1. Why might two individuals whose personalities are very similar behave differently in a given situation?
2. What is the difference between being in a good mood and having the characteristic of positive affectivity?
3. Suppose you are considering jobs with two different companies. Would your perceptions of the “personalities” of those companies affect your decision? Should it?
4. How does having low self-efficacy interfere with task performance?
5. Would you prefer to hire employees who are high in learning goal orientation or performance goal orientation? Why?
6. Why are social skills so beneficial to many different kinds of careers?