HROB 2090 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Extraversion And Introversion, Negative Affectivity, Reinforcement

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2090
• Professor: Thomas Sasso

Document Summary

Personality is the relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influence the way an individual interacts with their environment. The dispositional approach focuses on individual dispositions and personality. Individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours. The situational approach focuses on the factors in the work environment that might. Characteristics of the organizational setting influence people"s attitudes and predict and explain organizational behaviour behaviours. The interactionist approach believes individuals attitudes and behaviours are a function of both dispositions and the situation. The trait activation theory argues personality traits lead to certain behaviours only when the situation makes the need for the trait. Extraversion is the extent to which a person is outgoing vs shy. Emotional stability/neuroticism is the degree to which a person has appropriate emotional control. Agreeableness is the extent to which a person is friendly and approachable stress. Warm, considerate, altruistic, friendly, sympathetic, cooperative and eager to help others.