Chapter 3

conscientiousness

a person can be counted on to get things done; organized, detail-oriented, responsible, dependable; higher performers in multiple jobs

person-group fit

an individual fits with the workgroups work styles, skills, and goals

Machiavellianism

behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others

self awareness

being aware of what you are feeling

general mental ability

capacity to rapidly and fluidly acquire, process, and apply information; reasoning, remembering, understanding, and problem solving

tolerance for risk

degree to which a person is comfortable accepting risk, willing to take chances and to make risky decisions

social skills

effectively handling the emotions of others

person-job fit

fit between a person's abilities and the demands of the job, and the fit between a person's desires and motivations and the attributes and rewards of a job

person-vocation fit

fit between a person's interests, availability, values, and personality and a profession.

person-organization fit

fit between an individuals values, beliefs, and personality and the values, norms, and culture of the organization

accomodators

focus on risk taking, opportunity seeking and action; deal w people easily and specialize in action-oriented jobs- marketing and sales

multiple intelligences

gardners theory, suggests there are a number of distinct forms of intelligence that each individual possesses in varying degrees

type A

impatient, competitive, ambitious, and uptight

learning style

individual differences and preferences in how we process information when problem solving, learning, or engaging in similar activities

emotional intelligence

interpersonal capability that includes the ability to perceive and express emotions, to understand and use them, and to manage emotions in oneself and other people

Introversion

less comfortable in social situations

self-management

managing your own emotions and impulses

information processing capacity

manner in which individuals process and organize information; helps explain differences between experts and novices on task learning and performance

assimilators

more concerned about abstract concepts and ideas than about people; work in research and planning units

divergers

organize concrete situations from different perspectives and structure their relationships into a meaningful whole

interpersonal

other peoples feelings

self-efficacy

our confidence in our ability to cope, perform, and be successful on a specific task

self-motivation

persisting in the face of obstacles, setbacks, and failures

individual differences

personal attributes that vary from one person to another

nature vs. nurture

personality attributes are inherited from our parents or shaped by our environment

agreeableness

persons ability to get along with other; gentle, cooperative, forgiving, understanding, and good-natured in their dealings with others

extraversion

persons comfort level with relationships; sociable, talkative, assertive, and open to establishing new relationships

Openness

persons rigidity of belies and range of interest; willing to listen to new ideas and to change their own ideas, beliefs, and attitudes in response to new information

self-esteem

refers to our feelings of self-worth and our liking or disliking of ourselves

general self-efficacy

reflects a generalized belief that we will be successful at whatever challenges or tasks we might face

internal locus of control

related to confidence in ones ability to successfully perform a task; more socially integrated in work and more favorable relationships with supervisors

external locus of control

related to passivity and learned helplessness

type b

relaxed, easygoing, and less overtly competitive than type A

workplace bullying

repeated mistreatment of another employee through verbal abuse; conflict that is threatening, humiliating, or intimidating

intrapersonal

self-awareness

empathy

sensing how others are feeling

peceivers

stay open to new information and options

convergers

superior to technical tasks and problems and inferior in interpersonal learning settings; abstract conceptualization and active experimentation

sensory modality

system that interacts with the environment through one of the basic senses; detail orientated and want facts

tolerance for ambiguity

tendency to view ambiguous situations as either threatening or desirable; creativity, positive attitudes towards risk, orientation to diversity

thinkers

value fairness and decide things impersonally based on objective criteria and logic

Judgers

want things done quickly

linguistic

words and language

MBTI

16 personality types

neuroticism

experience unpleasant emotions such as anger, anxiety, depression and vulnerability

authoritarianism

extent to which a person believes that power and status differences are appropriate within hierarchical social systems such as organizations; someone with this may accept orders from someone with more authority

locus of control

extent to which people believe that their behavior has a real effect on what happens to them