Understanding And Managing Organizational Behavior 6th Edition by Jennifer M. George - Test Bank

Understanding and Managing Organizational Behavior, 6e (George/Jones)

Chapter 2   Individual Differences: Personality and Ability

1) Research has demonstrated that personality influences career choice and job satisfaction.

Answer:  TRUE

Diff: 2      Page Ref: 39

Topic:  The Nature of Personality

Skill:  conceptual

Objective:  Understand the nature of personality and how it is determined by both nature and nurture.

2) Personality is the pattern of relatively enduring ways in which a person feels, thinks, and behaves.

Answer:  TRUE

Diff: 1      Page Ref: 38

Topic:  The Nature of Personality

Skill:  conceptual

Objective:  Understand the nature of personality and how it is determined by both nature and nurture.

3) Personality is determined partially by nature (life experiences) and partially by nurture (biological heritage).

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Personality is partially determined by nature, or biological heritage. The other half of personality is influenced by nurture, or life experiences.

Diff: 2      Page Ref: 39

Topic:  The Nature of Personality

Skill:  conceptual

Objective:  Understand the nature of personality and how it is determined by both nature and nurture.

4) Approximately 50 percent of the variation we observe in people's personalities can be attributed to genetic factors.

Answer:  TRUE

Diff: 3      Page Ref: 39

Topic:  The Nature of Personality

Skill:  conceptual

Objective:  Understand the nature of personality and how it is determined by both nature and nurture.

5) Researchers have identified the specific set of genes that a person is born with that determine personality.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Although specific genes for personality have not yet been identified, psychologists have studied identical twins in an attempt to discover the extent to which personality is inherited.

Diff: 2      Page Ref: 39

Topic:  The Nature of Personality

Skill:  conceptual

Objective:  Understand the nature of personality and how it is determined by both nature and nurture.

6) Over periods of time ranging from five to ten years, a person's personality is quite unstable.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Personality is quite stable over periods of time ranging from five to ten years.

Diff: 2      Page Ref: 39

Topic:  The Nature of Personality

Skill:  conceptual

Objective:  Understand the nature of personality and how it is determined by both nature and nurture.

7) Managers should view employees' personalities as relatively fixed in the short run.

Answer:  TRUE

Diff: 1      Page Ref: 39

Topic:  The Nature of Personality

Skill:  conceptual

Objective:  Understand the nature of personality and how it is determined by both nature and nurture.

8) Constraints and pressures in the workplace do not affect a person's attitudes and behaviors on the job.

Answer:  FALSE

Explanation:  Constraints and pressures in the workplace can force people to behave in certain ways, regardless of their personalities.

Diff: 2      Page Ref: 40

Topic:  The Nature of Personality

Skill:  conceptual

Objective:  Understand the nature of personality and how it is determined by both nature and nurture.