Ch.1 Developing Self-Awareness

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms related to self-awareness, values, cognitive style, locus of control, personality, and ethical decision-making from Chapter 1.

Self-Awareness

The awareness of one's own emotions, strengths, values, cognitive style, and how these influence behavior.

Emotional Intelligence

The ability to perceive, understand, manage, and influence emotions in oneself and others.

Sensitive Line

The point at which information about oneself triggers defensiveness because it conflicts with self-concept.

Crossing the Sensitive Line

When feedback or information challenges self-concept, less likely to occur when information is verifiable, predictable, controllable, or when we self-disclose.

Core Self-Evaluation

Subconscious evaluation of oneself, the world, and others; influences attitudes toward work and life outcomes.

Values

Identifies personal standards and moral judgments.

Instrumental Values

Desirable standards of conduct for attaining an end.

Terminal Values

Desirable ends or goals for the individual.

Attitudes Toward Change

A core aspect reflecting one’s adaptability and openness to change.

Cognitive Style

An individual’s inclination to perceive, interpret, and respond to information in a certain way.

Knowing (Cognitive Style Dimension)

Emphasizes facts, details, and data; seeks clear, objective solutions; slow to decide; less creative.

Planning (Cognitive Style Dimension)

Emphasizes planning and preparation; seeks agendas; focuses on methods, processes, and follow-up.

Creating (Cognitive Style Dimension)

Emphasizes creativity, risk-taking, and innovation; seeks novelty and ambiguity; may resist structure.

Tolerance of Ambiguity

The extent to which individuals are comfortable coping with unclear situations.

Locus of Control

The belief about the degree to which one controls their own destiny.

Internal Locus of Control

Belief that one’s own actions determine outcomes; linked to managerial success and well-being.

External Locus of Control

Belief that outcomes are controlled by external forces; more common in some cultures and contexts.

Extraversion

A Big Five trait; tendency to be outgoing, energetic, and sociable.

Agreeableness

A Big Five trait; tendency to be cooperative, compassionate, and trusting.

Neuroticism

A Big Five trait; tendency toward emotional instability, anxiety, and moodiness.

Openness

A Big Five trait; tendency toward imagination, curiosity, and openness to new experiences.

Self-Esteem

A component of Core Self-Evaluation; overall evaluation of one’s own worth.

Values Maturity

the level of moral development displayed by individuals.

Cognitive Style

the manner in which an individual gathers and evaluates information he/she receives.

Interpersonal Competence

<span>the ability to interact effectively with others, including communication, empathy, and conflict resolution skills.</span>

Self-awareness

a knowledge of one’s own personality and individuality.

Self disclosure

revealing to others ambiguous or inconsistent aspects of oneself, a process necessary for growth(key to improvement in self-awareness).

Particularism

in which the relationship with an individual governs behavior.

Universalism

in which other peoples behavior is governed by universal standards and rules.

Individualism

an emphasis on the self on independence and on uniqueness.

Collectivism

an emphasis on the group.

Values Maturity

the level of moral development displayed by individuals.

self-centered level(preconventional)

the first level of values maturity. It contains two stages of values development, moral reasoning and instrumental values, which are based on personal needs or wants and the consequences of an act.

Conformity Level(Conventional)

the second level of values maturity, at which moral reasoning is based on agreement with and support of society’s conventions and expectations.

Principle Level (postconventional)

the third and highest level of values maturity in which an individual judges right from wrong by following internalized principles developed from personal experience.

Cognitive style is base on what two dimensions?

1. The manner in which you gather information.

2. The way which you evaluate and act on information.