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Why does the combination of personality and cognitive abilities add predictive power for job attainment?

Because they both measure the same thing so it's an additive effect

They are both strongly correlated to job attainment thus measure the same thing and predict via an additive effect

They are measure quite different things thus add to the predictive power (correct)

They don't know why the combination adds to the predictive power

What is a meta-sysnthesis?

A meta-synthesis is the combination of a number of meta-analysis studies (correct)

A meta-synthesis is the combination of a number of individual studies

A meta-synthesis is the synthesis of data from a single study

A meta-analysis by Barrick & Mount 1991 found conscientiousness correlated to job achievement. What was the nuance for conscientiousness in this finding?

The personality trait conscientiousness has adaptations that allude to a person being organised thus they perform better in highly skilled jobs.

People with the trait conscientiousness were better in workplaces that required effort rather than high levels of skill. (correct)

Conscientiousness trait has no variations other than predicting job attainment.

Which of the following is a strong effect?

0.3 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a correct statement in reference to the Hutz & Donovan meta-analysis 2000

Conscientiousness predicts more broadly job achievement Signup and view all the answers

Which personality trait has the highest predictive validity for job success?

Agreeableness Signup and view all the answers

According to Poropat 2009, which personality trait adds to the predictive ability of cognitive ability

Conscientiousness Signup and view all the answers

According to Poropat 2009, which of the following is the worst predictor of University achievement as measured by the GPA, although the result was significant?

Agreeableness Signup and view all the answers

Which personality trait predicts the educational attainment and engagement? And what are the reasons

Openness - due to intrinsic motivation to learn and breath of reading Signup and view all the answers

What were the differences between the Martin 2007 and the Jackson 2015 studies for mortality rates correlating to personality type?

The Martin study indicated that the more conscientious you were the lower the probability of dying, where as the Jackson study, using 3rd person reports, showed that this was only the case for males. Signup and view all the answers

Armon & Toker (2013) study indicated that personality traits can predict the level if someone will attend a follow-up appointment. What were the outcomes for this study?

Extraversion negatively predicted attendance of the appointment. Signup and view all the answers

According to Takahashi, Edmonds, Jackson, & Roberts, 2012 the findings suggest that changes in conscientiousness are associated with self-percieved overall health changes. Which of the following is true?

Changes in conscientiousness mediate changes in healthy behaviour which are associated with changes in current health. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true?

Research has shown a linke between hostility (an agreeableness trait) and heart attack. Signup and view all the answers

What positive affects did Chapman find for Optimism?

Optimism (facet of extraversion) - Various positive effects: Explanations include adaptive coping and better immune response Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is correct?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Solomon & Jackson, 2014: utilized a nationally representative, longitudinal sample to test whether relationship satisfaction is a pathway by which personality traits influence relationship dissolution. The results indicated that:

Enduring dynamics was a mediator for relationship dissolution due to average relationship satisfaction levels Signup and view all the answers

A meta-analysis by Roberts 2007 indicated that personality traits impact relationship dissolution. Chose the answer which describes which traits predict relationship dissolution

Higher N, lower C, and lower A Signup and view all the answers

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