Question

17.Conscientiousness is a good predictor of ____________, so companies recruit employees with good attitudes.

a.trainability

b.attendance

c.job performance

d.job satisfaction

18. Roxana was encouraged by her boss, Yulian, to apply for a newly created position at her company. Although Yulian

expressed his confidence in her ability to do the job, Roxana kept saying she wasn’t good enough, even as she sent

in her application. When Roxana found out the job went to someone else, she said “See, I told you I wasn’t good

enough!” Roxana’s situation appears to be an example of a(n) __________.

a.antithetical outcome

b.reciprocal result

c.recursive rationalization

d.self-fulfilling prophecy

19. Positive optimistic thoughts lead to higher levels of both __________ and __________.

a.attitudes; perceptions

b.self-confidence; attitudes

c.self-confidence; self-esteem

d.perceptions; self-esteem

20. Happiness is based largely on __________.

a.self-esteem

b.attitudes

c.personality

d.perceptions

21. Which type of power is based on relationships with influential people?

a.Connection

b.Legitimate

c.Expert

d.Information

Answer 1

17. c. Job performance

Conscientiousness is personality trait, which makes people careful and vigilant. Such people tend to do tasks well and take their responsibilities and obligations seriously. They tend to be self-directed, organized and efficient. Therefore, it is a strong predictor of job performance and success.

18. d.self-fulfilling prophecy

The postulate of Self-fulfilling prophecy hold that you get what you prepare for. If you prepare for success, you succeed and if you prepare for failure, you inevitably fail. Roxana's situation is an example of this.

19. c.self-confidence; self-esteem

20. a. Self-esteem

People with high levels of self esteem are happy. They perfomance better in every sphere of life.

21. a. connection