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What is personality typically explained as?
Quantifiable characteristics/traits
Which factor is considered the most dominant in determining personality according to the text?
Genes (Heredity)
What is the most widely used personality-assessment instrument mentioned in the text?
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Which dimension classifies individuals as either Extroverted or Introverted?
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What is the main purpose of using Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) according to the text?
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Which assessment method is unrelated to job performance but useful for training and development?
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Which personality trait is characterized by being competitive, urgent, and driven?
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What aspect of personality refers to the degree to which a person is cooperative, warm, sensitive, tolerant, kind, and trusting?
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Which personality trait involves an exaggerated sense of self-importance, excessive need for admiration, arrogance, and entitlement?
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What is the term used for the goals a person desires to achieve during their lifetime?
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Which personality trait involves altering behavior to meet external situational factors?
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What is the term used for the deep-rooted abstract motivations that guide and justify attitudes, norms, opinions, and actions?
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What do instrumental values refer to?
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Which generation seeks hierarchical leadership and direction according to the text?
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What is a characteristic of Gen Z individuals according to the text?
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How do Individualistic individuals differ from Collectivistic individuals?
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What does Power Distance refer to?
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In terms of Masculinity vs Femininity, what do Masculine values include?
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What is the main focus of the feminine values described in the text?
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How does the text define the Long Term Orientation (LT) dimension?
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What characterizes the Indulgence value according to the text?
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According to Hofstede's Cultural Values Framework, what is the main focus of South Africa's values?
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What is the primary factor considered in Person-Job Fit (P-J Fit)?
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'Degree to which a person's knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics match the job demands' is related to which concept mentioned in the text?
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What is the degree to which an individual's personality, values, and goals match those of the organization known as?
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Which of the following is NOT a dimension of Person-Organization fit?
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What does the Person-Organization fit predict according to the text?
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Which statement best describes the importance of personality matching in the workplace according to the text?
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Which factor is NOT considered in the dimensions of Person-Organization fit?
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What do good relationships with supervisors and the organization lead to according to the text?
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