[COMM 222] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (27 pages long)
6 Feb 2017
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Personality - relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment. Dispositional approach - individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviors. Situational approach - characteristics of the organizational setting influence people"s attitudes and behavior. Interactionist approach - individuals" attitudes and behavior are a function of both dispositions and the situation. Most widely accepted perspective within organizational behavior. Trait activation theory - traits lead to certain behaviours only when situation makes need for trait salient. The five-factor model of personality: extraversion, emotional stability/neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness: degree to which person is responsible/achievement oriented, openness to experience. Locus of control - set of beliefs about whether one"s behaviour is controlled mainly by internal or external forces. Self-monitoring - extent to which people observe and regulate how they appear and behave in social settings and relationships. Self-esteem - degree to which a person has a positive self-evaluation.
