Individuals and Diversity in management MCQs
Individuals and Diversity in management MCQs
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1: Groups that are organized around employees’ similar circumstances and common goals, most often among employees who share an ethnicity, gender, or other identity is known as?
A. Affinity Group
B. Command Group
C. Social Group
D. Both B and C
2: One of the personality traits highlighted in the Big-Five personality test; entails being affable, tolerant, sensitive, trusting, kind, and warm is known as?
A. Agreeableness
B. Conscientiousness
C. Openness
D. Self Awareness
3: People born in the United States between 1946 and 1964 during the so-called “baby boom” that occurred after World War II are known as?
A. Veteran
B. Boomers
C. Gen y
D. Gen XAn
4: One of the personality traits highlighted in the Big-Five personality test; entails being organized, systematic, punctual, achievement oriented, and dependable.
A. Conscientiousness
B. Openness
C. Self Awareness
D. Perceiving
5: Differences in the underlying attitudes and values a person holds is known as?
A. Deep level diversity
B. Surface level Diversity
C. Partially level Diversity
D. None of the mentioned
6: An individual’s willingness to postpone immediate satisfaction of their needs in order to receive greater rewards later is known as Delay of Gratification.
A. True
B. False
7: Being able to recover rapidly from experienced emotions is called?
A. Emotional Intelligence
B. Emotion Regulation
C. Extraversion
D. Both a and b
8: The ability to control emotions is known as Emotional Intelligence.
A. True
B. False
9: One of the personality preferences highlighted in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test and the Big-Five personality test _____are outgoing, talkative, and sociable and enjoy social situations are known as Extraversion.
A. Emotional Intelligence
B. Extraverts
C. Feelings
D. Intuition
10: One of the personality preferences highlighted in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test; feeling types tend to use _____ is called Feeling.
A. Emotion
B. Introversion
C. Behavior
D. Intuition
11: The belief that one’s abilities are carved in stone and predetermined at birth is called?
A. Fixed Mindset
B. Growth Mindset
C. Benefit Mindset
D. Both B and C
12: People in the _____ who were born between 1965 and 1980 are known as Gen Xers.
A. China
B. Japan
C. Korea
D. United States
13: People in the United States who were born between 1981 and 2000 are known as?
A. Generation Y
B. Millennials
C. Generation Xen
D. Both A and B
14: People in the United States who were born between 1995 and 2010 are known as?
A. Generation Y
B. Millennials
C. Generation Xen
D. Generation Z
15: The belief that one’s abilities can be developed by making a great deal of effort is known as?
A. Growth Mindset
B. Fixed Mindset
C. Benefit Mindset
D. Both A and B
16: One of the personality preferences highlighted in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test; introverts tend to be shy is called?
A. Introversion
B. Judging
C. Intuition
D. Feelings
17: One of the personality preferences highlighted in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test; intuitive people tend to be “idea people.” is called?
A. Introversion
B. Judging
C. Intuition
D. Feelings
18: One of the personality preferences highlighted in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test; judging people tend to make quick decisions is called?
A. Introversion
B. Judging
C. Intuition
D. Feelings
19: An individual’s belief about the relationship between their behavior and its consequences is called?
A. Locus of Control
B. Focus of Control
C. Behavioral Control
D. Both A and B
20: The degree to which someone uses _____ to advance; people high in Machiavellianism tend not to trust other people and want to win at all costs.
A. Manipulation
B. Dishonesty
C. Cynicism
D. All of the Above
21: When an influential _____ in an employee’s work environment shares their advanced work experience and knowledge and commits to providing upward mobility and support to the employee’s career.
A. Individual
B. Society
C. Culture
D. Both B and C
22: Long-term studies of twins in Minnesota born between _____ that have enabled researchers to examine the heritability of personality traits.
A. 1936 and 1955
B. 1940 and 1960
C. 1926 and 1938
D. 1960 and 1973
23: One of the personality traits highlighted in the Big-Five personality test; entails being anxious, irritable, temperamental, and moody are called?
A. Neuroticism
B. Openness
C. Self Awareness
D. Perceiving
24: One of the personality traits highlighted in the Big-Five personality test; entails being curious, original, intellectual, creative, and open to new ideas are known as?
A. Neuroticism
B. Openness
C. Self Awareness
D. Perceiving
25: Being aware of emotions experienced by others is known as Self Awareness.
A. True
B. False
26: One of the personality preferences highlighted in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test; perceiving individuals tend to be flexible is known as Sensing.
A. True
B. False
27: “Regularities in _____ and action that are characteristic of an individual” (Snyder & Cantor, 1998) is known as Personality.
A. Feeling,Thought
B. Feeling,Behavior
C. Thought,Behavior
D. Thought,Sensing
28: The psychologically beneficial characteristics of _____ and optimism is known as Psychological Capital.
A. Hope
B. Efficacy
C. Resiliency
D. All of the above
29: In the context of emotional intelligence, recognizing your emotions when you experience them is known as Self Awareness.
A. True
B. False
30: One of the personality preferences highlighted in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test; sensing people tends to be practical is known as?
A. Introversion
B. Sensing
C. Intuition
D. Feelings
31: Characteristics that are relatively changeable; a person can develop them through either awareness and/or training is known as?
A. Self Awareness
B. Others Awareness
C. Statelike
D. Traitlike
32: Overt differences between people, usually related to their physical features is known as
A. Surface Level Diversity
B. Deep Level Diversity
C. Esteem Level Diversity
D. Intense Level Diversity
33: One of the personality preferences highlighted in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test; thinking people tend to use logic is known as?
A. Thinking
B. Sensing
C. Intuition
D. Feelings
34: Characteristics that are relatively permanent and will likely not be changed through awareness or training.
A. Self Awareness
B. Others Awareness
C. Statelike
D. Traitlike
35: People who are competitive and aggressive have personality types?
A. Type A
B. Type B
C. Type C
D. Both B and C
36: People who are relaxed and easygoing have personality types?
A. Type A
B. Type B
C. Type C
D. Both B and C
37: Individuals born between _____ are known as Veterans.
A. 1922 and 1945
B. 1926 and 1949
C. 1918 and 1925
D. 1930 and 1954
38: Sally is ______ and craves social interaction. She often goes out of her way to meet someone new and strike up a new conversation.
A. self-aware
B. state-like
C. an introvert
D. an extrovert
39: Louis was always seen as easy going and never stressed at work. He has a ______personality.
A. fixed mindset
B. type B
C. type A
D. growth mindset
40: Suzanne is looking to work for a company with ______ programs because she wants to be part of a team with a strong sense of diversity.
A. trait-like
B. surface-level diversity
C. affirmative action
D. fixed mindset
41: The ______ measures openness to determine how curious, intellectual and creative a person is.
A. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
B. Big Five Theory
C. Type A Behavior
D. PsyCap
42: Generation Z refers to themselves as the ______ generation.
A. yuppie
B. me
C. we
D. baby buster
43: Based on the ______, Jane received a grouping of ENTP, which meant she was extroverted, intuitive, a thinker, and perceiving.
A. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
B. Big Five Theory
C. Type A Behavior
D. PsyCap
44: Before starting in his new role, Ron looked at the ______ of his co-workers by reviewing their photos and backgrounds online.
A. deep-level diversity
B. surface-level diversity
C. Emotional Intelligence Tests
D. PsyCap
45: Different generations have different values and attitudes when it comes to work. ______were born after WWII and were responsible for many social changes, especially the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
A. Veterans
B. Boomers
C. Generation Xers
D. Generation Y
46: Rachel has developed a lot of her ______ personality characteristics through self-awareness and training.
A. state-like
B. trait-like
C. growth mindset
D. fixed mindset
47: A person with a strong ______ can recognize when they are letting their emotions get the best of them, and when others are becoming too emotional in a situation.
A. introverted personality
B. Big Five Theory
C. Emotional Intelligence
D. PsyCap
48: Amy’s manager wanted to know more about Amy’s ______. She had Amy take a test to identify her characteristics and work traits and to determine how well Amy would fit on the team and in her current role.
A. locus of control
B. personality
C. morals
D. values
49: Marcia was given a difficult project to complete by the end of the week. After meeting with her manager to get her questions answered, she had confidence that she could successfully complete the project. Marcia’s actions demonstrate positive ______ for the project.
A. efficacy
B. resiliency
C. self-awareness
D. emotional intelligence
50: ______ are a highly savvy group when it comes to technology and like to debunk traditional work approaches and rules.
A. Generation Y
B. Generation Xers
C. Boomers
D. Veterans
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