OB personality

is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.

• Talent

• Skill

• Knowledge

• Personality

Which of the following is the most common means of measuring personality?

• in-depth interviews

• self-report surveys

• career portfolio

• reference interviews

Tana has gone for an interview at an advertising firm and has been asked to complete a self-report survey to help interviewers understand if she is the right candidate for the job.

From the interview, they found that she is extroverted, empathic, and cooperative in nature, which are key characteristics needed for the job. These characteristics about Tana indicate her

• talent

• personality

• skill

• knowledge

In ________, a co-worker or another observer does an independent assessment of personality, with or without the subject's knowledge.

• observer-ratings surveys

• paid surveys

• knowledge surveys

• deviation surveys

Which of the following is a drawback of self-report surveys?

• It can hold only a limited number of questions.

• It involves a large number of people in the evaluation process.

• It may have biased results if the surveyor's judgement is biased.

• It may result in the respondent lying to create a good impression.

Tana works at a publishing firm in London and recently received an e-mail from the human resource department of her company, asking her to study a colleague, co-worker's behavior and attention toward her work without her knowledge. Tana now needs to scrutinize her behavior and notice if she is free from distractions and pays sufficient importance to her tasks. Which of the following is Tana conducting?

• focus group survey

• observer-ratings survey

• participant observation

• informational interview

Which of the following terms refers to factors such as one's biological, physiological, and inherent psychological makeup determined at conception?

• social identity

• behavioral contagion

• self-concordance

• heredity

Which of the following statements is true about personality?

• Personality is free from the influence of the environment.

• Personality remains constant over time.

• Personality is influenced by hereditary factors.

• Personality can be measured solely through personal interviews.

Which of the following does the heredity approach state?

• An individual's personality is determined by the social background one is brought up in.

• An individual's personality is determined by molecular structure of the genes.

• A person's personality traits are created by the company he keeps.

• An individual's personality is influenced by the economic settings he is surrounded by.

The ________ is a personality assessment consisting of 100-questions where respondents are classified as extraverted-introverted, sensing-intuitive, thinking-feeling, and judging-perceiving.

• Big 5 personality

• Karolinska Scales of Personality

• Keirsey Temperament Sorter

• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator