Is the extent to which a person believes that power and status differences are appropriate within organizations?

Psychological contract The overall set of expectations held by an individual with respect to what he or she will contribute to the organization and what the organization will provide to the individual

Contributions What the individual provides to the organization

Inducements What the organization provides to the individual

Person-job fit The extent to which the contributions made by the individual match the inducements offered by the organization

Individual differences Personal attributes that vary from one person to another

Personality The relatively permanent set of psychological and behavioral attributes that distinguish one person from another

"Big five" personality traits A popular personality framework based on five key traits

Agreeableness A person's ability to get along with others

Conscientiousness The number of goals on which a person focuses

Negative emotionality Extent to which a person is poised, calm, resilient and secure

Extraversion A person's comfort level with relationships

Openness A person's rigidity of beliefs and range of interests

Locus of control The degree to which an individual believes that behavior has a direct impact on the consequences of that behavior

Self-efficacy An individual's beliefs about her or his capabilities to perform a task

Authoritarianism The extent to which an individual believes that power and status differences are appropriate within hierarchical social systems like organizations

Machiavellianism Behavior directed at gaining power and controlling the behavior of others

Self-esteem The extent to which a person believes that he or she is a worthwhile and deserving individual

Risk propensity The degree to which an individual is willing to take chances and make risky decisions

Attitudes Complexes of beliefs and feelings that people have about specific ideas, situations, or other people

Cognitive dissonance Caused when an individual has conflicting attitudes

Job satisfaction or dissatisfaction An attitude that reflects the extent to which an individual is gratified by or fulfilled in his or her work

Organizational commitment An attitude that reflects an individual's identification with and attachment to the organization itself

Positive affectivity A tendency to be relatively upbeat and optimistic, have an overall sense of well-being, see things in a positive light, and seem to be in a good mood

Negative affectivity A tendency to be generally downbeat and pessimistic, see things in a negative way, and seem to be in a bad mood

Perception The set of processes by which an individual becomes aware of and interprets information about the environment

Selective perception The process of screening out information that we are uncomfortable with or which contradicts our beliefs

Stereotyping The process of categorizing or labelling people on the basis of a single attribute

Attribution The process of observing behavior and attributing causes to it

Stress An individual's response to a strong stimulus, which is called a stressor

General Adaptation Syndrome General cycle of the stress process

Type A Individuals who are extremely competitive, very devoted to work, and have a strong sense of time urgency

Type B Individuals who are less competitive, less devoted to work, and have a weaker sense of time urgency

Burnout A feeling of exhaustion that may develop when someone experiences too much stress for an extended period of time

Creativity The ability of an individual to generate new ideas or to conceive of new perspectives on existing ideas

Workplace behavior A pattern of action by the members of an organization that directly or indirectly influences organizational effectiveness

Performance behaviors The total set of work-related behaviors that the organization expects the individual to display

Absenteeism When an individual does not show up for work

Turnover When people quit their jobs

Organizational citizenship The behavior of individuals that makes a positive overall contribution to the organization

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Psychological Contract the overall set of expectations held by an individual with respect to what he she will contribute to the organization
Person-Job Fit The extent to which the contributions made by an individual match the inducements offered by the organization
Nature of Individual Differences Individual differences are personal attributes that vary from one person to another
Personality The relatively permanent set of psychological and behavioral attributes that distinguish one person from another
Agreeableness person's ability to get along with others
Conscientiousness being organized and self disciplined to the extent necessary to meet your goals
Negative Emotionality less negative emotionally results in relative calm, poised, resilent, and secure; more negative emotionality leads to reactivity and mood swings
Extraversion Person's comfort level with relationships- socailble, talkative, assertive, and open to establish new relationships
Openess Rigidity of beliefs and range of interests- high openess people are willing to listen to new ideas and change their own ideas,beliefs, and attitudes
Locus of Control The extent to which an individual beliefs that hir or her behavior has a direct impact on the consequences of that behavior
Internal Locus Beleif that each person is in control of thier life
External Locus Belief that events in people's lives happen outside the control of people
Self-efficacy An individual belief about his or her capabilities to perform a task
Authoritarianism the exent to which an individual believes that power and status differences are appropriate w/i hierarchial social systems like organizations
Machiavellianism more so leads to rational non-emotional people willing to lie to attach personal goals, put little weight on friendship or loyalty and try to manipulate others
Self-esteem the extent to which a person believes that he or she is a worthwhile deserving individual
Risk propensity the degree to which an individual is willing to take chances and make risky decisions
Attitudes Beliefs and feelings that people have specific ideas, situations, or other people
Affective Component How we feel about the situation
Cognitive Component Why we feel that way
Intentional Component How we intend to behave toward or in a situation
Cognitive Dissonance People try and maintain a consistency among the 3 components but dissonance is experienced when there is conflict among attitudes
Job satisfaction an attitude that reflects the extent to which an individual is gratified by or fulfilled in his or her work
Organizational commitment an attitude that reflects an individual's identification with and attachment to the organization
Positive Affectivity upbeat and optimistic, have an overall sense of well-being
Negative affectivity downbeat and pessimistic
Basic Perceptual Process Perception is the set of processes by which an individual becomes aware of and interprets info about the environment
Selective perception the process of screening out info w which we are not comfortable or that contradicts our beliefs
Stereotyping Process of categorizing or labeling people on the basis of a single attribute
Attribution A mechanism through which people observe behavior & attribute causes to it
Consensus extent to which other people in the same situation behave the same way
Consistency extent to which the same person behaves in the same way
Distictiveness extent to which the same person behaves in the same way in another situation
Stress An individual's response to a strong stimulus
Type A Personality Individuals are extremely competitive, very devoted to work, & limited time urgency
Type B Personality Individuals are less competitive, less devoted to work, and small time urgency
Task demands quick decisions, critical decisions,incomplete info
Physical Demands temperature extremes, poorly designed office, threats to health
Role Demands Role ambiguity, role conflict
Interpersonal Demands Group pressures, leadership style, conflicting personalities
Burnout A feeling of exhaustion that can develop when someone experiences too much stress for an extended period of time
Creativity Abilty of an individual to generate new ideas or to conceive new perspectives or existing ideas
Preparation formal training as well as experiences in business and life situations allow for openess and for people to be aware of different situations/events
Incubation material developed in preparation- matures and develops more fully
Insight a spontaneous break-through where a new understanding of some problem or situation occurs, occurs through an integration of related or seemingly unrelated ideas, thoughts experiences
Verification determining validity or thruthfulness of insight
Workplace Behavior A pattern of action by the members of an organization that directly or indirectly influences organizational effectiveness
Performance Behavior the total set of work related behaviors that the organization expects the individual to display.
Organizational Citizenship The behavior of individuals that make a positive overall contribution to the organization.

What is the extent to which a person behaves in the same way in different situations?

Consensus: the extent to which other people behave in the same way in a similar situation. E.g., Alison smokes a cigarette when she goes out for a meal with her friend. If her friend smokes, her behavior is high in consensus.

Is a person's beliefs about his or her capabilities to perform a task?

Self-efficacy is a person's belief about his or her capabilities to perform tasks or assignments that can change and transform his or her life. It determines how the person feels, thinks, behaves and motivates themselves.

What term is used to describe an individual's beliefs in their abilities to accomplish a task?

Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments (Bandura, 1977, 1986, 1997). Self-efficacy reflects confidence in the ability to exert control over one's own motivation, behavior, and social environment.

What is the extent to which people believe that their behavior has a real effect on what happens to them?

Locus of control is the degree to which people believe that they, as opposed to external forces (beyond their influence), have control over the outcome of events in their lives. The concept was developed by Julian B. Rotter in 1954, and has since become an aspect of personality psychology.