CHAPTER 2 Please answer all, thanks! 9/26

1. Trait-like personality characteristics are relatively stable over time.

a. True

b. False

2. Helpers are those who like to help people. They are compassionate and concerned with the welfare of others. Helpers fall into which of the RIASEC model personality types?

a. enterprising

b. artistic

c. social

d. conventional

3. Wanda has the ability to bounce back after setbacks. This demonstrates that Wanda is likely high in which of the following traits?

a. resiliency

b. hope

c. courage

d. efficacy

4. To help remember the Big Five personality characteristics, just recall the acronym OCEAN.

a. True

b. False

5. When coworkers discuss their personality differences, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a reliable way to avoid judging each other.

a. True

b. False

6. Patrick has a reputation for being competitive. He works long nights and weekends trying to become a partner at his law firm and has difficulty keeping an assistant because of his terrible temper. Which of the following behavior patterns best describes Patrick?

a. Type A

b. Type B

c. Type D

d. Type C

7. Transformational leadership is hereditary and cannot be learned.

a. True

b. False

8. Which of the following personality traits describes a persons degree of positive adaptation when faced with adversity?

a. resilience

b. sense of mastery

c. sense of relatedness

d. emotional reactivity

9. A person who is disorganized, frequently late, and undependable would have a low score in which of the following Big Five traits?

a. conscientiousness

b. neuroticism

c. extraversion

d. agreeableness

10. Someone with the characteristic of hope wants to succeed and can make a plan to succeed.

a. True

b. False

11. PersonOrganization fit refers to the match between a persons individual values and the values of the company they work for.

a. True

b. False

12. Which of the following would be the best use of the MBTI in the workplace?

a. selecting committee assignments

b. screening for hiring

c. training leaders

d. team building

13. A research participant checks the boxes hard-driving, competitive, and can be hostile on a personality survey. These adjectives best describe which personality type?

a. Type D

b. Type A

c. Type C

d. Type B

14. The Minnesota twin studies involved recruiting identical twins for participation in psychological studies.

a. True

b. False

15. Being high in which of the following traits makes it more likely that someones life or work will be impaired when a catastrophic event occurs?

a. sense of mastery

b. conscientiousness

c. sense of relatedness

d. emotional reactivity