Question 1: Which of the following statement is NOT true of personality traits?
Personality traits cannot be modified through training as they are inherited traits.
Personality traits are enduring characteristics and they do not change frequently.
Personality traits that predict job satisfaction also predict life satisfaction.
Personality traits in an individual are thought to be a result of his or her environment.
Question 2: Jacob, an employee at a consumer electronics company, is highly enthusiastic about learning new skills, meeting new people, and approaching work-related tasks in a novel way. In the context of the Big Five personality model, which of the following does Jacob best illustrate?
Low agreeableness
Low conscientiousness
High openness to experience
High uncertainty avoidance
Question 3: _____ is best described as the capacity for introspection and the ability to reconcile oneself as an individual separate from the environment and other individuals.
Self-actualization
Self-awareness
Self-disclosure
Self-isolation
Question 4: Donna works in an auditing firm and her manager is extremely happy with the quality of her work. When the department head sends out an e-mail highlighting the common errors made while auditing a client's files, Donna does not bother to read the e-mail. This is because she knows that those errors were not made by her. This scenario best exemplifies:
stereotyping.
self-monitoring.
selective perception.
projection.
Question 5: _____ is referred to as forming an opinion about how we would like an event to unfold, a situation to develop, or a person to act, think, or feel.
Stereotyping
Expectation
Projection
Ethnocentrism
Question 6: The tendency to adjust our behavior relative to the changing demands of social or environmental situations is known as:
social regulation.
self-actualization.
self-monitoring.
social realization.
Question 7: _____ describes the relatively stable set of characteristics, tendencies, and temperaments of an individual that have been formed by heredity and by social, cultural, and environmental factors.
Attitude
Personality
Efficacy
Virtue
Question 8: Nancy is a new employee at a company. On her first day at work, she was introduced to a few co-workers with whom she shared some nonthreatening information such as her age, college major, and previous job. In this scenario, Nancy is involved in:
self-realization.
self-description.
self-analysis.
self-awareness.
Question 9: The larger the _____ area of the Johari Window, the more productive and mutually beneficial the interpersonal relationship is likely to be.
blind
open
unknown
hidden
Question 10: Sandra's husband knows that Sandra fidgets with her hair when stressed. However, Sandra is unaware of her body language during such situations. With regard to Sandra's self-awareness, which section of the Johari Window does this scenario best illustrate?
The unknown area
The open area
The blind area
The hidden area
Question 11: The more feedback we receive from others on their observations of our personalities and behaviors, the larger the _____ area of the Johari Window will become.
open
unknown
blind
hidden
Question 12: Which of the following helps us understand how well we know ourselves and how much of ourselves we let others know?
Johari Window
Boston Consulting Group matrix
Ansoff matrix
Hierarchy of needs pyramid
Question 13: When Naomi joined her new organization, her colleagues already knew her name, her job title, and marital status. According to the Johari Window, this information about Naomi would fall under the:
blind area.
hidden area.
open area.
unknown area.
Question 14: Which of the following statements is true of eustress?
It causes time famine.
It presents opportunity for personal growth.
It has debilitating effects.
It is the result of internal stress factors and not external stress factors.
Question 15: Marie has the ability to manage her disruptive impulses; she is very conscientious, and has the ability to adapt to difficult situations. Which fundamental component of emotional intelligence does Marie exhibit?
Social skills
Motivation
Self-regulation
Empathy
Question 16: Which of the following activities are depicted in Quadrant 4 in the time management matrix?
Activities that are important and urgent
Activities that are urgent but not important
Activities that are not important and not urgent
Activities that are not important but are urgent
Question 17: _____ is a highly structured educational approach that primarily combines meditation and yoga exercises to help people achieve a greater sense of control, make choices with clarity and awareness, and promote healthy living.
Stress reduction intervention
Mindfulness-based stress reduction
Cognitive therapy
Somatic training
Question 18: Which of the following stress management strategies primarily involves engaging our ability to recall a special place or memory and invite the same positive feelings or sensations to return?
Progressive muscle relaxation
Visualization
Guided imagery
Mindfulness-based stress reduction
Question 19: Andrea is under pressure to complete her projects on time. She loses her enthusiasm to work and her productivity falls. Eventually her job impacts her mental well-being. In this scenario, Andrea experiences:
time famine.
eustress.
distress.
cognitive dissonance.
Question 20: Amanda wants to improve her overall health and well-being. In order to meet her objective, she begins by writing down some goal statements. In this case, which of the following statements should be used by Amanda for effective goal setting?
"I would like to be in better shape in a month's time."
"I would like to lose 10 pounds in a week's time."
"I would like to be in a better shape by exercising often and lowering my cholesterol levels."
"I would like to lose 10 pounds in two months by lowering my cholesterol by 20 points and exercising regularly."
Question 21: Amy sets herself a goal and says, "I'd like to lose 10 pounds." Which of the following criteria of the SMART system is missing in Amy's goal?
Specificity
Time frame
Measurability
Realism
Question 22: Which of the following criteria of the SMART system is missing in the statement "I will sell 15 percent more than usual this week"?
Measurable
Time bound
Realistic
Specificity
Question 23: While making organizational decisions, managers should take into consideration the needs and interests of the employees, suppliers, and customers, who are the organization's _____.
participants
investors
stakeholders
third parties
Question 24: According to Kohlberg's stages of moral development and reasoning, each level represents a shift in an individual's _____ perspective.
cultural-moral
socio-cultural
social-moral
cognitive-cultural
Question 25: At the _____ level of Kohlberg's moral development theory, behaviors are guided by self-interest to obey the rules in order to avoid punishment.
postconventional
conventional
preconventional
nonconventional