The Extent to Which a Person and a Situation Are

question 64

Multiple Choice

The extent to which a person and a situation are compatible is known as ________.

• A) the situational constraint
• B) a person-situation interaction
• C) person-situation fit
• D) systematic situational variation

Recognize the components and importance of the 5P checklist for change agents.

Identify the attitudes and skills effective negotiators should possess.

Understand the concept of cooperative versus competitive conflict.

Identify conflict triggers and how they can lead to competition for resources and control.

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Definitions:

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in activities for their own sake, deriving pleasure and satisfaction from the activities themselves, rather than from external rewards.

Practical Intelligence

A facet of intelligence related to the ability to solve everyday problems through adaptive or creative reasoning.

Predictive Validity

The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior. (Also called criterion-related validity.)

G Factor

Also known as General Intelligence, it refers to the underlying factor that accounts for overall cognitive abilities across various tasks and tests.