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responsible, organized, and dependable

According to the Big Five Model, a highly conscientious person is most likely to be ________.

decisive

People belonging to the ESTJ type are characterized as ________ according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification.

observer-ratings survey

Tracy Winter works at a publishing firm in London and recently received an e-mail from the human resource department of her company, asking her to study a colleague, Cindy Camp's behavior and attention toward her work without her knowledge. Winter now needs to scrutinize her behavior and notice if she is free from distractions and pays sufficient importance to her tasks. Which of the following is Winter conducting?

thinking

Valerie Sinclair, a climate campaigner at an environmental organization, invariably uses rationale to make decisions for project implementation. She believes that the right decisions can be made only through scrutinization and analysis. Each time she needs to make a decision, she weighs all options before taking action. Which of the following is Sinclair's personality type according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?

conscientiousness

Which dimension of the Big Five model is a measure of reliability?

agreeableness

Which dimension of the Big Five model refers to an individual's propensity to defer to others?

emotional stability

Which of the following dimensions of the Big Five Model indicates a person's ability to withstand stress?

Personality

_______ is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.

personality

According to Gordon Allport, ___ is defined as the dynamic organization within the individual of those psycho-physical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environment

low on conscientiousness

According to the Big Five Model, a person who scores ________ is easily distracted, disorganized, and unreliable.

visionaries

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, introverted/ intuitive/ thinking/ judging type of people are ________.

perceiving

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the ________ type are flexible and spontaneous.

sensing

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the ________ type are practical and prefer routine and order and focus on details.

prefer their world to be ordered

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the judging type ________.

innovative

According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, the ENTP type of people are most likely to be ________.

feeling

Amber Downing, a human resource executive, is in charge of the recruitment process in her organization. During the hiring process, she often needs to coordinate with prospective employees. The organizational process does not require her to inform employees who do not get through the selection process. However she believes that it is rude not to give them an update. She thus makes sure that she send them e-mails informing them all about the selection process. Which of the following personality types is Downing characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?

introverted

Ellaine Chamberlain works as a research executive at an environmental organization. Though her colleagues are helpful and friendly, because of her shy nature, she often eats her lunch at her desk and has limited interactions with them. She is glad that her nature of work does not require her to interact with her co-workers to a high extent. Which of the following personality types is Chamberlain most likely to be characterized by according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?

extraverted

Ellen Athers works as a communication executive at a travel house. She is known to be friendly with her colleagues and interacts with them regularly to build strong work relationships. She knows that her rapport with her co-workers is a crucial part of her work and invests time in these relationships. In addition, while making decisions, she is assertive and colleagues take her decisions seriously. Which of the following personality types is Athers most likely to be characterized by according to the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?

Personality

Esther Lugo has gone for an interview at an advertising firm in Manhattan and has been asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers understand if she is the right candidate for the job. From the interview, they have found that she is extroverted, empathic, scrupulous, and cooperative in nature, which are key characteristics needed for the job. These characteristics about Lugo indicate her

observer-ratings surveys

In ________, a co-worker or another observer does an independent assessment of personality, with or without the subject's knowledge.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The ________ is a personality assessment consisting of 100-questions where respondents are classified as extraverted-introverted, sensing-intuitive, thinking-feeling, and judging-perceiving.

Big Five Model

The ________ is a personality assessment model that taps basic dimensions which encompass most of the significant variation in human personality, namely extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience.

extraverted /introverted

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of "E or I" stand for?

sensing/intuitive

What does the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification of S versus N stand for?

It forces a person to be categorized as either one type or another.

What is the major problem with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a measure of personality?

relying on unconscious processes and looking at the overall picture

Which of the following are characteristics of the intuitive type of people according to the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?

An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.

Which of the following does the heredity approach state?

It may result in the respondent lying to create a good impression.

Which of the following is a drawback of self-report surveys?

Self-report surveys

Which of the following is the most common means of measuring personality?

Personality is influenced by hereditary factors.

Which of the following statements is true about personality?

heredity

Which of the following terms refers to factors such as one's biological, physiological, and inherent psychological makeup determined at conception?