MGT 321 Chapter 3

People with __________ see themselves as masters of their own fate.

An internal locus of control

Which of the following does a person have the most control over?

Behavior

Proactivity has been shown to be related to all but one of the following. Which one?

Intelligence

Which of the following statements about self-efficacy is true?

Self-efficacy can be developed.

If a person attributes outcomes to luck or fate, that person is likely to have:

an external locus of control

Petra made a large mistake on a report she submitted to her boss, and it ended up costing the company a significant amount of money. When asked why this had occurred, she blamed one of her co-workers for giving her erroneous information for the report. Petra is expressing:

an external locus of control.

People with an internal locus of control:

have stronger expectations that effort leads to performance.

The part of CSE that can best be enhanced because it is most flexible is:

self-efficacy.

Regarding using personality testing as part of the hiring process, experts have concluded that:

the typical personality test is not a valid predictor of job performance.

Which of the following is not an element of emotional intelligence?

Emotional stability

___________ is associated with success for managers and salespeople.

Extraversion

Core self-evaluations represent a broad personality trait comprised of all but one of the following. Which one?

Proactivity

____________ is associated with entrepreneurialism.

Proactivity

Which of the following is not a property of deliberate practice?

Provides little or no feedback

Giovanni says, "I can run a mile in under 5 minutes." He is expressing:

a high self-efficacy.

Star athletes are likely to be high in:

body kinesthetic intelligence

People who are dependable, responsible, and achievement-oriented are likely to score high on:

conscientiousness.

The personality trait with the strongest positive relationship with job performance is:

conscientiousness.

Klaus works in a very stressful job, but maintains his "cool" even in the worst times. He is likely to score high on ________.

emotional stability

Marisa is office manager in a small company. Her employees find that they can often come late to work and leave early, and Marisa will cover their work for them. Marisa is likely to score:

high on agreeableness.

"I feel I am a person of worth, as good as other people" is a statement reflecting:

high self-esteem.

In hiring new employees, the best thing a manager could do is:

hire based on using CSE as one broad personality characteristic.

The relationship between self-esteem and life satisfaction is significantly stronger:

in individualistic cultures than in collectivist cultures.

Keyshawn is a player on a professional football team. Because of this, his play every week is scrutinized by fans and media, as well as his own coaches. Sometimes, their comments are very negative and even personal. Keyshawn will handle this better if he has a high level of _________ intelligence.

intrapersonal

To develop his or her self-awareness, a person should:

know his or her own strengths and limits

To develop his or her relationship management skills, a person should:

learn how to build teams.

Jonathan speaks four languages fluently. He is likely to have a high level of _______ intelligence.

linguistic

The potential to learn and use spoken and written languages is:

linguistic intelligence

Josephine scored very high on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) on all three parts. She is likely to possess high ________ intelligence.

logical-mathematical

Samantha, a member of a team you are assigned to for a management class, has often been late getting her work to the team, and when it arrives it is often of poor quality. Samantha is likely to be displaying her ________.

low conscientiousness

Halfway through the semester, Samuel quit doing assignments for and going to his advanced accounting class. He attributes this to his poor performance on the first two tests, as well as his lack of talent for accounting; he feels he will do much better as a management major. Samuel is likely to be experiencing:

low self-efficacy for accounting.

Halim, one of your employees, always seems to be "taking it easy," often ignores problems that arise, and rarely takes action on his own. It is likely that Halim is:

not a proactive personality