WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TYPE A PERSONALITY

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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR CONCEPTS CONTROVERSIES APPLICATIONS SIXTH CANADIAN EDITION 6TH EDITION LANGTON TEST BANK

5. What are the characteristics of a Type A personality? Type B?

Difficulty:

3

Page-Reference:

55,56

Question ID:

02-3-135

Skill:

Applied

Topic:

Personality

Objective:

2

Answer :

Type A

- are always moving, walking and eating rapidly

- feel impatient at the rate at which most events take place

- strive to think or do two or more things at once

- cannot cope with leisure time

- are obsessed with numbers, measuring their success in terms of how many and how much of everything they

acquire

Type B

- never suffer from a sense of time urgency with its accompanying impatience

- feel no need to discuss or display their achievements and accomplishments

- play for fun and relaxation

- can relax without guilt