WGU - Organizational Behavior - C715
Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
D) personality - CORRECT ANSWER 1) 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 ________.
A) genealogy B) talent C) skill D) personality E) knowledge
E) extraverted - CORRECT 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. -
CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence;
the goals a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime.
instrumental values - CORRECT ANSWER Rokeach -Preferable modes of behavior or
means of achieving one's terminal values.
Exam UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
D) personality - CORRECT ANSWER 1) 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 ________.
A) genealogy B) talent C) skill D) personality E) knowledge
E) extraverted - CORRECT 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. -
CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Rokeach - Desirable end-states of existence;
the goals a person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime.
instrumental values - CORRECT ANSWER Rokeach -Preferable modes of behavior or
means of achieving one's terminal values.
