Question 1

Which of the following is a reason that many researchers believe that generational values are invalid?

Accepted Answer

A)  There's too much overlap. 
B)  The research has been manipulated. 
C)  The media has glorified the Nexters. 
D)  The Veteran generation is no longer part of the workforce. 
E)  There's no valid research on the topic. 
A)  There's too much overlap. 
B)  The research has been manipulated. 
C)  The media has glorified the Nexters. 
D)  The Veteran generation is no longer part of the workforce. 
E)  There's no valid research on the topic.

Question 2

Divina and Shawna are identical twins that were adopted at birth by very different families. Divina grew up in Houston, Texas, and attended a large urban high school. Shawna grew up in a small rural town and attended a high school with fewer than one hundred students. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true about the two girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Divina is shy because she was just a number in a crowd. Shawna is outgoing because her school was small. 
B)  Divina is outgoing because she had to fight to get people to recognize her in a large school. Shawna is shy because she didn't want to stand out. 
C)  Both Divina and Shawna were highly influenced by their different environments and have very different personalities. 
D)  Both Divina and Shawna are shy because they share many common personality traits based on their genetic heredity. 
E)  Both Divina and Shawna are shy because the environments in which they were raised demanded that they be shy to be successful. 
A)  Divina is shy because she was just a number in a crowd. Shawna is outgoing because her school was small. 
B)  Divina is outgoing because she had to fight to get people to recognize her in a large school. Shawna is shy because she didn't want to stand out. 
C)  Both Divina and Shawna were highly influenced by their different environments and have very different personalities. 
D)  Both Divina and Shawna are shy because they share many common personality traits based on their genetic heredity. 
E)  Both Divina and Shawna are shy because the environments in which they were raised demanded that they be shy to be successful.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a way in which extroverts excel?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are happier in their jobs and lives. 
B)  They experience more positive emotions. 
C)  They are prone to impulsive behavior. 
D)  They have high interpersonal job performance. 
E)  They are strong, assertive leaders. 
A)  They are happier in their jobs and lives. 
B)  They experience more positive emotions. 
C)  They are prone to impulsive behavior. 
D)  They have high interpersonal job performance. 
E)  They are strong, assertive leaders.

Question 4

You are assembling a team to work on a long-term project which requires creativity, stamina, 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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alan 
B)  Brenda 
C)  Cameron 
D)  Drusilla 
E)  Ellen 
A)  Alan 
B)  Brenda 
C)  Cameron 
D)  Drusilla 
E)  Ellen

Question 5

Values tend to be stable and enduring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following researchers produced a comprehensive analysis of variation among cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maslow 
B)  Hofstede 
C)  Festinger 
D)  Skinner 
E)  Freud 
A)  Maslow 
B)  Hofstede 
C)  Festinger 
D)  Skinner 
E)  Freud

Question 7

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Type B personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Type B does not suffer from a sense of time urgency, with its accompanying impatience. 
B)  A Type B plays for fun and relaxation. 
C)  A Type B strives to think or do two or more things at once. 
D)  A Type B can relax without guilt. 
E)  A Type B does not need to discuss their achievements. 
A)  A Type B does not suffer from a sense of time urgency, with its accompanying impatience. 
B)  A Type B plays for fun and relaxation. 
C)  A Type B strives to think or do two or more things at once. 
D)  A Type B can relax without guilt. 
E)  A Type B does not need to discuss their achievements.

Question 8

Lynda is going to travel to Japan to bid on a large engineering project for her firm. Knowing that Japan ranked the highest in masculinity in Hofstede's cultural values study, which of the following behaviors would be safest for Lynda?

Accepted Answer

A)  She should be bold and boisterous. 
B)  She should pay for all food and drinks. 
C)  She should wear colorful, feminine attire. 
D)  She should wear only conservative attire. 
E)  She should make lots of jokes. 
A)  She should be bold and boisterous. 
B)  She should pay for all food and drinks. 
C)  She should wear colorful, feminine attire. 
D)  She should wear only conservative attire. 
E)  She should make lots of jokes.

Question 9

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.
-Michelle Jackson, one of your newest employees, is an extrovert. Which of the following statements is least likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michelle will probably attend the company picnic. 
B)  Michelle will probably have a large number of relationships. 
C)  Michelle will be friendly and outgoing. 
D)  Michelle will perform well on specialized, detail-oriented tasks. 
E)  Michelle will be suited to a managerial or sales position. 
A)  Michelle will probably attend the company picnic. 
B)  Michelle will probably have a large number of relationships. 
C)  Michelle will be friendly and outgoing. 
D)  Michelle will perform well on specialized, detail-oriented tasks. 
E)  Michelle will be suited to a managerial or sales position.

Question 10

You have just been promoted to manage a sales group. Your group is made up of ten people who range in age from 23 to 62. You have read that there are certain dominant work values for each age group and think that this may help you understand your group.
-Andrew is now 65 years old. You are not surprised to find that he ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  places a great deal of importance on family security 
B)  trades off salary increases for increased leisure time 
C)  seeks meaning in his work 
D)  tends to emphasize the terminal value of freedom 
E)  strives to secure a solid grip on retirement benefits 
A)  places a great deal of importance on family security 
B)  trades off salary increases for increased leisure time 
C)  seeks meaning in his work 
D)  tends to emphasize the terminal value of freedom 
E)  strives to secure a solid grip on retirement benefits

Question 11

You have just been promoted to manage a sales group. Your group is made up of ten people who range in age from 23 to 62. You have read that there are certain dominant work values for each age group and think that this may help you understand your group.
-You find that Jerry, who is 30 years old, is not typical for his age group because he ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is very loyal to the company 
B)  puts a great deal of emphasis on security 
C)  values financial success over leisure time 
D)  all the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is very loyal to the company 
B)  puts a great deal of emphasis on security 
C)  values financial success over leisure time 
D)  all the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

Which of the following terms describes basic convictions that "a specific mode of conduct or end state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite mode of conduct"?

Accepted Answer

A)  values 
B)  attitudes 
C)  convictions 
D)  preferences 
E)  affectual preferences 
A)  values 
B)  attitudes 
C)  convictions 
D)  preferences 
E)  affectual preferences

Question 13

In the U.S., employees in what age group value wealth and strive to become rich?

Accepted Answer

A)  20s 
B)  30s 
C)  40s 
D)  50s 
E)  60s 
A)  20s 
B)  30s 
C)  40s 
D)  50s 
E)  60s

Question 14

Which of the following cultural dimensions identified by GLOBE does not have an equivalent in Hofstede?

Accepted Answer

A)  future orientation 
B)  power distance 
C)  performance orientation 
D)  individualism/collectivism 
E)  gender differentiation 
A)  future orientation 
B)  power distance 
C)  performance orientation 
D)  individualism/collectivism 
E)  gender differentiation

Question 15

The most common form of measuring personality is through self-report surveys. However, the applicant could easily ________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  change his personality instantly 
B)  not truly know his personality 
C)  refuse to take the survey 
D)  fail the survey, but be the best candidate 
E)  practice impression management 
A)  change his personality instantly 
B)  not truly know his personality 
C)  refuse to take the survey 
D)  fail the survey, but be the best candidate 
E)  practice impression management

Question 16

With which Big Five dimensions would you compare a self-monitoring personality? Describe how they are similar and different.

Accepted Answer

Self-monitoring refers to an individual'

Question 17

________ developed a Vocational Preference Inventory questionnaire that contains 160 occupational titles.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maslow 
B)  Holland 
C)  Hofstede 
D)  Herzberg 
E)  Surber 
A)  Maslow 
B)  Holland 
C)  Hofstede 
D)  Herzberg 
E)  Surber

Question 18

If personality characteristics were completely dictated by ________, they would be fixed at birth and no amount of experience could alter them.

Accepted Answer

A)  job satisfaction 
B)  heredity 
C)  environment 
D)  situations 
E)  religion 
A)  job satisfaction 
B)  heredity 
C)  environment 
D)  situations 
E)  religion

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  sensing/intuitive 
B)  sensing/thinking 
C)  emotional stability/intuitive 
D)  emotional stability/thinking 
E)  sane/reflective 
A)  sensing/intuitive 
B)  sensing/thinking 
C)  emotional stability/intuitive 
D)  emotional stability/thinking 
E)  sane/reflective

Question 20

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of "E or I" stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  extroverted/intuitive 
B)  emotional/introverted 
C)  extroverted/introverted 
D)  emotional/intuitive 
E)  sane/reflective 
A)  extroverted/intuitive 
B)  emotional/introverted 
C)  extroverted/introverted 
D)  emotional/intuitive 
E)  sane/reflective

Which of the following is a reason that many researchers believe that generational values are invalid?

Which of the following is not a way in which extroverts excel?

Values tend to be stable and enduring.

Which of the following researchers produced a comprehensive analysis of variation among cultures?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Type B personality?

Lynda is going to travel to Japan to bid on a large engineering project for her firm. Knowing that Japan ranked the highest in masculinity in Hofstede's cultural values study, which of the following behaviors would be safest for Lynda?

Which of the following terms describes basic convictions that "a specific mode of conduct or end state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite mode of conduct"?

In the U.S., employees in what age group value wealth and strive to become rich?

Which of the following cultural dimensions identified by GLOBE does not have an equivalent in Hofstede?

The most common form of measuring personality is through self-report surveys. However, the applicant could easily ________ .

With which Big Five dimensions would you compare a self-monitoring personality? Describe how they are similar and different.

________ developed a Vocational Preference Inventory questionnaire that contains 160 occupational titles.

If personality characteristics were completely dictated by ________, they would be fixed at birth and no amount of experience could alter them.

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

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of "E or I" stand for?

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Exam 5: Personality and Values

Which of the following is a reason that many researchers believe that generational values are invalid?

Which of the following is not a way in which extroverts excel?

Values tend to be stable and enduring.

Which of the following researchers produced a comprehensive analysis of variation among cultures?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Type B personality?

Lynda is going to travel to Japan to bid on a large engineering project for her firm. Knowing that Japan ranked the highest in masculinity in Hofstede's cultural values study, which of the following behaviors would be safest for Lynda?

Which of the following terms describes basic convictions that "a specific mode of conduct or end state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite mode of conduct"?

In the U.S., employees in what age group value wealth and strive to become rich?

Which of the following cultural dimensions identified by GLOBE does not have an equivalent in Hofstede?

The most common form of measuring personality is through self-report surveys. However, the applicant could easily ________ .

With which Big Five dimensions would you compare a self-monitoring personality? Describe how they are similar and different.

________ developed a Vocational Preference Inventory questionnaire that contains 160 occupational titles.

If personality characteristics were completely dictated by ________, they would be fixed at birth and no amount of experience could alter them.

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

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of "E or I" stand for?

What Is Organizational Behavior

Foundations of Individual Behavior

Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

Emotions and Moods

Perception and Individual Decision Making

Basic Motivation Concepts

Motivation: From Concept to Applications

Foundations of Group Behavior

Understanding Work Teams

Communication

Basic Approaches to Leadership

Power and Politics

Conflict and Negotiation

Foundations of Organization Structure

Organizational Culture

Human Resource Policies and Practices

Organizational Change and Stress Management

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