Chapter 10 Questions

Which of the following is true with regard to emotional intelligence? A. Individuals with higher levels of emotional intelligence are less likely to engage in counterproductive behaviors. B. People with low levels of emotional intelligence are more likely to try to influence other people in order to achieve personal goals. C. People with high levels of cognitive ability are more likely to also have high levels of emotional intelligence. D. Emotional intelligence is a more important determinant of job performance for people with higher levels of cognitive intelligence. E. In many circumstances, high emotional intelligence can compensate somewhat for low cognitive intelligence.

In many circumstances, high emotional intelligence can compensate somewhat for low cognitive intelligence

Perceptual ability is a facet of cognitive ability that involves A. understanding spoken words and sentences. B. being able to recover quickly from emotional experiences. C. understanding where one is relative to other things in the environment. D. using general rules or hypotheses as a starting point to solve a problem. E. comparing information or objects with remembered information or objects.

comparing information or objects with remembered information or objects

Gavin is a jeweler who makes precision repairs on expensive jewelry and luxury watches. Gavin's job requires highly refined _____ abilities. A. strength B. stamina C. flexibility D. coordination E. psychomotor

psychomotor

reasoning involves the ability to A. examine and compare numbers, letters, and objects quickly. B. use of general rules or hypotheses as the conclusion to solving a problem. C. compare information or objects with remembered information or objects. D. utilize mathematical capabilities including the capability to do simple math operations. E. sense that there is a problem right now or that there is likely to be one in the near future.

sense that there is a problem right now or that there is likely to be one in the near future

Which of the following represents the correlation between cognitive ability and job performance? A. weak, negative B. strong, positive C. moderate, negative D. weak, positive E. strong, negative

strong, positive

Ability refers to A. skills that can be improved over time with training, practice, and experience. B. a strong desire to accomplish task-related goals as a means of expressing personality. C. the relatively stable capabilities people have to perform a particular range of different but related activities. D. a dispositional tendency to experience pleasant, engaging moods such as enthusiasm, excitement, and elation. E. the structures and propensities inside people that explain their characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior.

the relatively stable capabilities people have to perform a particular range of different but related activities.

Skipper just got hired as a media liaison for RPA Mines. He will be communicating the mission of the company, as well as giving progress reports on the company's operations and environmental impact. Skipper will need to rely most heavily on his _____ abilities. A. verbal B. quantitative C. reasoning D. spatial E. perceptual

verbal

The National Football League (NFL) makes players entering the draft take a popular cognitive ability test known as the A. Myers-Briggs. B. Wonderlic. C. Big Five. D. GLAT. E. SAT.

Wonderlic

perceptual speed refers to A. a good understanding of where one is relative to other things in the environment. B. the use of general rules or hypotheses as a starting point to solve a problem. C. being able to examine and compare numbers, letters, and objects quickly. D. the ability to develop clever and novel ways to solve problems. E. being able to recover quickly from emotional experiences.

being able to examine and compare numbers, letters, and objects quickly

T/F: Reasoning abilities are most important in jobs in which effectiveness depends on understanding and communicating ideas and information to others, such as business executives.

false

T/F: Smarter employees are more likely to want to remain members of the organization.

false

T/F: The ability to choose the right action quickly in response to several different signals is called control time.

false

T/F: The positive correlation between cognitive ability and performance is stronger in jobs that are simple or situations that demand repetition.

false

T/F: emotional intelligence refers to our abilities to understand others, but not ourselves

false

the spatial ability of visualization is the ability to A. examine and compare numbers, letters, and objects quickly. B. compare information or objects with remembered information or objects. C. imagine how separate things will look if they were put together in a particular way. D. utilize mathematical capabilities, including the capability to do simple math operations. E. sense that there is a problem right now or that there is likely to be one in the near future.

imagine how separate things will look if they were put together in a particular way.