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WorksheetsOrganizational Behavior - Unit 3
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Shanni loves to travel internationally, owns many unusual pieces of art from local artists, and enjoys attending concerts featuring an eclectic collection of musicians. According to theorists Paul Costa and Robert McRae, Shanni’s personality is likely high on
neuroticism
conscientiousness
extraversion
agreeableness
openness to experience
Personality is best defined as an individual's
characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.
most noticeable characteristics.
biologically inherited temperament.
hidden thoughts and emotions.
A person who is independent and imaginative most clearly ranks high on the Big Five trait dimension known as
emotional stability
extraversion
openness
agreeableness
What is the definition for extroverted?
cannot shut up
active and outgoing, likes to express their thoughts and feelings
calm and in a relaxed manner
shy and quiet and normally keep their feelings to themselves
Researches show Big Five model strongly supports relationship to job performance, especially __________ trait.
emotional stability
openness to experience
agreeableness
conscientiousness
What is the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment?
interpretation
environmental analysis
social verification
outlook
perception
What are the three classes of factors that influence perception?
factors in the setting, factors in the environment, and factors in the motives
factors in the perceiver, factors in the target, and factors in the situation
factors in the character, factors in knowledge, and factors in experience
factors in the personality, factors in the character, and factors in the values
factors in the senses, factors in the surroundings, and factors in the lighting
We engage in ________because it is impossible for us to assimilate everything we perceive.
selective perception
Memorization
mental desensitization
periodic listening
linear clustering
Which of the following statements is not an example of stereotyping?
There is no need to offer child-care to him; men aren’t interested in child care.
Don’t hire an older worker; they can’t learn new skills.
She was good at her last job, so she will be good at this one.
She won’t relocate for a promotion, since women don’t relocate.
The new hire will be emotionally insensitive, since he is a man.
Judging someone on the basis of our perception of the group to which he or she belongs.
Stereotyping
Halo effect
Contrast effect
Selective perception
is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.
Talent
Skill
Knowledge
Personality
Which of the following statements is true about personality?
Personality is free from the influence of the environment.
Personality remains constant over time.
Personality is influenced by hereditary factors.
Personality can be measured solely through personal interviews.
The ________ is a personality assessment consisting of 100-questions where respondents are classified as extraverted-introverted, sensing-intuitive, thinking-feeling, and judging-perceiving.
Big 5 personality
Karolinska Scales of Personality
Keirsey Temperament Sorter
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the ________ type are practical and prefer routine and order and focus on details.
sensing
extraverted
perceiving
feeling
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the ________ type are flexible and spontaneous.
thinking
perceiving
introverted
judging
According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the judging type
are quiet, shy and introverted
rely on unconscious processes
prefer their world to be ordered
are flexible and spontaneous
Which of the following are characteristics of the intuitive type of people according to the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
preferring routine and order and focusing on details
outgoing, sociable, and assertive in nature
relying on unconscious processes and looking at the overall picture
using reason, rationality, and logic to handle problems and situations
Tana works as a communication executive at a travel house. She is known to be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build strong work relationships. She knows that her rapport with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and invests time in these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive and colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following personality types is Tana most likely to be characterized by according to the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
extraverted
perceiving
introverted
sensing
Tana, a climate campaigner at an environmental organization, always uses rationale to make decisions for project implementation. She believes that the right decisions can be made only through scrutinization and analysis. Each time she needs to make a decision, she weighs all options before taking action. Which of the following is Tana's personality type according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
intuitive
introverted
thinking
feeling
Tana, a human resource executive, is in charge of the recruitment process in her organization. During the hiring process, she often needs to coordinate with prospective employees. The organizational process does not require her to inform employees who do not get through the selection process. However she believes that it is rude not to give them an update. She thus makes sure that she send them e-mails informing them all about the selection process. Which of the following personality types is Tana characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?
sensing
judging
feeling
thinking
What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of S versus N stand for?
sensing/intuitive
social/perceiving
stable/negligent
sympathetic/thinking
What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of personality?
It has an excess of classifications which tends to confuse a person.
It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another.
It tends to overemphasize intuitive traits over analytical traits.
It indicates results related exclusively to job performance.
Which dimension of the Big Five model is a measure of reliability?
extroversion
agreeableness
conscientiousness
emotional stability
According to the Big Five Model, the ________ dimension addresses a range of interests and fascination with novelty.
emotional stability
extroversion
openness to experience
agreeableness
Prone to stress and increased risk of cardiovascular disease are characteristics of what persoanlity type?
Type B
Extrovert.
Type A
Unstable.
True or False:
An attitude is a mode of behaviour that is thought to be the typical response of an individual.
False
True
