MSE 211 - Organizational Behaviour

Flashcards summarizing key vocabulary and concepts related to personality and intelligence in organizational behavior.

Personality

Relatively stable and enduring aspects of an individual that distinguish them from others and form a basis for predictions concerning their future behavior.

Idiographic Approaches

Methods used to understand the unique characteristics of a particular individual's personality.

Nomothetic Approaches

Methods aimed at identifying general traits that can be used to assess anyone’s personality.

Psychodynamic Theory

Freudian theory that describes personality as the interplay between the id, superego, and ego.

Id

The component of the mind that drives behavior based on basic urges and pleasure-seeking.

Superego

The part of the mind that incorporates the values and morals of society, acting as a conscience.

Ego

The component of personality that mediates between the desires of the id and the constraints of the superego.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used by the ego to protect itself from anxiety stemming from conflicts between the id and superego.

Freudian Theory Criticism

Focuses too much on pathological behavior and emphasizes sexual drives and early childhood, lacking empirical testability.

Personal Construct Theory

The theory that personality is based on the unique constructs individuals use to interpret their world.

Trait Approach

A methodology for assessing personality by categorizing individuals based on specific traits or dimensions.

Big 5 Personality Traits

A model outlining five broad dimensions of personality: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Openness.

Predictive Validity

The extent to which a test can predict future behavior.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overemphasize personal characteristics and ignore situational factors in explaining someone else's behavior.

Aptitude

Potential within a specific domain, useful for job-related assessments.

Field Theory

A theory that describes behavior in relation to the psychological forces experienced by a person in a given situation.