Personality (Connect, Perform)
Use the correct term to complete the following sentences about people's characteristics.
You apply for a job and are invited to take a () test. This questionnaire asks about your beliefs, attitudes, and work habits to determine your interests and motivations.
Your cousins differ in their (). John thinks that grandparents should have the most say in the family and parents should obey them and children should obey their parents; Johanna thinks that everyone in the family should have equal say in decisions and respect each other's different choices.
Throughout history, people have searched for the best way to describe the characteristics of the people around them. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates classified people in terms of bodily fluids-the four humors described in the following list:
Associated with spring and air, blood describes a person who is courageous and hopeful.Associated with summer and fire, yellow bile describes a person who is bad-tempered and easily angered.Associated with autumn and earth, black bile describes a person who is despondent and sleepless.Associated with winter and water, phlegm describes a person who is calm and unemotional.
Answer the following question based on your knowledge of modern personality research.
Modern psychologists such as Robert McCrae and Paul Costa classify people based on "the Big Five" personality traits. Which of the following traits are included in this group? Check all that apply.
A. Emotional stability
B. Humility
C. Authoritarianism
D. Agreeableness
E. Openness to experience
Match each person with his or her exhibited personality characteristic.
Description
Exhibited Characteristic
Everyone in the office seems to gravitate toward Nolan. He's the one who is most likely to invite a new employee to have lunch, and he brings people together, forming effective teams. ()
Margie is a visionary, and she's always willing to try something new. In the past 6 months, she's visited 25 different offices, looking for different ways to build team spirit, with the hope that she can incorporate them into her ideal company. ()
Malinda is a wreck. Always worried, she chews her fingernails down to the quick. Just last week she texted her boyfriend 14 times in an hour, wanting reassurance that he still loved her. ()
Which of the following statements describe people who have a strong internal locus of control? Check all that apply.
A. They have low job involvement.
B. They handle complex information well.
C. They are independent.
D. They are achievement oriented.
E. They believe that luck plays an important role in life.
People who are high on Machiavellianism do not do well:
A. In win-lose situations
B. When achieving personal goals is critical at all costs
C. In jobs that require hard-bargaining skills
D. In jobs that are highly structured