Does personality matter? - ExamTests 2

Questions

Question 1

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding personality?

1. In organizational behaviour, personality is conceptualized as traits.
2. It involves the ways in which individuals react and interact with others.
3. It is measured using the MPS score.
4. Personality affects job satisfaction.

Question 2

Mayan says that the Myers-Briggs Indicator has a high scientific validity. Katie says that Myers-Briggs is unrelated to work outcomes such as performance. Who is right?

1. Both of them
2. Mayan
3. Katie
4. No one

Question 3

Corné does not feel guilty when his actions hurt his coworkers. In general, he acts without concern of how his actions affect others. Which trait does it reflect?

1. Neuroticism
2. Machiavellianism
3. Narcissism
4. Psychopathy

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about personality?

1. Personality is independent of environmental factors.
2. Personality is static.
3. The most common means of measuring personality is through personal interviews.
4. Personality is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with.

Question 5

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

1. Extraverted/intuitive
2. Emotional/introverted
3. Extraverted/introverted
4. Emotional/intuitive

Question 6

Hannah is a highly motivated professional who likes to take on new tasks and makes certain that everything she does is done to perfection. In which two of the Big Five personality traits would Hannah most likely score high?

1. Openness to experience and emotional stability
2. Conscientiousness and emotional stability
3. Emotional stability and extroversion
4. Extroversion and openness to experience

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the difference between Machiavellians and narcissists?

1. Machiavellians require more admiration than narcissists.
2. Machiavellians are more manipulative than narcissists.
3. Machiavellians are more arrogant than narcissists.
4. Machiavellians have a greater sense of entitlement than narcissists.

Question 8

According to Gordon Allport, ________ is defined as the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine a person's unique adjustments to his/her environment.

1. Heredity
2. Cognitive dissonance
3. Personality
4. Descent

Question 9

Eline 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 types is Chamberlain most likely to be characterized as according to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification?

1. Social
2. Introverted
3. Exhibitionist
4. Extraverted

Answer indication

Question 1

C. It is measured using the MPS score.

Question 2

C. Katie.

Question 3

D. Psychopathy.

Question 4

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

Question 5

C. Extraverted/introverted.

Question 6

A. Openness to experience and emotional stability.

Question 7

B. Machiavellians are more manipulative than narcissists.

Question 8

C. Personality.

Question 9

B. Introverted.