values

You are the manager of a small boutique. You have decided to apply the Big Five Model in order to understand your employees and their work habits because it is generally supported by an impressive body of research. You want to use the five dimensions of personality to match individuals with jobs to which they are well-suited. -You wish to predict job satisfaction for each of your employees. Which of the five facets of personality will probably be of the most interest in this case?

Which of the following terms indicates the degree to which people like or dislike themselves?

Which of the following statements is true about people with positive core self-evaluations?

With reference to the Hofstede's framework, a class or caste system that discourages upward mobility is more likely to exist in a nation that scores ________.

What are the various categories in which the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classifies people?

Which of the following statements is not true regarding values?

With reference to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to the "investigative" type tend to be ________.

A high Mach would be most suited for which of the following positions?

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

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

According to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, individuals belonging to the "realistic" type prefer rule-regulated, orderly, and unambiguous activities.

Generally, agreeableness is associated with higher levels of career success (especially earnings).

You have decided to use Holland's Typology of Personality and Congruent Occupations to help your friends recognize which jobs they would be well-suited for. Monica is shy, stable, and persistent. Neil is ambitious and energetic and likes to dominate conversations. Jessica is idealistic, impractical, and very imaginative. Walter is efficient and practical, but he lacks imagination and tends to be inflexible. Chris is analytical, independent, and an original thinker. -Which of your friends is best suited to being an accountant?

You are the manager of a small boutique. You have decided to apply the Big Five Model in order to understand your employees and their work habits because it is generally supported by an impressive body of research. You want to use the five dimensions of personality to match individuals with jobs to which they are well-suited. -Jane Simpson rates low on conscientiousness. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about Jane?

Which of the following is a terminal value according to the Rokeach value survey?

You are the manager of a small boutique. You have decided to apply the Big Five Model in order to understand your employees and their work habits because it is generally supported by an impressive body of research. You want to use the five dimensions of personality to match individuals with jobs to which they are well-suited. -You know that your customers are demanding and sometimes difficult. So the salesperson should be able to withstand high levels of stress. Which personality dimension taps a person's ability to withstand stress?

According to the Rokeach Value Survey, instrumental values refer to preferable modes of behavior, or means of achieving one's terminal values.

With reference to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to the ________ type prefer verbal activities in which there are opportunities to influence others and attain powers.

What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of personality?

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of "S or N" stand for?