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Industrial and Organizational Psychology @akosigengarrr @studying_skye @xxandengggxx 1 Chapter 01  Introduction to I/O Psychology 1. I/O Psychology is a branch of psychology that _____ in the workplace. a. treats psychological disorders b. applies the principles of psychology c. provides therapy to employees d. all of these equally define I/O psychology 2. I/O psychology examines factors that affect the _______ in an organization, whereas business fields examine the broader aspects of running an organization. a. people b. machines c. stock performance d. I/O psychology examines all three factors 3. I/O psychologists who are involved in ________ study and practice in such areas as employee selection, job analysis, and job evaluation. a. personnel psychology b. organizational psychology c. training and development d. human factors 4. The study of leadership is part of: a. personnel psychology b. training and development c. human factors d. organizational psychology 5. Psychologists involved in _______ study leadership, job satisfaction, and employee motivation. a. personnel psychology b. organizational psychology c. training and development d. human factors 6. Regardless of the official start date, I/O psychology was born in the: a. mid 1800s b. late 1800s c. early 1900s d. mid 1900s 7. I/O Psychology first started about: a. 1840 b. 1938 c. 1903 d. 1957 8. The _____ were a husband and wife team who were among the first scientists to improve productivity and reduce fatigue by studying the motions used by workers. a. Watsons b. Scotts c. Binghams d. Gilbreths 9. In which decade were the Hawthorne studies published. a. 1920s b. 1930s c. 1960s d. 1980s 10. Changes in employee behavior that result from an employee being studied or receiving increased attention from mangers is called the: a. Hawthorne effect b. Premack principle c. Pygmalion effect d. Peter principle 11. The ____ were characterized by passage of several major pieces of civil rights legislation. a. 1930s b. 1960s c. 1970s d. 1980s 12. The use of more sophisticated statistical techniques, a more aggressive approach in developing methods to select employees, and an increased interest in the application of cognitive psychology to industry took place in the: a. 1920s and 30s b. 1940s and 50s c. 1960s and 70s d. 1980s and 90s 13. The greatest number of Ph.D. I/O psychologists work in: a. universities b. consulting firms c. private industry d. the public sector 14. Compared to Ph.D.'s, master's level graduates are less often employed by: a. universities b. consulting firms c. the private industry d. the public sector 15. To get accepted into a graduate program in I/O psychology, a student usually must take which of the following standardized tests? a. LSAT b. MCAT c. SAT d. GRE 16. Which of the following would a student in a doctoral program usually have to complete but a student in a master’s program would not? a. Thesis b. Dissertation c. Internship d. A statistics course 17. According to your text, the most important reason for the reliance on research is that it ultimately: a. reduces accidents b. saves an organization money c. increases employee satisfaction d. reduces turnover 18. Which of the following was NOT a reason why you should understand research and statistics? a. answering questions b. research is part of everyday life c. common sense is often wrong d. all of these are reasons 19. Hypotheses are based on: a. previous research b. logic c. theories d. all three of these 20. Which of the following is the reason for WHY a study obtains certain results? a. Hypothesis b. Idea c. Postulation d. Theory 21. If researchers have trouble forming a hypothesis, they: a. can't conduct their study b. wait until more research is available c. conduct an exploratory study d. guess about the outcome of a study

Industrial and Organizational Psychology @akosigengarrr @studying_skye @xxandengggxx 3 c. both sex and race d. neither sex nor race 43. Which of the following will increase the response rates to mailed surveys? a. Include a monetary incentive b. Keep the survey under 4 pages c. Have a university sponsor the survey d. All will increase response rates 44. A researcher sent a survey containing 5 questions to a sample of 500 employees. The wording was easy to understand and the researcher offered a financial incentive yet few employees returned the survey. What might be the reason for this low response? a. The number of questions b. The use of a financial incentive c. The easy-to-understand wording d. None of the three is a reasonable explanation 45. _______ is a method of reaching conclusions based on the statistical combination of several previous research studies. a. The experimental method b. Quasi-experimental analysis c. Archival research d. Meta-analysis 46. In a meta-analysis conducted to see if a particular training method is better than another, the proper effect size to use would be: a. d b. r c. Z d. t 47. Meta-analyses looking at the difference between two groups would use ___ as the effect size whereas meta-analyses looking at the relationship between two variables would use ___ as the effect size. a. d / r b. r / d c. t / d d. t / F 48. An effect size (d) of .20 is considered: a. small b. large c. moderate d. significant 49. The statistical "averaging" of effect sizes across previous empirical studies defines: a. experimental research b. meta-analysis c. correlational research d. archival research 50. A large research sample is nice to have, however, it may not be necessary if the experimenter can choose a ______ sample and control for many of the ______ variables. a. random / extraneous b. extraneous / random c. representative / nuisance d. homogeneous / confounding 51. The majority of research in the field of I/O psychology is conducted at universities using students as subjects rather than employees. In fact, college students serve as subjects in approximately ____ percent of all published I/O research. a. 5% b. 50% c. 85% d. 99% 52. In general, the majority of the research comparing college student samples with actual employee samples conclude that college students behave _______ real world samples. a. similar to b. different than c. No research is available d. The research results are inconsistent 53. A _____ implies that each person in the population has an equal chance of being selected. a. random sample b. convenience sample c. random assignment d. convenience assignment 54. Most research in industry uses a ________ sample. a. random b. convenience sample c. free sample d. stratified sample 55. A teacher wants to see if there are any differences in the test scores of students who take her exam on the computer and those who take her exam the traditional paper and pencil way. Students with an odd digit at the end of their student ID number are required to take her midterm exam on the computer and those with an even digit are required to take a paper and pencil exam. Her study has a _____ sample with _____. a. random / random assignment b. convenience / random assignment c. convenience / nonrandom assignment d. random / nonrandom 56. After all the data have been collected, the results are then: a. filed for future use b. shared between colleagues c. statistically analyzed d. data collection never ends 57. The level of statistical significance that we use in psychology is: a. .01 b. .05 c. .10 d. .50 58. The statistical significance of research results tell us the probability that: a. our results were due to chance b. our results are useful c. our results are biased d. all of these are true 59. Significance levels tell us the ______ significance of a study and effect size tells us the _______ of a study. a. statistical / alpha level b. practical / beta level c. practical / statistical significance d. statistical / practical significance 60. Which of the following represents the strongest correlation? a. - .05 b. +.45 c. +.10 d. - .47 61. If a researcher calculated a correlation coefficient of r = 1.27 between two variables, you would conclude that there is a(n): a. high correlation b. very low correlation c. error in the calculation d. moderately low positive correlation
Industrial and Organizational Psychology @akosigengarrr @studying_skye @xxandengggxx 4 62. The use of correlational analysis does not allow you to infer a cause and effect relationship. This is because a third variable, a(n) ______ variable, often accounts for the relationship between the two variables. a. intervening b. nuisance c. confounding d. dependent 63. A researcher finds a strong correlation between job satisfaction and performance. What can he conclude from this correlation? a. Satisfaction causes good performance b. Good performance causes job satisfaction c. Satisfaction and performance are related d. He can conclude all three 64. In a ______ ethical dilemma, there is a high level of uncertainty as to what is right or wrong. a. rationalizing b. Type A c. type B d. deconstructive Chapter 02  Job Analysis and Evaluation 1. The gathering, analyzing, and structuring of information about a job’s components, characteristics, and requirements is a process called: a. task analysis b. job analysis c. surveying d. job description 2. Job analysis can serve as a foundation for: a. selecting employees b. training employees c. evaluating employees' performance d. all of these and more 3. The _______ is the process of determining the work activities and requirements, and the _______ is the written result. a. job analysis / job description b. job description / job analysis c. job evaluation / job description d. job analysis / job evaluation 4. Promoting people until they reach their highest level of incompetence is called: a. the Anderson Analog b. the Peter Principle c. personpower planning d. none of these 5. Shahidi Industries has a policy of promoting employees who perform well. Unfortunately, many of the people promoted do not become effective supervisors. Currently there is a crisis because most of the supervisors are getting poor performance reviews. Shahidi Industries seems to be a good example of: a. the Anderson Analog b. the Peter Principle c. personpower planning d. none of the above 6. Even though the _______ are not law, courts have granted them "great deference." a. Amendments b. APA Principles c. Uniform Guidelines d. Standards and Practice Guidelines 7. Which of the following practical uses of job analysis may discover lapses in organizational communication? a. Training b. Personpower planning c. Organizational analysis d. Performance appraisal 8. _______ was the first real court case that addressed the issue of job relatedness. a. McDonnel Douglas v. Green b. Connecticut v. Teal c. Pan American Airlines v. Diaz d. Griggs v. Duke Power 9. Which of the following is not true of job titles? a. Titles should describe the nature of a job b. Job titles can affect perceptions of job status c. Titles provide workers with identity d. All three of these statements are true 10. Which of the following sections in a thorough job description can be used in help wanted advertisements, internal job posting, and company brochures? a. Job title b. Brief summary c. Work activities d. Work context