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Personality
Job Satisfaction
Motivation
Groups & Teams
100

Team is performing worse than the sum of their individual effort

Process Loss

100

What are the two key problems of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator?

Not reliable & Not Valid

100

What are Values?

those things that people consciously or subconsciously want to seek or attain

100

Motivation that comes from external stimuli—money, fame, avoiding punishment.

Extrinsic motivation

100

Always overestimate your own contribution to the team

Egocentric Reference

200

This mindset, coined by psychologist Carol Dweck, believes that abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work.

Growth Mindset

200

According to the Big Five Personality Model, which trait is most strongly linked to high job performance?

Conscientiousness

200

Employees compare their input-output ratio to this group

Coworkers

200

According to this theory, motivation is dependent on the person’s expectation

Expectancy Theory

200

A situation where a group of people collectively decide on a course of action that none of them individually desire

Groupthink

300

Why can money backfire motivation?

Money can crowd out intrinsic motivation, focus too narrowly, signal the change in norms (shift from intrinsic to extrinsic motivation)

300

Which personality trait is most associated with high levels of stress and career burnout?

Neuroticism

300

This term refers to employees customizing their job roles.

Job crafting

300

What theory is this: People want control over their actions, so anything that makes a task feel like they lack control can reduce motivation

Self-determination Theory

300

A type of motivational loss resulting from members feeling less accountable for team outcomes

Social Loafing

400

Teamwork processes have a strong impact on team performance or commitment?

Team commitment

400

How much is personality heritable?

40-60% heritable

400

Which category of job satisfaction reflects the degree to which work tasks are viewed as something that counts in the employee’s system of philosophies and beliefs

Meaningful of Work

400

According to this theory: motivation is a function of fairness in social exchanges

Equity theory

400

What is the most important factor that determines the team’s success

Trust

500

Duties and Responsibilities associated with a job are expanded to provide more variety, identity, and autonomy.

job enrichment

500

Personality is more predictive of behaviour in Weak situations or Strong situations?

Weak Situation

500

What theory describes the central characteristics of intrinsically satisfying jobs, attempts to answer that question (VISAF)

Job Characteristic Theory

500

List the MCClelland’s Theory of Needs

  • Need for achievements

  • Need for power

  • Need for affiliation

500

Belief that we see the world objectively and without bias

Naive Realism

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