WC102 Final Exam

_______ refers to the structures and propensities inside a person that explain his or her characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior.

Traits are a function of your_____ and your ______.

Professor Mason was writing a recommendation for Lisa. He described Lisa as a dependable, organized, reliable, and ambitious individual. According to the Big Five taxonomy, traits describing Lisa classifies as which of these?

Raj has always been quiet, shy, and reserved. If he wants to improve these qualities, which of the following Big Five dimension would you recommend he should work on?
Student Response

Kind, cooperative, helpful, and warm describes which of these dimensions of the Big Five?

Randy was recently given the following comment by his best friend. "You are uninquisitive, conforming, and quite unartistic. You need to work on these aspects." Randy needs to work on which dimension of the Big Five?

If your roommate is nervous, moody, emotional, insecure, and jealous, he would fit which of these dimensions of the Big Five?

According to the research on twin studies, which of the Big Five have the smallest genetic impact?

According to the longitudinal studies examining changes in personality traits over time, research reveals which two dimensions to be stable and are most dependant on genes?

Which dimension of the Big Five has the biggest influence on the job performance?

Agreeable people prioritize ________________ which reflects a strong desire to obtain acceptance in personal relationships as a means of expressing personality.

Extraverted people prioritize _______ which reflects a strong desire to obtain power and influence within a social structure as a means of expressing personality

Neurotic people tend to be both:

Neuroticism is associated with a(n) _______ to stressors, meaning that neurotic people are more likely to appraise day-to-day situations as stressful as well as a _____________ to stressors, meaning the neurotic people are less likely to believe they can cope with the stressors that they experience.

Neuroticism is associated with _______ to stressors, meaning that neurotic people are less likely to believe they can cope with the stressors that they experience.