Personalitythe structures and propensities inside people that explain their characteristic patterns of thought, emotion and behavior.

What does personality capture?what people are like

Traitsrecurring regularities or trends in peoples responses to their environment

Examples of traitsresponsible, easy going, polite, stuck up, reserved

Cultural Valuesshared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of conduct in a given culture.-can influence the development of peoples personality traits as well as how those traits are expressed in daily life.

the big five dimensions/factorsConscientiousness, Agreeableness, neuroticism, openness to experience, and extraversion.

Acronym for the Big FiveCanoe

Which of the big 5 factors are the most dependent on your genesextraversion and openness

Which big 5 factors change significantly over a persons lifetime?neuroticism, agreeableness and conscientiousness

Which of the Big 5 Factors has the most influence on job performance?conscientiousness

Examples of Conscientiousnessdependable, hard working, reliable, ambitious,organized, and persevering

Accomplishment Striving

reflects a strong desire to accomplish task-related goals as a means of expressing personality.-is a priority of conscientious employees-its good for your health

Examples of Agreeablenesswarm, kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful and courteous

Communion Strivingreflects a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal relationships as a means of expressing personality.-is a priority of agreeable people

Agreeablenessbeneficial in some positions but detrimental in others.-very important in customer service/ face-to-face contact with customers

Lived Day Analysisa portion of a participants daily routine is recorded and analyzed

Examples of Extraversiontalkative, sociable, passionate, assertive, bold and dominant

Zero Acquaintance Situationswhen two people have just met

Status Strivingreflects a strong desire to obtain power and influence within a social structure as a means of expressing personality.-is a priority for extraverts-devote work efforts towards moving up and building a strong reputation

Positive Affectivitya dispositional tendency to experience pleasant, engaging moods such as enthusiasm, excitement and elation

Where do extraverts excel?in leadership roles and happiness with their job positions

Examples of Neuroticismnervous, jealous, moody, emotional, insecure

Negative Affectivitya dispositional tendency to experience unpleasant moods such as hostility, nervousness and annoyance.-comes hand-in-hand with neurotics

Differential Exposure to stressorsmore likely to appraise day-to-day activities as stressful-associated with neurotics

Differential Reactivity to stressorsless likely to believe they can cope with the stressors they experience-Associated with neurotics

Locus of Controlreflects whether people attribute the causes of events to themselves or to the external environment

Internal Locus of Controlpeople believe that their own behavior dictates events

Example of internal locus of controlI got a promotion because I worked hard, not because I got lucky

External locus of controlpeople believe that the events that occur around them are driven purely by luck and fate.

Example of external locus of controli am unhappy because I got dealt a bad hand

Which of the Big 5 has the most Alternate Labelsopenness to experience

What are alternative names for openness?inquisitiveness, intellectualness or even culture

Interestsexpressions of personality that influence behavior through preferences for certain environments and activities

RAISEC Modelsuggests that personality types can be classified along two dimensions: the degree to which employees prefer to work with data versus ideas and the degree to which they prefer to work with people versus things.

RAISEC Model personality typesRealistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional

Realisaticenjoys practical, hands on, real world tasks. tends to be frank, practical, determined and rugged

Investigativeenjoys abstract, analytical, theory-oriented tasks. Tends to be analytical , intellectual, reserved and scholarly

Artisticenjoys entertaining and fascinating others using imagination. Tends to be original, independent, impulsive and creative.

Socialenjoys helping, serving, or assisting others.Tends to be helpful, inspiring, informative and empathic

Enterprisingenjoys persuading, leading or outperforming others. Tends to be energetic, sociable, ambitious and risk-taking

ConvetionalEnjoys organizing, counting, or regulating people or things. Tends to be careful, conservative, self-controlled and structured

Culturedefined as the shared values, beliefs, motives, identities, and interpretations that result from common experiences of members of a society and are transmitted across generations

What are Hofstede's dimensions of cultural value?

individualism-collectivism, Power Distance(Low/high), Uncertainty Avoidance(low/high), masculinity-Femininity, Short-Term vs. Long-term oriented

Ethnocentrisma propensity to view ones own cultural values as right and those of other cultures as wrong

What type of effect does conscientiousness have on job performance and organizational Commitmentmoderate positive effect

Typical performancereflects performance in the routine conditions that surround daily job tasks

Maximum Performancereflects performance in brief, special circumstances that demand a person's best efforts

Situational Strengthsuggests that strong situations have clear behavioral expectations, incentives, or instructions that make differences between individuals less important, where as weak situations lack those cues

Trait Activationsuggests that some situations provide cues that trigger the expression of a given trait

Integrity testspersonality tests that focus specifically on a predisposition to engage in theft and other counterproductive behaviors.-also called honesty tests

Clear Purpose testsask applicats about their attitudes towards dishonesty, beliefs abou tthe frequency of dishonesty, and desire to punish dishonesty along with confession of past dishonesty

veiled Purpose testdo not reference dishonesty explicitly but instead assess more general personality traits thata re associated with dishonest acts

fakingexaggerating your responses to personality tests in a socially desirable fashion.

Myers Briggs Type Indicatorevaluates individuals on the basis of four types of preferences: extraversion vs. Introversion, sensing vs. intuition,thinking vs. feeling, judging vs. Perceiving.

Institutional Collectivismformalized practices encourage collective action and collective distribution of resources

In-group collectivismindividuals express pride and loyalty to specific in groups

gender Egalitarianismculture promotes gender equality and minimizes differences between men and women

Future Orientationculture engages in planning and investment in the future while delaying individual or collective gratification

Performance orientationCulture encourages and rewards members for excellence and performance improvements

humane orientationthe culture encourages and rewards members for being generous, caring, kind, fair and altruistic