MGT Chapter 3

"Individual differences" is a narrow category only used to describe the "Big Five" personality attributes.

false

Research has shown that despite the assumption many managers make, proactivity is unrelated to work performance.

false

A person who ___________ is relatively unconstrained by situational forces and effects environmental change.

has a proactive personality

Noel says, "I can type 70 words per minute with no errors." He is expressing

high self-efficacy

broad category used to collectively describe the vast number of attributes (e.g., traits and behaviors) that describe you as a person.

individual differences

Which of the following is the most fixed of a person's individual differences: attitudes, intelligence, self-efficacy, self-esteem, emotions?

intelligence

The potential to understand and regulate yourself is ________ intelligence.

intrapersonal

Which of the following is not an element of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, social awareness, relationship management, intrapersonal intelligence, self-management

intrapersonal intelligence

If your goal is to do well in school and graduate on time and with honors, you are likely to experience __________ emotions such as joy, gratitude, pride, satisfaction, contentment, and relief.

positive

People program themselves for success or failure by enacting their self-efficacy expectations.

true

People with __________ often see the causes of events in their lives as due to luck or other environmental factors.

an external locus of control

represent a broad personality trait comprised of four narrower and positive individual traits: generalized self-efficacy, self-esteem, locus of control, and emotional stability.

core self-evaluations

Intelligence cannot be modified or altered.

false

Self-esteem is a broad personality trait composed of self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional stability.

false

Taylor senses other's emotions, understands their perspectives, and takes active interest in their concerns. This demonstrates her self-management competence.

false

Spatial intelligence is likely to be most valuable to a: politician, minister, college professor, fighter pilot, musician?

fighter pilot

Core self-evaluations represent a broad personality trait comprised of all of the following except: emotional stability, generalized self-efficacy, locus of control, interpersonal intelligence, self-esteem?

interpersonal intelligence

Which of the following is not one of the basic dimensions of the Big Five personality dimensions: locus of control, extroversion, openness to experience, contentiousness, agreeableness?

locus of control

Emotions change over time and from situation to situation; therefore, they can be altered more easily.

true

Linguistic intelligence is the potential to learn and use spoken and written languages.

true

One cause of the increase in intelligence observed in developed countries is better nutrition.

true

People with an external locus of control generally earn lower salaries than those with an internal locus of control.

true