Big 5 Personality Dimensions
Theories
Perceptual Distortions
Myers Briggs Type Indicators
Vocabulary
100
The degree to which a person is outgoing, sociable, talkative, and comfortable meeting and talking to new people.
What is Extroversion?
100
The assumption that people are basically lazy and not motivated to work and that they have a natural tendency to avoid responsibility.
What is Theory X?
100
The tendency to assign an individual to a broad category and then attribute generalizations about the group to the individual.
What is Stereotyping?
100
The MBTI dimension defined as: "gain energy by focusing on personal thoughts and feelings".
What is Introversion?
100
The process people use to make sense out of the environment by selecting, organizing, and interpreting information.
What is perception?
200
The degree to which a person is able to get along with others by being good-natured, cooperative, forgiving, compassionate, understanding and trusting.
What is Agreeableness?
200
How people draw conclusions about what caused certain behaviors or events.
What is Attribution Theory?
200
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What is Halo Effect?
200
The MBTI dimension defined as : "gather and absorb information through the five senses."
What is Sensing?
200
The belief that power and status differences should exist in an organization.
What is Authoritarianism?
300
The degree to which a person has a broad range of interests and is imaginative, creative, and willing to consider new ideas.
What is Openness to Experience?
300
Developed by Ned Herrmann, identifies four quadrants of the brain that are related to different thinking styles.
What is Whole Brain Concept?
300
The tendency to see one's own personal traits in other people.
What is Projection?
300
The MBTI dimension defined as: "rely more on logic and be very objective in decision making."
What is Thinking?
300
Beliefs about the types of behavior that are appropriate for reaching goals.
What is (are) Instrumental Values?
400
The degree to which a person is well adjusted, calm, and secure.
What is Emotional Stability?
400
The assumption that people do not inherenty dislike work and will commit themselves willingly to work that they care about.
What is Theory Y?
400
The tendency to protect oneself by disregarding ideas, situations, or people that are unpleasant.
What is Perceptual Defense?
400
The MBTI dimension defined as: "like certainty and closure".
What is Judging?
400
Whether a person places the primary responsibility for what happens to him/her within himself/herself or on outside forces.
What is locus of control?
500
The degree to which a person is responsible, dependable, persistent, and achievement-oriented.
What is Conscientiousness?
500
In Attribution Theory, the belief that the characteristics of the person led to the behavior.
What is Internal Attribution?
500
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What is Self-Serving Bias?
500
The MBTI type shared by many members of this class.
What is ENFJ?
500
An evaluation (either positive or negative) about people, events or things.
What is Attitude?
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