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

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B) False

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

A) conscientiousness
B) extraversion
C) agreeableness
D) openness to experience
E) neuroticism

F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Which of the following scenarios illustrates a case of ethnocentrism?

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.

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

The Big Five dimension neuroticism is synonymous with

Personality is a collection of multiple

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