1. Conscientiousness is a good predictor of ____________, so companies recruit employees with good attitudes.

a. trainability

b. attendance

c. job performance

d. job satisfaction

2. Roxana was encouraged by her boss, Yulian, to apply for a newly created position at her company. Although Yulian expressed his confidence in her ability to do the job, Roxana kept saying she wasn’t good enough, even as she sent in her application. When Roxana found out the job went to someone else, she said “See, I told you I wasn’t good enough!” Roxana’s situation appears to be an example of a(n) __________.

a. antithetical outcome

b. reciprocal result

c. recursive rationalization

d. self-fulfilling prophecy

3. Positive optimistic thoughts lead to higher levels of both __________ and __________.

a. attitudes; perceptions

b. self-confidence; attitudes

c. self-confidence; self-esteem

d. perceptions; self-esteem

4. Happiness is based largely on __________.

a. self-esteem

b. attitudes

c. personality

d. perceptions

5. Which type of power is based on relationships with influential people?

a. Connection

b. Legitimate

c. Expert

d. Information