Psychology Questions

T/F: A drawback of self-report surveys is the level of accuracy.

Mara is looking to send one of her team members on an international assignment to China to train a group of employees located at her company's office in Beijing. As part of the assignment, the chosen employee will have to undergo a 3-week diversity training program to help him/her learn about his/her new environment. Bryan, one of Mara's colleagues, is interested in taking up the assignment.Which of the following, if true, would reduce the likelihood that Bryan will be selected?A) Bryan has had little exposure to Chinese culture.B) Bryan is proficient in Chinese.C) Bryan traveled to Beijing last year on a different assignment.D) Bryan does not cope very well in ambiguous situations.E) Bryan sometimes displays striking contradictions between his public persona and his private self.

With reference to the Hofstede's framework, a class or caste system that discourages upward mobility is more likely to exist in a nation that scores ________.A) high on individualismB) low on masculinityC) high on power distanceD) low on uncertainty avoidanceE) high on long-term orientation

T/F: High Mach employees win in the short term, but lose the gains in the long term because they are not well liked.

T/F: An individual's value system is obtained by ranking the person's values in terms of their intensity.

Help Aid, a non-profit organization in Indonesia, works at providing education in underdeveloped countries. They are now looking to hire a teacher who can educate children in Namibia and prepare them for jobs which will enable them to sustain themselves. According to Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to which of the following personality types will best suit Help Aid's requirement?A) conventionalB) realisticC) enterprisingD) artisticE) social

Which of the following, if true, would increase the likelihood that Bryan will be selected?A) Bryan's application was rejected the last time he applied for an international assignment.B) Bryan has trained several employees in the last six months.C) Bryan has had little exposure to Chinese culture.D) Bryan displays striking contradictions between his public persona and his private self.E) Bryan is quite sociable and can "think on his feet."

With reference to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to the realistic type will be most suitable for the job of a(n) ________.A) economistB) teacherC) mechanicD) lawyerE) biologist

Which of the following is true regarding the baby boomer generation?A) They lead lives shaped mainly by globalization.B) They are more questioning and entrepreneurial than other generations.C) They give high importance to achievement and material success.D) They give the highest importance to flexibility and life options.E) They rate highest in friendship and pleasure on the RVS.

With reference to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to the investigating type prefer ________.A) activities that involve helping and developing othersB) activities that involve thinking, organizing, and understandingC) physical activities that require skill, strength, and coordinationD) ambiguous and imaginative activities that allow creative expressionE) activities in which there are opportunities to influence others

Milton Rokeach created the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS), which consists of two sets of values, namely ________ values and ________ values.A) instrumental; terminalB) fluid; stableC) flexible; essentialD) unique; generalE) flexible; enduring

T/F: According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) classification, people belonging to the judging type prefer control and like their world to be ordered and structured.

Which of the following terms describes basic convictions that "a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite mode of conduct"?A) valuesB) attitudesC) emotionsD) feelingsE) traditions

With reference to John Holland's personality-job fit theory, people belonging to the ________ type prefer verbal activities in which there are opportunities to influence others and attain powers.A) realisticB) conventionalC) artisticD) enterprisingE) investigative

T/F: According to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator classification, people belonging to the feeling type use reason and logic to solve problems.

________ refers to the tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of self-importance, require excessive admiration, and have a sense of entitlement.A) AsceticismB) StoicismC) CynicismD) NarcissismE) Machiavellianism

A high Mach would be most productive in which of the following positions?A) a manager who leads team members in different geographic locationsB) an executive who has to follow stringent rules while closing a saleC) a legal liaison who works from home and coordinates with people through the phoneD) a freelance researcher whose work is free from interpersonal communicationE) a sales person whose major part of the salary consists of sales commission

Jonah is currently trying to decide whether or not to allow Kate to be part of a delegation that will represent their company at an international business expo. Apart from allowing the company to market its business to potential clients, the expo will give the members of the delegation a chance to meet and network with various industry professionals and gain valuable industry insights. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken Kate's chances of being selected?A) Kate is socially inept and tends to display her true disposition and attitude in every situation.B) Kate behaves differently in different situations and occasionally presents striking contradictions between her public persona and her private self.C) Kate has a strong sense of independence and often gets work done without any support from others.D) Kate is often in agreement with others' ideas and opinions.E) Kate is gregarious and comfortable in changing contexts and ambiguous situations.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen Kate's chances of being selected?A) Kate generally considers herself to be better than her colleagues.B) Kate is a go-getter—she is prepared to go to any length to get ahead.C) Kate has a conventional mindset and focuses on being efficient at her work.D) Kate often conforms to others' ideas and opinions rather than come up with her own.E) Kate is enterprising and adept at interacting with diverse groups of individuals.

Alex was sent to Beijing to help local managers solve the problem of growing worker dissatisfaction at their manufacturing facility located in the city. As part of his visit, he decided to have a town hall meeting with the workers to understand the problems that they were facing and the reasons for their discontent. The turnout at the meeting was substantial; however, when asked for their opinions and suggestions, the crowd fell silent. As a result, Alex was unable to determine the reason for employee dissatisfaction. Which of the following, if true, best explains this situation?A) A small portion of the workers at the facility belong to the baby boomers generation.B) There is an unequal distribution of power in the company.C) The employees are genuinely concerned about improving their lot.D) Alex was sent to Beijing as he was one of the few employees who were conversant in the local language.E) On previous occasions, the company has yielded to employee demands.