Question 1

What term refers to the practice of pairing a senior employee with a junior employee to transfer the skills of the junior employee to the senior employee?

Accepted Answer

A)   backwards teaching
B)   bottom-up leadership
C)   reverse mentoring
D)   opposite training

Question 2

Relative to younger adults,older adults tend to have access to a wider amount and variety of information,although they are less able to process novel information quickly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When situational pressures are______,we are better able to be ourselves and let our personalities guide our behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)   weak
B)   strong
C)   intense
D)   negative

Question 4

Which of the "Big Five" personality dimensions is associated with being polite,flexible,trusting,cooperative,forgiving,and tolerant?

Accepted Answer

A)   extroversion
B)   emotional stability
C)   conscientiousness
D)   agreeableness

Question 5

Being tolerant of ambiguity is related to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   creativity
B)   positive attitudes toward risk
C)   orientation to diversity
D)   all of these

Question 6

Personality is completely determined by genetics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An internal locus of control is negatively related to both job satisfaction and job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Research suggests that,in general,age has a/an _________ relationship with learning.

Accepted Answer

A)   positive
B)   negative
C)   insignificant
D)   misunderstood

Question 9

One study found that_______ anxiety and _______ motivation predicted African Americans' increased likelihood of withdrawing from a job selection process.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower, higher
B)   higher, lower
C)   appropriate, irrational
D)   irrational, appropriate

Question 10

Speed of processing slows as age increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A/an ___________ locus of control is related to passivity and learned helplessness and a/an __________ locus of control has been positively related to confidence in one's ability to successfully perform tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)   positive, negative
B)   negative, positive
C)   external, internal
D)   internal, external

Question 12

Managers with a low tolerance for ambiguity tend to be more ________ with their staff and don't empower them to make their own decisions at work.

Accepted Answer

A)   directive
B)   flexible
C)   passive
D)   open

Question 13

Individual differences are important to organizations because they influence ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   job performance
B)   turnover
C)   both of these
D)   neither of these

Question 14

Expert Daniel Goleman defines________________ as "the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others,for motivating ourselves,and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships"

Accepted Answer

A)   empathy
B)   emotional intelligence
C)   emotional instability
D)   compassion

Question 15

Discuss workplace bullying,describing the types of people who bully and are bullied.

Accepted Answer

Workplace bullying is a repeated mistrea...

Question 16

Type As are more prone to stress and coronary heart disease.

Accepted Answer

A)   stress
B)   coronary heart disease
C)   both of these
D)   neither of these

Question 17

Linguistic intelligence is most important for whom?

Accepted Answer

A)   doctors
B)   musicians
C)   translators
D)   researchers

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the five dimensions of emotional intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)   self-awareness
B)   self-motivation
C)   self-management
D)   self-interest

Question 19

What term refers to a person's commitment to another person,task,or organization?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethics
B)   attachment
C)   loyalty
D)   self-interest

Question 20

There are more people in Generation X than in Generation Y.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Individual Differences I: Demographics, personality, and Intelligence

Discuss workplace bullying,describing the types of people who bully and are bullied.

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Which of the "Big Five" personality dimensions is associated with being polite,flexible,trusting,cooperative,forgiving,and tolerant?

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Managers with a low tolerance for ambiguity tend to be more ________ with their staff and don't empower them to make their own decisions at work.

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Individual differences are important to organizations because they influence ____________.

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A/an ___________ locus of control is related to passivity and learned helplessness and a/an __________ locus of control has been positively related to confidence in one's ability to successfully perform tasks.

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Speed of processing slows as age increases.

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Type As are more prone to stress and coronary heart disease.

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Expert Daniel Goleman defines________________ as "the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others,for motivating ourselves,and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships"

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Personality is completely determined by genetics.

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Being tolerant of ambiguity is related to which of the following?

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Linguistic intelligence is most important for whom?

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There are more people in Generation X than in Generation Y.

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What term refers to the practice of pairing a senior employee with a junior employee to transfer the skills of the junior employee to the senior employee?

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An internal locus of control is negatively related to both job satisfaction and job performance.

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What term refers to a person's commitment to another person,task,or organization?

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One study found that_______ anxiety and _______ motivation predicted African Americans' increased likelihood of withdrawing from a job selection process.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the five dimensions of emotional intelligence?

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Research suggests that,in general,age has a/an _________ relationship with learning.

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Relative to younger adults,older adults tend to have access to a wider amount and variety of information,although they are less able to process novel information quickly.

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When situational pressures are______,we are better able to be ourselves and let our personalities guide our behaviors.

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