Assignment:
Q1. In recent years, the workplace has experienced a shift from a focus on diversity to a focus on __________.
a. multiculturalism
b. inclusion
c. social identity
d. affirmative action
e. EEO
Q2. Thinking-type individuals use reason and intellect to deal with problems and they downplay emotions.
a. True
b. False
Q3. High self-monitoring individuals cannot disguise their behaviors - "what you see is what you get."
a. True
b. False
Q4. A person with a(n) __________ personality regards legitimate authority as absolute and accepts or rejects others according to how much they agree with accepted authority.
a. dogmatic
b. authoritarian
c. external locus of control
d. Machiavellian
e. type A
Q5. Conscientiousness is a "Big Five" personality dimension that involves the traits of being __________.
a. outgoing, sociable, and assertive
b. good-natured, trusting, and cooperative
c. responsible, dependable, and persistent
d. unworried, secure, and relaxed
e. imaginative, curious, and broad-minded
Q6. Firstborns in families tend to be __________.
a. loners
b. quiet
c. shy
d. impatient
e. enterprising
Q7. When people lose interest in and satisfaction with a job due to stressful working conditions, they are likely to experience __________.
a. constructive stress
b. Type A behavior
c. job burnout
d. Type B behavior
e. eustress
Q8. Both terminal and instrumental values differ across groups, and these differences can encourage conflict or agreement when the groups have to deal with each other.
a. True
b. False
Q9. A person high in __________ is concerned with toughness and power and opposes the use of subjective feelings.
a. authoritarianism
b. Machiavellianism
c. internal locus of control
d. dogmatism
e. external locus of control
Q10. Which of the following is an example of a problem-focused coping strategy?
a. Look for the silver lining
b. Try to look on the bright side
c. Stand your ground and fight for what you want
d. Try to forget the whole thing
e. Accept sympathy from someone