Job Performance and Educational Achievement
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Which personality trait has been identified as a broad predictor of educational and occupational achievement?

  • Neuroticism
  • Extraversion
  • Agreeableness
  • Conscientiousness (correct)
  • In which work areas does extraversion show a positive predictive relationship regarding job performance?

  • Technical Support
  • Management and Sales (correct)
  • Research and Development
  • Maintenance and Repair
  • What indirect effects does conscientiousness have on educational achievement?

  • Negative effects due to over-caution
  • Direct impact through intellectual capacity
  • Indirect effects through state expressions (correct)
  • No significant effects
  • Which combination of personality traits predicts health outcomes most significantly according to the replication study?

    <p>Higher conscientiousness in males and higher agreeableness in females</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What health-promoting behaviors have been shown to correlate negatively with conscientiousness?

    <p>Increased alcohol use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality trait is described as a conditional predictor with respect to incentive structures in job performance?

    <p>Extraversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In studying the health behaviors linked to conscientiousness, what specific behavior was highlighted as having a strong negative correlation?

    <p>Risky sexual behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait among the following was shown to have a curvilinear relationship with health check participation?

    <p>Neuroticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correlation range for conscientiousness predicting job performance across all occupations?

    <p>r ~ 0.20 - 0.25</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which specific job areas does extraversion show predictive power?

    <p>Management and sales roles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the overall correlation between conscientiousness and job performance found in the meta-synthesis by Wilmot & Ones (2019)?

    <p>r ~ 0.20</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality trait is identified as the strongest individual predictor of job performance?

    <p>Cognitive ability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factors contribute to the strongest predictive power for job performance when combined?

    <p>Cognitive ability and integrity tests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines occupational success as discussed in the content?

    <p>Job desirability, prestige, wages, and years of education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to research, which of the following predictors has the highest correlation with job performance from reference checks?

    <p>0.38 - 0.51</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correlation of extraversion in management roles according to meta-analyses?

    <p>r ~ 0.20</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality trait has the strongest predictive validity for educational attainment?

    <p>Openness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correlation coefficient for conscientiousness predicting GPA according to the meta-analysis by Poropat (2009)?

    <p>r = .22</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following indicators is least influenced by personality traits according to occupational success research?

    <p>Job satisfaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of choice of college major, which personality trait is most associated with fields like Economics and Law?

    <p>Extraversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the predictive validity of Openness/intellect for occupational success according to Sutin et al. (2009)?

    <p>r ~ .20</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality trait has the least predictive validity for educational performance compared to others?

    <p>Agreeableness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to meta-analysis research, which of the following traits contributes most directly to effort-related criteria?

    <p>Conscientiousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality trait is associated with intrinsic motivation in university students according to the data provided?

    <p>Openness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Job Performance

    • Job performance is typically measured by supervisory ratings and job-specific indicators, like sales records.
    • Job performance is predicted by conscientiousness, cognitive ability, integrity tests, years of education, job experience, reference checks, and employment interviews.
    • Conscientiousness is a strong predictor of job performance across all occupations.
    • Extraversion predicts performance in management and sales roles.
    • Cognitive ability is the strongest individual difference predictor of job performance.
    • Combining cognitive ability with conscientiousness or an integrity test increases predictive power.
    • Job performance is predicted by job experience, reference checks, and employment interviews.

    Educational Achievement

    • Cognitive ability and conscientiousness predict educational achievement (GPA).
    • Openness/intellect is the strongest Big Five predictor of educational attainment.
    • Openness also predicts educational engagement, like intrinsic motivation and breadth/depth of reading.
    • Extraversion predicts choice of majors in economics, law, political science, and medicine.
    • Neuroticism predicts choice of majors in arts, humanities, and psychology.
    • Agreeableness predicts choice of majors in medicine, psychology, sciences, arts, and humanities.
    • Conscientiousness predicts choice of majors in science, law, economics, engineering, medicine, and psychology.
    • Openness/intellect predicts choice of majors in humanities, arts, psychology, and political science.

    Health Outcomes

    • Conscientiousness is associated with longer life and better health.
    • Conscientiousness predicts engagement in health-promoting behaviors, like less alcohol use, less drug use, less unhealthy eating, less risky driving and less risky sexual behavior.
    • Extraversion, openness, and neuroticism may not predict health outcomes in a linear way.

    Summary #1- Personality Traits and Achievement

    • Conscientiousness is a broad predictor of both educational and occupational achievement.
    • Extraversion may predict achievement for some work areas like management, sales, and customer service.
    • Openness predicts educational attainment, occupational success, and educational engagement.
    • Agreeableness predicts performance in customer service roles.
    • Low neuroticism predicts performance in management and sales roles.
    • Incentive structures can explain how personality traits predict occupational success.

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