A relatively stable set of characteristics that influence an individual's behaviour is known as :
Personality
Option 4 — Personality is correct.
Personality is defined as the relatively stable and enduring set of psychological traits and characteristics that distinguishes one person from another and shapes how the individual reacts to and interacts with the environment. The words “relatively stable set of characteristics” in the stem point directly to this consistency-over-time idea, which is unique to personality.
Gordon Allport's classic definition — the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environment — captures the same enduring, behaviour-shaping quality.
Why the other options are wrong:
| Attitude | A learned predisposition to respond favourably or unfavourably toward an object; it can change with experience. |
| Learning | A relatively permanent change in behaviour due to experience — a process, not a set of traits. |
| Perception | The process of selecting, organising and interpreting stimuli into a meaningful picture; it is situational. |
Takeaway: a stable, distinctive bundle of traits driving behaviour = personality.
Similar Questions
The process by which people’s emotions are caused by the emotions of others is called ?
The tendency to draw a negative general impression about an individual based on a single characteristic refers to which of the following ?
Identify Emotion Regulation techniques from among the following :
A. Emotional Suppression
B. Cognitive reappraisal
C. Social sharing
D. Emotional Intelligence
E. Emotional Labour
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I
(Social Scientists)List - II
(Framework Theory)A. McGuire I. Balance Theory of attitude change B. Rokeach II. Framework of cultural dimensions C. Hofstede III. Framework of values D. Heider IV. Matrix of attitudinal change Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A sum total of ways in which an individual reacts and interacts with others is called:
Match the List-I with List-II
LIST I
Macro level Organizational stressorsLIST II
Causative factor in organizationA. Rotating work shifts I. Organizational structure and design B. Line-staff conflicts II. Administrative policies and strategies C. Appraisal system III. Working conditions D. Polluted air IV. Organizational process Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
‘Contact Hypothesis’ is based on the belief that :
The process by which sensory information is actively organised and interpreted by brain, is called :
Match the following and indicate the code of correct matching:
List-I List-II a. Classical conditioning i. Response-Stimulus learning b. Operant conditioning ii. Stimulus-Response learning c. Cognitive theory iii. Stimulus-Stimulus learning d. Social learning iv. Modelling process Codes:
Assertion (A): Attribution theory is based on relationship between personal perception and interpersonal behaviour.
Reasoning (R): Since most 'whys' are not directly observable, people must depend upon cognitions, particularly perception.
Codes:
Important Questions from Personality: Perception; Attitudes; Emotions
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below.
Assertion (A): Archie Carroll's model speaks of an organisation's four most basic forms of responsibility in order of priority.
Reason (R): Economic, legal, ethical, philanthropic responsibilities and their compliance increases brand value and furthers the profit.
Match List I with List II
LIST I
(VRIO Framework criteria)
LIST II
(Domain (HR) Applications)
A.
Value
I.
Edge in terms of skills, knowledge and abilities
B.
Rareness
II.
Teamwork
C.
Imitability
III
Empowerment programs
D.
Organisation
IV.
Unique history or culture
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which one of the following is the description of Ego Regression Mechanism?
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I
Employers Attitude
List - II
Appropriate Meaning
(A)
My Boat Attitude
(I)
Get off, if you do not like it.
(B)
Shared Boat Attitude
(II)
It is our own common enterprise, Let us combine our efforts to better it.
(C)
Our Boat Attitude
(III)
We Sail together. Do not rock the boat.
(D)
Your Boat Attitude
(IV)
With a sense of ownership and pride, the purpose is to let employees whole heartedly contribute to the cause of the enterprise.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Tanmaya has low self-esteem and high interpersonal trust. She will show ________ attachment style.
