Topic 2: Personality and Values

Personality refers to the sum total of ways in which an individual ____________ and ____________ with others.

• reacts; interacts

• speaks; instructs

• lives; understands

• perceives; communicates

Personality tests are important in the hiring process of an organization to hire the right person for the job and the organization.

• False

• True

According to the "twin studies," which is proven as the most dominant factor to determine the personality of an individual?

Family, upbringing, peers and religious studies are some examples of environmental factors that can influence an individual's personality to some extent.

• True

• False

Researches show Big Five model strongly supports relationship to job performance, especially __________ trait.

• emotional stability

• openness to experience

• agreeableness

• conscientiousness

____________ describes a person who tends to be emotionally distant and believes that the ends justify the means.

• Narcissism

• Machiavellianism

• Psychopathy

• Selfish

The ability to adjust behavior to meet situational factors is referred to as _____________ personality.

We have more freedom to express our personality in our behaviors in a "strong" situation.

• False

• True

Values are the foundation for attitudes, motivation, and behavior.

• True

• False

Instrumentals values are known as preferable _________ to achieve terminal values or goals (can choose more than one answer)

• modes of behavior

• means

• ways

• factors