WGU C715 ORGANIZATIONAL
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personality -CORRECT ANSWER characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits -CORRECT ANSWER characteristics that describe an individual's
behavior in a large number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) -CORRECT ANSWER A personality test that taps
four characteristics and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model -CORRECT ANSWER A personality assessment model that taps five
basic dimensions. extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and
neuroticism.
extraversion -CORRECT ANSWER A personality describing someone who is sociable
and assertive (confident and forceful )
agreeableness -CORRECT ANSWER A personality that describes someone who is
good natured, cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness -CORRECT ANSWER A personality that describes someone who is
responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized.
emotional stability -CORRECT ANSWER A personality that characterizes someone as
calm, self-confident, and insecure.
openness to experience -CORRECT ANSWER A personality that characterizes
someone in terms of imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation -CORRECT ANSWER Bottom-line conclusions individuals have
about their capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism -CORRECT ANSWER The degree to which an individual is
pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
,narcissism -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require
excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring -CORRECT ANSWER where an individual's has ability to adjust his or
her behavior to external, situational factors.
proactive personality -CORRECT ANSWER People who identify opportunities, show
initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
values -CORRECT ANSWER Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-
state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode
of conduct or end-state of existence.
value system -CORRECT ANSWER A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's
values in terms of their intensity.
terminal values -CORRECT ANSWER Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a
person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime.
instrumental values -CORRECT ANSWER Preferable modes of behavior or means of
achieving one's terminal values.
personality Job-fit theory -CORRECT ANSWER A theory that identifies six personality
types and proposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment
determines satisfaction and turnover.
power distance -CORRECT ANSWER where society accepts that power in institutions
and organizations is distributed unequally.
individualism -CORRECT ANSWER where people prefer to act as individuals rather
than as members of groups.
collectivism -CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that describes a tight
social framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to
look after them and protect them.
masculinity -CORRECT ANSWER where culture favors traditional masculine work roles
of achievement, power, and control.
femininity -CORRECT ANSWER indicates little differentiation between male and female
roles; where women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society.
uncertainty avoidance -CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that describes
the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations
and tries to avoid them.
, long-term orientation -CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that emphasizes
the future, thrift, and persistence.
short-term orientation -CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that
emphasizes the past and present, respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social
obligations. people value the here and now; they accept change more readily and don't
see commitments as impediments to change.
heredity -CORRECT ANSWER factors determined at conception; one's biological,
physiological, and inherent psychological makeup.
Perception -CORRECT ANSWER A process by which individuals organize and interpret
their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
attribution theory -CORRECT ANSWER An attempt to determine whether an
individual's behavior is internally or externally caused.
fundamental attribution error -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to underestimate the
influence of external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when
making judgments about the behavior of others.
self-serving bias -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency for individuals to attribute their
own successes to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.
selective perception -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to selectively interpret what
one sees on the basis of one's interests, background, experience, and attitudes.
halo effect -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to draw a general impression about an
individual on the basis of a single characteristic.
contrast effect -CORRECT ANSWER Evaluation of a person's characteristics that is
affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or
lower on the same characteristics.
stereotyping -CORRECT ANSWER Judging someone on the basis of one's perception
of the group to which that person belongs.
self-fulfilling prophecy -CORRECT ANSWER A situation in which a person inaccurately
perceives a second person, and the resulting expectations cause the second person to
behave in ways consistent with the original perception.
decisions -CORRECT ANSWER Choices made from among two or more alternatives.
problem -CORRECT ANSWER A discrepancy between the current state of affairs and
some desired state.
BEHAVIOUR LATEST
EXAM||QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS||GRADED A+||DOWNLOAD
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personality -CORRECT ANSWER characteristics that describe an individual's behavior.
personality traits -CORRECT ANSWER characteristics that describe an individual's
behavior in a large number of situations
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) -CORRECT ANSWER A personality test that taps
four characteristics and classifies Behavior
Big Five Model -CORRECT ANSWER A personality assessment model that taps five
basic dimensions. extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and
neuroticism.
extraversion -CORRECT ANSWER A personality describing someone who is sociable
and assertive (confident and forceful )
agreeableness -CORRECT ANSWER A personality that describes someone who is
good natured, cooperative, and trusting.
conscientiousness -CORRECT ANSWER A personality that describes someone who is
responsible, dependable, persistent, and organized.
emotional stability -CORRECT ANSWER A personality that characterizes someone as
calm, self-confident, and insecure.
openness to experience -CORRECT ANSWER A personality that characterizes
someone in terms of imagination, sensitivity, and curiosity.
core self-evaluation -CORRECT ANSWER Bottom-line conclusions individuals have
about their capabilities, competence, and worth as a person.
Machiavellianism -CORRECT ANSWER The degree to which an individual is
pragmatic, maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
,narcissism -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to be arrogant, self-importance, require
excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.
self-monitoring -CORRECT ANSWER where an individual's has ability to adjust his or
her behavior to external, situational factors.
proactive personality -CORRECT ANSWER People who identify opportunities, show
initiative, take action, and persevere until meaningful change occurs.
values -CORRECT ANSWER Basic convictions that a specific mode of conduct or end-
state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode
of conduct or end-state of existence.
value system -CORRECT ANSWER A hierarchy based on a ranking of an individual's
values in terms of their intensity.
terminal values -CORRECT ANSWER Desirable end-states of existence; the goals a
person would like to achieve during his or her lifetime.
instrumental values -CORRECT ANSWER Preferable modes of behavior or means of
achieving one's terminal values.
personality Job-fit theory -CORRECT ANSWER A theory that identifies six personality
types and proposes that the fit between personality type and occupational environment
determines satisfaction and turnover.
power distance -CORRECT ANSWER where society accepts that power in institutions
and organizations is distributed unequally.
individualism -CORRECT ANSWER where people prefer to act as individuals rather
than as members of groups.
collectivism -CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that describes a tight
social framework in which people expect others in groups of which they are a part to
look after them and protect them.
masculinity -CORRECT ANSWER where culture favors traditional masculine work roles
of achievement, power, and control.
femininity -CORRECT ANSWER indicates little differentiation between male and female
roles; where women are treated as the equals of men in all aspects of the society.
uncertainty avoidance -CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that describes
the extent to which a society feels threatened by uncertain and ambiguous situations
and tries to avoid them.
, long-term orientation -CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that emphasizes
the future, thrift, and persistence.
short-term orientation -CORRECT ANSWER A national culture attribute that
emphasizes the past and present, respect for tradition, and fulfillment of social
obligations. people value the here and now; they accept change more readily and don't
see commitments as impediments to change.
heredity -CORRECT ANSWER factors determined at conception; one's biological,
physiological, and inherent psychological makeup.
Perception -CORRECT ANSWER A process by which individuals organize and interpret
their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
attribution theory -CORRECT ANSWER An attempt to determine whether an
individual's behavior is internally or externally caused.
fundamental attribution error -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to underestimate the
influence of external factors and overestimate the influence of internal factors when
making judgments about the behavior of others.
self-serving bias -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency for individuals to attribute their
own successes to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors.
selective perception -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to selectively interpret what
one sees on the basis of one's interests, background, experience, and attitudes.
halo effect -CORRECT ANSWER The tendency to draw a general impression about an
individual on the basis of a single characteristic.
contrast effect -CORRECT ANSWER Evaluation of a person's characteristics that is
affected by comparisons with other people recently encountered who rank higher or
lower on the same characteristics.
stereotyping -CORRECT ANSWER Judging someone on the basis of one's perception
of the group to which that person belongs.
self-fulfilling prophecy -CORRECT ANSWER A situation in which a person inaccurately
perceives a second person, and the resulting expectations cause the second person to
behave in ways consistent with the original perception.
decisions -CORRECT ANSWER Choices made from among two or more alternatives.
problem -CORRECT ANSWER A discrepancy between the current state of affairs and
some desired state.
