Hogan Assessment Hogan Core Values 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which MVPI scale reflects a person's desire for wealth, profit, and financial return on investments?
- Commerce (Correct answer)
- Power
- Security
- Recognition
Correct answer: Commerce
The Commerce scale measures interest in business, finance, and generating profit.
Question 2: A leader who scores very high on the Tradition scale is MOST likely to:
- Prioritize innovation over established practices
- Respect conventional norms and institutional standards (Correct answer)
- Seek public recognition for accomplishments
- Prefer data-driven decisions over intuition
Correct answer: Respect conventional norms and institutional standards
High Tradition scorers value conventional norms, established institutions, and moral standards.
Question 3: The MVPI Science scale primarily assesses interest in:
- Laboratory research exclusively
- Data, technology, and empirical problem-solving (Correct answer)
- Academic credentials and formal education
- Scientific writing and publishing
Correct answer: Data, technology, and empirical problem-solving
The Science scale captures preference for data analysis, research methodology, and technology-based solutions.
Question 4: When interpreting MVPI results, what do the scales fundamentally describe?
- Cognitive ability and IQ potential
- Core motivators and preferred work environments (Correct answer)
- Risk of counterproductive work behavior under stress
- Social skills and interpersonal effectiveness
Correct answer: Core motivators and preferred work environments
The MVPI identifies what people fundamentally want from their careers and which environments they find rewarding.
Question 5: An employee with a high Aesthetics score would most prefer a work environment that:
- Emphasizes efficiency and speed above all
- Provides opportunities to create or appreciate good design (Correct answer)
- Offers strong financial incentives
- Allows independent, unsupervised work
Correct answer: Provides opportunities to create or appreciate good design
High Aesthetics scorers value quality, beauty, and creative expression in their surroundings and output.
Question 6: Which MVPI scale is most strongly associated with a need for social belonging and frequent interaction with others?
- Altruistic
- Affiliation (Correct answer)
- Hedonism
- Recognition
Correct answer: Affiliation
The Affiliation scale measures the degree to which a person is motivated by close social bonds and group membership.
Question 7: In organizational settings, MVPI results are primarily used to:
- Screen out candidates with low emotional intelligence
- Predict fit between employee values and organizational culture (Correct answer)
- Measure conscientiousness and work ethic directly
- Identify derailers that emerge under sustained stress
Correct answer: Predict fit between employee values and organizational culture
The MVPI is a person-environment fit tool designed to match individual values with cultural and job requirements.
Hogan Assessment Hogan Core Values 2
Which MVPI scale reflects a person's desire for wealth, profit, and financial return on investments?