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TRUE/FALSE - Write'T'if thestatement
istrueand'F'if thestatement isfalse.
1)
Our personality isdetermined mostly by our
socialization (upbringing) rather than by our
genetic
origins.
ºtrue
ºfalse
2)
Personality traitsaremoreevidentin
situationswherean individual'sbehavior is
subject
to socialnormsand reward systems.
ºtrue
ºfalse
3) Employeeswho score
higher on thebig fivefactors, exceptneuroticismwhere
they score
lower, arethe<best=employees.
ºtrue
ºfalse
4) Phyllis, amanager
atafirm, isconventional, resistantto change, and
unimaginative. This
impliesthatPhyllishas
ahigh opennessto experiencepersonality.
º
true
ºfalse
5) Neuroticismisoneof
thethreedark triad personality traits.
º
true
ºfalse
6) High-Mach individuals
believethatdeceitisanaturaland
acceptableway to achievetheir
goals.
Which of the Big 5 personality traits should be the most predictive of performance on a simple task?
Work. Conscientiousness is the strongest predictor of all five traits for job performance (John & Srivastava, 1999). A high score of conscientiousness has been shown to relate to high work performance across all dimensions. The other traits have been shown to predict more specific aspects of job performance.
Which of the Big 5 personality dimensions is the best predictor?
It has been understood that within the big five personality traits, conscientiousness is the best predictor of a job.
Which of the Big Five personality dimensions is most strongly correlated to job performance?
According to Essentials of Organizational Behavior: 14th Edition, the big five personality dimension that has the biggest influence on job performance is conscientiousness. Those who score higher in this trait are likely to have higher levels of job-related knowledge as those who are highly conscientious learn more.
Is the Big 5 factor most predictive of performance across most jobs?
Conscientiousness is the only Big-Five trait that predicts performance across all job-types and job-levels.