Kartik never raises his voice or loses his temper, and he explains things calmly in chaotic situations when others cannot. He is described by his coworkers as cool and relaxed. Kartik probably scores
- high in openness to experience.
- high in neuroticism.
- high in introversion.
- low in neuroticism.
- low on introversion.
Neurotic people are nervous, moody, emotional, insecure, and jealous.
Neuroticism: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being nervous, moody, emotional, insecure, jealous, and unstable.
Peyton is a well-liked intern at Gary's Tri-State Metal Sales. Customers and co-workers describe Peyton as kind, cooperative, sympathetic, and warm. Peyton probably has a great deal of the Big Five Trait of
- conscientiousness.
- agreeableness.
- extraversion.
- neuroticism.
- openness.
Agreeable people are warm, kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful, and courteous.
Agreeableness: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful, courteous, and warm.
The day before Angel begins an important assignment at work, she shows a tendency to get nervous, moody, and insecure. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ best describes Angel.
- openness to experience
- conscientiousness
- agreeableness
- extraversion
- neuroticism
Neurotic people are nervous, moody, emotional, insecure, and jealous.
Neuroticism: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being nervous, moody, emotional, insecure, jealous, and unstable.
Adjectives that describe opposite traits for agreeableness would include
- nervous, moody, and emotional.
- careless, sloppy, and lazy.
- critical, selfish, and rude.
- quiet, shy, and inhibited.
- calm steady, and relaxed.
Agreeable people are warm, kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful, and courteous.
Agreeableness: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful, courteous, and warm.
The Big Five dimension neuroticism is synonymous with
- extraversion.
- openness to experience.
- conscientiousness.
- collectivism.
- negative affectivity.
The Big Five dimension neuroticism is synonymous with negative affectivity-a dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and annoyance.
Negative Affectivity: A dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and annoyance.
Negative affectivity is a
- strong desire to achieve task-related goals as a means of expressing personality.
- strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal relationships as a means of expressing personality.
- dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and annoyance.
- strong desire to obtain power and influence within a social structure as a means of expressing personality.
- dispositional tendency to experience pleasant, engaging moods such as enthusiasm, excitement, and elation.
Whereas extraversion is synonymous with positive affectivity, neuroticism is synonymous with negative affectivity-a dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and annoyance.
Negative Affectivity: A dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness, and annoyance.
Candace can be described as an ambitious individual. She joined Boulder Distributors as a junior recruiter and wants to climb the corporate ladder to become a team leader in the future. Candace works hard to build up her reputation, makes time to interact with not only her manager but other managers as well, and lets everyone know how passionate she is about working at Boulder. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ best describes Candace.
- neuroticism
- extraversion
- agreeableness
- conscientiousness
- openness to experience
Extraverted people prioritize status striving, which reflects a strong desire to obtain power and influence within a social structure as a means of expressing personality.
Extraversion: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being talkative, sociable, passionate, assertive, bold, and dominant.
Neuroticism is linked to a(n) ________ to stressors, meaning that neurotic people are less likely to believe they can cope with the stressors that they experience.
- status striving factor
- locus of control
- positive affectivity
- differential reactivity
- accomplishment striving factor
Neuroticism is associated with a differential reactivity to stressors, meaning that neurotic people are less likely to believe they can cope with the stressors that they experience.
Differential Reactivity: Being less likely to believe that one can cope with the stressors experienced on a daily basis.
Neuroticism is associated with a(n) ________ to stressors, meaning that neurotic people are more likely to appraise day-to-day situations as stressful.
- communion striving factor
- accomplishment striving factor
- differential exposure
- openness to experience
- locus of control
Specifically, neuroticism is associated with a differential exposure to stressors, meaning that neurotic people are more likely to appraise day-to-day situations as stressful. Neuroticism also influences the way that people deal with stressful situations.
Differential Exposure: Being more likely to appraise day-to-day situations as stressful, thereby feeling that stressors are encountered more frequently.
Whit is walking to his work station, when he sees Frank fall off a platform and get seriously injured. Though he is usually quiet and passive, Whit pulls Frank to safety, begins first aid, and orders the other workers to do various tasks to help with the situation. This scenario exemplifies
- organizational commitment.
- typical performance.
- trait activation.
- cultural values.
- ethnocentrism.
The principle of trait activation suggests that some situations provide cues that trigger the expression of a given trait.
Trait Activation: The degree to which situations provide cues that trigger the expression of a given personality trait.
Neurotic people tend to
- strive for status.
- be communion strivers.
- hold an external locus of control.
- exhibit enthusiastic and upbeat mood patterns.
- be extroverts.
Neurotic people tend to hold an external locus of control, meaning that they often believe that the events that occur around them are driven by luck, chance, or fate. Less neurotic people tend to hold an internal locus of control, meaning that they believe that their own behavior dictates events.
Locus Of Control: Whether one believes the events that occur around him or her are self-driven or driven by the external environment.
The Big Five personality dimension ________ is a key driver of what's referred to as typical performance, which reflects performance in the routine conditions that surround daily job tasks.
- neuroticism
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
- openness to experience
- agreeableness
The Big Five personality dimension conscientiousness is a key driver of what's referred to as typical performance, which reflects performance in the routine conditions that surround daily job tasks.
Conscientiousness: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being dependable, organized, reliable, ambitious, hardworking, and persevering.
Which of the following scenarios is an example of typical performance?
- Holly has to skip her breaks and work extra hours for three days to prepare for a surprise audit.
- Anna casts five hundred transmission cases, hitting her average production rate for the week.
- Ashley breaks the printer trying to load it with the wrong kind of toner cartridge.
- Sheila switches departments to fill in for Freddie while he has bypass surgery.
- Bart is tired, so he gets by doing as little as possible for a couple of days.
Typical performance reflects performance in the routine conditions that surround daily job tasks.
Typical Performance: Performance in the routine conditions that surround daily job tasks.
In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ is also called "inquisitiveness" or "intellectualness."
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
- agreeableness
- openness to experience
- neuroticism
In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension openness to experience is also called "inquisitiveness" or "intellectualness." Open people are curious, imaginative, creative, complex, refined, and sophisticated.
Openness To Experience: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being curious, imaginative, creative, complex, refined, and sophisticated.
Together with cognitive ability, ________ is a key driver of creative thought, as people with this trait excel at the style of thinking demanded by creativity.
- conscientiousness
- extraversion
- agreeableness
- openness to experience
- neuroticism
Together with cognitive ability, openness to experience is a key driver of creative thought, as smart and open people excel at the style of thinking demanded by creativity. Openness to experience is also more likely to be valuable in jobs that require high levels of creative performance, where job holders need to be able to generate novel and useful ideas and solutions.
Openness To Experience: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being curious, imaginative, creative, complex, refined, and sophisticated.
In the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ is more likely to be valuable in jobs that involve rapid changes in job demands.
- neuroticism
- extraversion
- agreeableness
- conscientiousness
- openness to experience
In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, jobs that are very fluid and dynamic, with rapid changes in job demands, benefit from high levels of openness.
Openness To Experience: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being curious, imaginative, creative, complex, refined, and sophisticated.
The Big Five personality dimension that has the biggest influence on job performance is
- conscientiousness.
- extraversion.
- agreeableness.
- openness to experience.
- neuroticism.
The Big Five personality dimension that has the biggest influence on job performance is conscientiousness. Conscientious employees prioritize accomplishment striving, which reflects a strong desire to accomplish task-related goals as a means of expressing personality.
Conscientiousness: One of the “Big Five” dimensions of personality reflecting traits like being dependable, organized, reliable, ambitious, hardworking, and persevering.