Management Chapter 16
Which of the following is the most fixed of a person's individual differences? A: Attitudes B: Intelligence C: Self- Efficacy D: Self- Esteem E: Emotions
B: Intelligence
"Individual differences" is a narrow category only used to describe the "Big Five" personality attributes.
F; "Individual differences" is a broad category used to collectively describe the vast number of attributes (e.g., traits and behaviors) that describe you as a person.
Noel says, "I can type 70 words per minute with no errors." He is expressing
A high self- efficacy
Which of the following is not one of the basic dimensions of the Big Five personality dimensions? A: locus of control B: Agreeableness C: extraversion D: emotional stability E: openness to experience
A: Locus of control (The Big Five Personality Dimensions are extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience.)
People with __________ often see the causes of events in their lives as due to luck or other environmental factors.
An external locus of control
Core self-evaluations represent a broad personality trait comprised of all of the following except A: emotional stablility B: Locus of control C: Generalized Self- efficacy D: Interpersonal Intelligence
D: interpersonal intelligence
Which of the following is not an element of emotional intelligence A:Self- awareness B: Social awareness C: Relationship management D: Intrapersonal Intelligence E: Self- management
D: intrapersonal intelligence (Emotional intelligence has four key components self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management)
Spatial intelligence is likely to be most valuable to a A: politician B: Teacher C: Minister D: musician E: Fighter pilot
E
Self-esteem is a broad personality trait composed of self-efficacy, locus of control, and emotional stability.
F; Core self-evaluations represent a broad personality trait comprised of four narrower and positive individual traits: generalized self-efficacy, self-esteem, locus of control, and emotional stability.
Intelligence cannot be modified or altered.
F; Research has shown that intelligence, like personality, can be altered or modified in a number of ways.
Taylor senses other's emotions, understands their perspectives, and takes active interest in their concerns. This demonstrates her self-management competence.
F; This is the definition of empathy
Research has shown that despite the assumption many managers make, proactivity is unrelated to work performance.
F; proactivity is related to increased performance, satisfaction, affective organizational commitment, and social networking.
The potential to understand and regulate yourself is ________ intelligence.
Intrapersonal
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
Linguistic intelligence is the potential to learn and use spoken and written languages.
T
One cause of the increase in intelligence observed in developed countries is better nutrition.
T
People with an external locus of control generally earn lower salaries than those with an internal locus of control.
T
Emotions change over time and from situation to situation; therefore, they can be altered more easily.
T: Emotions do change and influence many outcomes. See Figure 3.2, in which individual-level work outcomes are listed.
People program themselves for success or failure by enacting their self-efficacy expectations.
T; People program themselves for success or failure by enacting their self-efficacy expectations.
A person who ___________ is relatively unconstrained by situational forces and effects environmental change.
has a proactive personality
