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5. Alex and Andrew are identical twins separated at birth. Thirty years later, although they have never met, they live in the same neighborhood, drive the same car, vacation in the same area, and married very similar women (this question would have been a little weird if they married the same woman, wouldn’t it?). This shows that _______ is an important determinant of personality.
Situation
Heredity
Environment
Self-perception
17. You hire a large number of Type A employees for your new sales organization. What problem are you most likely to experience in your organization as a result of this?
the employees will frequently request additional vacation
the employees will spend most of their time arguing with one another
the employees will lack the sense of urgency that is needed in sales jobs
the employees will have high levels of stress and health problems such as heart disease
the employees will work too slowly to really get anything accomplish
24. Matt works in the marketing department at Smoke’em Often Cigarette Company. He’s had a great first year – he even came up with a brilliant new marketing strategy in which the company advises parents to tell their rebellious teens not to smoke, which makes the company look socially responsible and increases sales among the company’s most important demographic at the same time (teens, of course). However, Smoke’em Often hires Kirk straight out of Clemson and pays him $5,000 more than they are currently paying Matt. According to equity theory, which of the following will Matt likely do?
Increase his inputs by working an extra 10 hours per week
Rationalize his situation – I work more than Kirk anyways, so he should be paid more
Rather than compare himself to Kirk, compare himself to Brittany, who makes the same amount of money he does
Any of the above – a, b, or c
34. The extent to which performance on the selection measure (i.e., the predictor) is
associated...