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Personality is a collection of multiple

A) abilities.
B) traits.
C) aptitudes.
D) emotions.
E) capacities.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Lucky administers an integrity test at Garden Haven, a supplier of lawn and garden supplies, in order to screen out potential thieves or dishonest workers. Howard, another Garden Haven employee, frantically finds Lucky and tells him the test is no good because several applicants just told him they faked their answers. What should Lucky do?

A) nothing because faking is common and does not influence the correlation between scores and performance
B) do away with unreliable integrity tests and ascertain the qualities of applicants from face-to-face interviews
C) stop using the integrity test and switch to the more reliable and less invasive polygraph test instead
D) hire a group of proctors who are trained to catch cheaters to oversee test administration
E) invalidate all of the tests taken during the testing period referred to by Howard

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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Explain the principle of situational strength and principle of trait activation.

According to longitudinal studies, the two Big Five dimensions most dependent on genes are

Sofia is driven to finish something once she starts it. This often means she stays at work later then other workers, stays more focused when she is at work, and takes shorter breaks than everyone else. Sofia is a(n) ________ striver.

The Source, an engineering company, introduced a 360-degree feedback system. Lou, who was being considered for a promotion, was described as eager to learn and innovate. Isaac was appreciated for his meticulous and organized work and was the one the team could depend on during crunch time. Gloria's ability to be cooperative, accommodating, and sociable to customers who had grievances was well acknowledged in the feedback. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ best describes Lou.

The Big Five dimension neuroticism is synonymous with

Which of the following scenarios illustrates a case of ethnocentrism?

Extraversion changes quite significantly over a person's life span.

In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ is also called "inquisitiveness" or "intellectualness."

Hofstede's research found that a culture high on ________ accepts the fact that authority is usually distributed unequally within organizations.

Artistic people tend to enjoy abstract, analytical, theory-oriented tasks.

Conscientious people are dependable, organized, reliable, ambitious, hardworking, and persevering.

Of the Big Five, ________ is the easiest to judge in zero acquaintance situations.

In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, a submissive person is said to be an extravert.

Miriam is known as a person who is talkative. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the extraversion personality dimension best describes Miriam.

Holland's RIASEC model focuses on people's vocational interests.

The Source, an engineering company, introduced a 360-degree feedback system. Lou, who was being considered for a promotion, was described as eager to learn and innovate. Isaac was appreciated for his meticulous and organized work and was the one the team could depend on during crunch time. Gloria's ability to be cooperative, accommodating, and sociable to customers who had grievances was well acknowledged in the feedback. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ best describes Isaac.

The Big Five dimension ________ is also called by its flip side "emotional stability" or "emotional adjustment."

Candace can be described as an ambitious individual. She joined Boulder Distributors as a junior recruiter and wants to climb the corporate ladder to become a team leader in the future. Candace works hard to build up her reputation, makes time to interact with not only her manager but other managers as well, and lets everyone know how passionate she is about working at Boulder. In the context of the Big Five taxonomy, the personality dimension ________ best describes Candace.