SCENARIO 2-5 You Are the Manager of a Small Retail

question 57

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 2-5 You are the manager of a small retail store and have decided to apply the Big Five Model in order to understand your employees and their work habits.
-Refer to Scenario 2-5.Which of the five personality dimensions are probably most important in predicting the job performance of your employees?

• A)extroversion and openness to experience
• B)agreeableness and emotional stability
• C)conscientiousness and agreeableness
• D)emotional stability and extroversion
• E)openness to experience and conscientiousness

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Definitions:

Corresponding Emotion

An emotional response that is directly related to, or caused by, a specific event, action, or thought.

Facial-Feedback Hypothesis

The theory that suggests the act of expressing a facial emotion can cause the emotional experience itself, such as smiling leading to feelings of happiness.

Positive Feelings

Emotions and sentiments that are pleasant or affirmative, such as happiness, joy, or satisfaction.

Simulating Anger

The act of pretending or mimicking the emotion of anger without actually feeling it, often for the purpose of study or understanding its effects.