The "Big Five" Personality Dimensions Represent

question 25

Multiple Choice

The "Big Five" personality dimensions represent:

• A)all of the personality traits found in an ideal job applicant.
• B)the aggregated clusters representing most known personality traits.
• C)the personality traits caused by the environment rather than heredity.
• D)the necessary conditions for a person to have extraversion.
• E)the characteristics of employees with low levels of motivation.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that utilizes rewards and punishments for behavior, aiming to increase the likelihood of desirable responses and decrease the likelihood of undesired ones.

Pay Schedules

The system or plan by which an organization determines when employees will receive their wages or salaries.

Industrial Psychologist

A professional who applies psychological theories and principles to the workplace, aiming to improve productivity, select and train employees, and enhance job satisfaction.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method where two signals are consistently linked together, resulting in a reaction initially triggered by the second signal, ultimately being provoked by just the first signal.