ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 18TH
EDITION ROBBINS TEST BANK EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
COMPLETE SOLVED QUESTIONS
⩥ E) extraverted. Answer: 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? _______
A) introverted B) perceiving C) solitary D) brooder E) extraverted
⩥ B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of
the genes. Answer: Which of the following does the heredity approach
state?
A) An individual's personality is determined by the social background
one is brought up in.
B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of
the genes.
,C) An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings he
is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps i.e.,
his friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends
and characteristics.
⩥ C) Conscientiousness. Answer: ___________ is as important for
managers as for front-line employees and, among all Big Five Model
traits, is most consistently related to job performance.
A) Extroversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Conscientiousness
D) Emotional stability
E) Openness to experience
⩥ A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals..
Answer: Which of the following statements is true about people with
positive core self-evaluations ?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
,E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers.
⩥ A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
Answer: Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation?
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.
C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than the other
generations.
D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options.
⩥ D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.. Answer:
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding
people with proactive personalities?
A) They react passively to situations.
B) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every
situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for
their benefit.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
E) They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration.
, ⩥ D) They never change irrespective of external factors.. Answer:
Which of the following is true of values ?
A) They are void of a judgmental element
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later years.
⩥ C) personal discipline. Answer: 9. Which of the following is an
instrumental value according to the Rokeach value survey?
A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) world peace
E) meaning in life
⩥ terminal values. Answer: Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence;
the goals a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime.
⩥ instrumental values. Answer: Rokeach -Preferable modes of behavior
or means of achieving one's terminal values.
EDITION ROBBINS TEST BANK EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
COMPLETE SOLVED QUESTIONS
⩥ E) extraverted. Answer: 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? _______
A) introverted B) perceiving C) solitary D) brooder E) extraverted
⩥ B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of
the genes. Answer: Which of the following does the heredity approach
state?
A) An individual's personality is determined by the social background
one is brought up in.
B) An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of
the genes.
,C) An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings he
is surrounded by.
D) A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps i.e.,
his friends and family.
E) A person's personality traits are largely influenced by global trends
and characteristics.
⩥ C) Conscientiousness. Answer: ___________ is as important for
managers as for front-line employees and, among all Big Five Model
traits, is most consistently related to job performance.
A) Extroversion
B) Agreeableness
C) Conscientiousness
D) Emotional stability
E) Openness to experience
⩥ A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals..
Answer: Which of the following statements is true about people with
positive core self-evaluations ?
A) They are committed to their goals and set ambitious goals.
B) They view themselves as powerless over their environment.
C) They tend to question their capabilities and capacities.
D) They lack persistence to achieve goals.
,E) They tend to be disliked by superiors and co-workers.
⩥ A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
Answer: Which of the following is true of the baby boomer generation?
A) They give high importance to achievement and material success.
B) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.
C) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than the other
generations.
D) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.
E) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options.
⩥ D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.. Answer:
Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding
people with proactive personalities?
A) They react passively to situations.
B) They tend to display their true dispositions and attitudes in every
situation.
C) They tend to be selfish and exploitive and believe others exist for
their benefit.
D) They are more likely than others to be seen as leaders.
E) They are narcissistic in nature and require constant admiration.
, ⩥ D) They never change irrespective of external factors.. Answer:
Which of the following is true of values ?
A) They are void of a judgmental element
B) They are invariably fluid and flexible in nature.
C) They have content and intensity attributes.
D) They never change irrespective of external factors.
E) They are always established in a person's later years.
⩥ C) personal discipline. Answer: 9. Which of the following is an
instrumental value according to the Rokeach value survey?
A) economic success
B) social recognition
C) personal discipline
D) world peace
E) meaning in life
⩥ terminal values. Answer: Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence;
the goals a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime.
⩥ instrumental values. Answer: Rokeach -Preferable modes of behavior
or means of achieving one's terminal values.
