Chapter 3 Assignment

Knowledge of existing personality tests available through professional organizations or industrial-organizational psychologists

Acquire outside help

Assume you are a hiring manager at Amazon. Which Big 5 personality dimension should you focus on to gain the best insight on a candidate's future job performance and training performance?

Conscientiousness

Assurance that the test does not violate any laws or adversely affect protected classes

Document the legal basis for the assessment

Document the legal basis for the assessment

Educate test administrators

During the first meeting, Nario, as compared to Michael, seems to be relaxed, secure, unworried, and less likely to experience negative emotions under pressure. This is an example of which core self-evaluation?

Emotional stability

Which of the following person factors represent the most important cause of employees' desire to leave Google?

Employees' desire for the latest, most exciting, and not yet public start-up

Which of the following statements about emotions is false?

Felt emotions are always displayed.

Understanding of which aspects of the position are most critical for applicant-position fit

Figure out what you hope to accomplish

In the video, Mr. Thornton describes his move from being an Applebee's chain manager to being an entrepreneur in another industry about which he had a great deal of knowledge. Which of the following personality traits is best being described by Mr. Thornton?

Generalized self-efficacy

What is the primary problem in the case for Amazon?

High employee turnover

is reflected in this statement: "I feel I am a person of worth, as good as other people."

High self-esteem

What environmental characteristic is most important to consider in this case?

Organizational values

_____ is a key source of Andre Thornton's self-efficacy beliefs.

Prior experience

____________ is associated with entrepreneurialism.

Proactivity

Confidence that tests recommended by consultants or vendors are backed by independent and reputable research supporting tests' correlation with job performance

Require scientific validation

Which of the following is the most important problem in this case?

Retaining high quality employees

What is the most valuable asset of an organization such as Google, Facebook, and Apple?

Skills, abilities, and experience of employees

Michael does not seem to properly recognize and meet his client's needs. In relation to developing emotional intelligence, Michael failed at which component?

Social awareness

Which of the following is most likely NOT an outcome of Amazon's "Rank and Yank" performance system?

Teamwork

Which of the following outcomes is most important to this case?

Turnover

Jennifer wins an art contest. She attributes the outcome to luck. Jennifer is likely to have

an external locus of control.

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

an internal locus of control

Francis interviews two candidates for an administrative assistant position that will require a fair amount of project management. The first candidate is enthusiastic and states that she can "do anything she sets her mind to." She shows up for the interview without a résumé because she know she will be selected for the position. The second candidate is more reserved, but offers Francis his résumé and a portfolio. He explains that in his last position he managed several projects and kept them on track. Which of the following would be the main reason for Francis to hire the second applicant?

applicant's cognitive abilities

Proactivity is related to increased performance, satisfaction, affective organizational _____, and social networking.

commitment

People with proactive personalities are more likely to be engaged and _____ at work.

creative

People who are high on openness to experience are likely to demonstrate

curiosity and broad-mindedness.

Samantha is terminated from her job. She believes that her termination is a layoff due to poor market conditions. This belief displays which the following components of core self-evaluations?

external locus of control

At the beginning of the video, Andre Thornton describes the resiliency and what he believes it takes to make it as an entrepreneur. From his description, it seems like Mr. Thornton

has an internal locus of control.

Marisa is the 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.

Juanita receives a difficult work assignment that will require her to spend many hours organizing and deciphering information. She successfully completed a similar task last year and her supervisor is confident that she can do the same again this year. Which of the following best describes how Sarah is likely to feel in relation to the task?

high self-efficacy

The _____ manager/subordinate scenario is one where both have high proactivity.

ideal

Proactive people show _____, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.

initiative

Johan does well at work because he is able to think constructively, reason, and problem solve. Johan is exhibiting

intelligence.

Proactive personality is linked to _____ to be entrepreneurial.

intentions

Which component of core self-evaluations reflects an individual's belief that s/he controls the events and consequences in life?

internal locus of control

Keyshawn is a player on a professional football team. Because of this, his plays every week are 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

The distinction between flexible and fixed individual differences

is that managers have little or no impact on fixed differences.

By ___________, a person can develop self-awareness.

knowing his or her own strengths and limits

Katherine does especially well in her language courses, but struggles in chemistry. She has ______ intelligence.

linguistic

Vivek and Warren are working on an assignment for their marketing class. Warren finishes his part of the assignment; Vivek doesn't. Vivek apologizes because he took an extra shift at work and didn't give the assignment the priority it needed. He promises Warren he will stay home tonight and finish his work. What personality characteristic does this show?

locus of control

Jeremiah works at a marketing firm and is assigned a client that is known for being difficult to work with. Jeremiah is confident that he can produce a quality product but is often very worried and stressed when working on it. Jeremiah displays

low emotional stability and high self-efficacy.

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 rank ________ dimension.

low on the 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.

Proactive people identify _____ and act on them.

opportunities

Vanessa receives her evaluation. Her supervisor gives her high marks in __________, noting that Vanessa is especially strong in self-awareness and self management.

personal competence

Andre Thornton clearly possesses a(n) _____, which means he is action-oriented, shows initiative, and perseveres to change things.

proactive personality

The case mentions that Amazon's Jeff Bezos is not influenced by Wall Street analysts, challenges the status quo, perseveres, and wins. Based on the discussion of individual differences and emotions in Chapter 3, Bezos is most likely exhibiting a(n)

proactive personality.

At ABC Inc., each employee is required to evaluate himself or herself as part of preparation to meet with his or her manager for the annual employee performance review. As part of this, Daneesha prepared a thoughtful and comprehensive list of her strengths and weaknesses. What competence does this display?

self-awareness

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

self-efficacy.

John hasn't started working on his term paper. He wants to do well in the course, but he's struggling with how to identify a solid topic and start an outline. Most of the other students appear to be moving ahead. John is procrastinating because he is

stressed.

People with proactive personalities tend to increase the _____ of their supervisors.

supportiveness

The _____ scenario is one where both manager and subordinate have low proactivity.

worst