Question 1

When trainees consolidate new knowledge such that they can use what they have learned with little thought,_________________ has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) autoinstruction 
B) modeling 
C) automaticity 
D) feedback 
A) autoinstruction 
B) modeling 
C) automaticity 
D) feedback C

Question 2

It has been suggested that organizations should teach employees the underlying principles for tasks rather than the tasks themselves to facilitate adaptation to future changes in the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What level of a needs assessment is concerned with how well job applicants or present employees are able to do job tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) person 
B) task 
C) job 
D) organization 
A) person 
B) task 
C) job 
D) organization A

Question 4

The major disadvantage of the pretest-posttest design is that

Accepted Answer

A) the observed changes may be due to factors other than the training. 
B) it is hard to get enough people to train. 
C) nobody wants to be in the control group. 
D) reactions criteria don't tell you what the trainees learned. 
A) the observed changes may be due to factors other than the training. 
B) it is hard to get enough people to train. 
C) nobody wants to be in the control group. 
D) reactions criteria don't tell you what the trainees learned.

Question 5

An apprenticeship is an example of what type of training?

Accepted Answer

A) conference 
B) modeling 
C) on-the-job 
D) role playing 
A) conference 
B) modeling 
C) on-the-job 
D) role playing

Question 6

New Millennium Enterprises (NME)has been having problems with turnover because the supervisors are rude to the employees.NME institutes a training program that teaches supervisors how to treat employees with respect.Six months later the organization checks to see if the rate of turnover has gone down.This is an example of what type of criteria?

Accepted Answer

A) reactions 
B) learning 
C) behavior 
D) results 
A) reactions 
B) learning 
C) behavior 
D) results

Question 7

Which is the first step in evaluating a training program?

Accepted Answer

A) collect data 
B) choose a design 
C) choose measures 
D) develop criteria 
A) collect data 
B) choose a design 
C) choose measures 
D) develop criteria

Question 8

Our needs assessment reveals that all employees must use electronic mail to communicate within and outside the organization.What level of needs assessment have we conducted?

Accepted Answer

A) person 
B) task 
C) job 
D) organization 
A) person 
B) task 
C) job 
D) organization

Question 9

In designing a new training session for the employees at New Millennium Enterprises you decide to have your trainees watch someone perform a task and then have them perform the same task.What type of training have you used?

Accepted Answer

A) Autoinstruction 
B) Conference 
C) Simulation 
D) Modeling 
A) Autoinstruction 
B) Conference 
C) Simulation 
D) Modeling

Question 10

Which of the following describes a disadvantage of E-learning?

Accepted Answer

A) It is difficult to customize e-learning to meet individual employee needs. 
B) Learners often have little control over when and where the training is delivered. 
C) Employees must be absent to attend the training. 
D) Because it is self-paced,it is difficult to motivate trainees who have little intrinsic interest. 
A) It is difficult to customize e-learning to meet individual employee needs. 
B) Learners often have little control over when and where the training is delivered. 
C) Employees must be absent to attend the training. 
D) Because it is self-paced,it is difficult to motivate trainees who have little intrinsic interest.

Question 11

Executive coaches primarily provide emotional support and inspiration to executives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When the required responses in the training situation are identical to those in the job situation,we say the training program includes which of the following design factors?

Accepted Answer

A) General principles 
B) Identical elements 
C) Overlearning 
D) Sequencing 
A) General principles 
B) Identical elements 
C) Overlearning 
D) Sequencing

Question 13

Often employees do not use the skills they learned in a training session once they go back to their job.This may occur because

Accepted Answer

A) supervisors may not support the application of skills learned in training. 
B) they encounter many opportunities to apply their new skills on the job. 
C) training sessions are always too short and do not allow for enough time to practice the new skills. 
D) the organization failed to implement a pretest-posttest design. 
A) supervisors may not support the application of skills learned in training. 
B) they encounter many opportunities to apply their new skills on the job. 
C) training sessions are always too short and do not allow for enough time to practice the new skills. 
D) the organization failed to implement a pretest-posttest design.

Question 14

Which type of training method has the advantage of giving the trainees the most immediate practice of new skills?

Accepted Answer

A) audiovisual instruction 
B) autoinstruction 
C) conference 
D) simulation 
A) audiovisual instruction 
B) autoinstruction 
C) conference 
D) simulation

Question 15

A _____________________needs assessment is concerned with the objectives of the organization and how they are addressed by the performance of employees.

Accepted Answer

A) person level 
B) task level 
C) job level 
D) organization level 
A) person level 
B) task level 
C) job level 
D) organization level

Question 16

The five steps for evaluating a training program do NOT include

Accepted Answer

A) setting criteria. 
B) choosing a design. 
C) analyzing and interpreting results. 
D) conducting a performance appraisal of the trainees. 
A) setting criteria. 
B) choosing a design. 
C) analyzing and interpreting results. 
D) conducting a performance appraisal of the trainees.

Question 17

In evaluating the effectiveness of your training program you use a design that compares trainees with a group of employees who have not received the training.You have used what type of design to evaluate your training?

Accepted Answer

A) pretest-posttest 
B) control group design 
C) posttest-only 
D) reactions criteria 
A) pretest-posttest 
B) control group design 
C) posttest-only 
D) reactions criteria

Question 18

The first step in developing an effective training program is:

Accepted Answer

A) Deliver the training. 
B) Design the training. 
C) Evaluate the training. 
D) Conduct needs assessment. 
A) Deliver the training. 
B) Design the training. 
C) Evaluate the training. 
D) Conduct needs assessment.

Question 19

Audiovisual instruction has the added advantage over traditional lecture because

Accepted Answer

A) often they use a variety of techniques to present the material. 
B) they can be presented to a large group of trainees at once. 
C) they are self-paced and do not use an instructor. 
D) the trainee pretends to do the task 
A) often they use a variety of techniques to present the material. 
B) they can be presented to a large group of trainees at once. 
C) they are self-paced and do not use an instructor. 
D) the trainee pretends to do the task

Question 20

The text discusses five steps to developing an effective training program,all but one step falls within the domain of I/O psychology.Which of the following does NOT usually fall within the domain of 1/0 psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Conduct a training needs assessment 
B) Design the training 
C) Deliver training 
D) Evaluate training 
A) Conduct a training needs assessment 
B) Design the training 
C) Deliver training 
D) Evaluate training

When trainees consolidate new knowledge such that they can use what they have learned with little thought,_________________ has occurred.

It has been suggested that organizations should teach employees the underlying principles for tasks rather than the tasks themselves to facilitate adaptation to future changes in the job.

What level of a needs assessment is concerned with how well job applicants or present employees are able to do job tasks?

The major disadvantage of the pretest-posttest design is that

An apprenticeship is an example of what type of training?

Which is the first step in evaluating a training program?

Our needs assessment reveals that all employees must use electronic mail to communicate within and outside the organization.What level of needs assessment have we conducted?

In designing a new training session for the employees at New Millennium Enterprises you decide to have your trainees watch someone perform a task and then have them perform the same task.What type of training have you used?

Which of the following describes a disadvantage of E-learning?

Executive coaches primarily provide emotional support and inspiration to executives.

When the required responses in the training situation are identical to those in the job situation,we say the training program includes which of the following design factors?

Often employees do not use the skills they learned in a training session once they go back to their job.This may occur because

Which type of training method has the advantage of giving the trainees the most immediate practice of new skills?

A _____________________needs assessment is concerned with the objectives of the organization and how they are addressed by the performance of employees.

The five steps for evaluating a training program do NOT include

In evaluating the effectiveness of your training program you use a design that compares trainees with a group of employees who have not received the training.You have used what type of design to evaluate your training?

The first step in developing an effective training program is:

Audiovisual instruction has the added advantage over traditional lecture because

The text discusses five steps to developing an effective training program,all but one step falls within the domain of I/O psychology.Which of the following does NOT usually fall within the domain of 1/0 psychology?

Introduction

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Theories of Employee Motivation

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

Organizational Development and Theory

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Exam 7: Training

When trainees consolidate new knowledge such that they can use what they have learned with little thought,_________________ has occurred.

It has been suggested that organizations should teach employees the underlying principles for tasks rather than the tasks themselves to facilitate adaptation to future changes in the job.

What level of a needs assessment is concerned with how well job applicants or present employees are able to do job tasks?

The major disadvantage of the pretest-posttest design is that

An apprenticeship is an example of what type of training?

Which is the first step in evaluating a training program?

Our needs assessment reveals that all employees must use electronic mail to communicate within and outside the organization.What level of needs assessment have we conducted?

In designing a new training session for the employees at New Millennium Enterprises you decide to have your trainees watch someone perform a task and then have them perform the same task.What type of training have you used?

Which of the following describes a disadvantage of E-learning?

Executive coaches primarily provide emotional support and inspiration to executives.

When the required responses in the training situation are identical to those in the job situation,we say the training program includes which of the following design factors?

Often employees do not use the skills they learned in a training session once they go back to their job.This may occur because

Which type of training method has the advantage of giving the trainees the most immediate practice of new skills?

A _____________________needs assessment is concerned with the objectives of the organization and how they are addressed by the performance of employees.

The five steps for evaluating a training program do NOT include

In evaluating the effectiveness of your training program you use a design that compares trainees with a group of employees who have not received the training.You have used what type of design to evaluate your training?

The first step in developing an effective training program is:

Audiovisual instruction has the added advantage over traditional lecture because

The text discusses five steps to developing an effective training program,all but one step falls within the domain of I/O psychology.Which of the following does NOT usually fall within the domain of 1/0 psychology?

Introduction

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Theories of Employee Motivation

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

Organizational Development and Theory

Filters