Question 1

You sign up for a correspondence course that is self-paced and does not use an instructor.What type of training method is being used?

Accepted Answer

A) Role play 
B) Autoinstruction 
C) Modeling 
D) Simulation 
A) Role play 
B) Autoinstruction 
C) Modeling 
D) Simulation

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of massed training?

Accepted Answer

A) Practicing your musical instrument daily for 1 hour at a time. 
B) Cramming for a test. 
C) Reading a few pages of your textbook each night. 
D) Learning to play tennis in half hour increments for three weeks. 
A) Practicing your musical instrument daily for 1 hour at a time. 
B) Cramming for a test. 
C) Reading a few pages of your textbook each night. 
D) Learning to play tennis in half hour increments for three weeks.

Question 3

At which criteria level is it most important to observe a significant change in order to conclude that a training program is effective?

Accepted Answer

A) Performance 
B) Learning 
C) Reactions 
D) Training 
A) Performance 
B) Learning 
C) Reactions 
D) Training

Question 4

Before training begins,trainees are given a test to assess their knowledge and skills.At the end of training,they are given another test to assess their knowledge and skills.What evaluation design was used?

Accepted Answer

A) control group 
B) pretest-posttest 
C) posttest only 
D) all of the above follow this basic design 
A) control group 
B) pretest-posttest 
C) posttest only 
D) all of the above follow this basic design

Question 5

Success Community College has been having problems with turnover in its registration department because the supervisors are rude to the employees.SCC institutes a training program that teaches supervisors how to treat employees with respect.At the end of the session the supervisors are given an exam on the material.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 6

Our needs assessment reveals that few of our employees can deal with the new e-mail system.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 7

You are designing new training sessions for the employees of New Millennium Enterprises and are concerned about whether they will transfer the training to their jobs.Therefore as you design the training sessions you recall that you learned in your I/O psychology class that enhanced transfer of training is affected by numerous factors.Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

Accepted Answer

A) trainee characteristics. 
B) the design of the training. 
C) the type of work environment. 
D) reactions criteria 
A) trainee characteristics. 
B) the design of the training. 
C) the type of work environment. 
D) reactions criteria

Question 8

According to an I/O psychologist training is not complete until which of the following are completed?

Accepted Answer

A) The trainee uses the trained skill efficiently and effectively 65 % of the time. 
B) The trainee's performance appraisal increases by 10 %. 
C) The training program has been evaluated. 
D) The training criteria have been established. 
A) The trainee uses the trained skill efficiently and effectively 65 % of the time. 
B) The trainee's performance appraisal increases by 10 %. 
C) The training program has been evaluated. 
D) The training criteria have been established.

Question 9

A major identified concern surrounding executive coaching is that

Accepted Answer

A) executives may become too dependent on their coaches 
B) executive coaches are not credentialed 
C) executive coaches may gain too much power within the organization. 
D) All of the above 
A) executives may become too dependent on their coaches 
B) executive coaches are not credentialed 
C) executive coaches may gain too much power within the organization. 
D) All of the above

Question 10

Goldstein (1993)claims that needs assessments should focus on three levels.What are the three levels?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Behavior and results criteria are both examples of what level of criteria?

Accepted Answer

A) performance-level 
B) training-level 
C) trainee-level 
D) organization-level 
A) performance-level 
B) training-level 
C) trainee-level 
D) organization-level

Question 12

Which statistic should be used to analyze data from a pretest-posttest design or a control-group study?

Accepted Answer

A) the Mean 
B) a Correlation 
C) a T-test 
D) an ANOVA 
A) the Mean 
B) a Correlation 
C) a T-test 
D) an ANOVA

Question 13

As the newly hired training coordinator for New Millennium Enterprises you are charged with making sure that all employees have the necessary skills to complete their jobs efficiently.Your first step in developing an organizational training program is to

Accepted Answer

A) Design effective training sessions on a broad variety of skills. 
B) Conduct a needs assessment of the skills needed by the people and the organization. 
C) Deliver a set of pre-developed training sessions until you learn the company culture. 
D) Administer a test to trainees to determine what they learned in training. 
A) Design effective training sessions on a broad variety of skills. 
B) Conduct a needs assessment of the skills needed by the people and the organization. 
C) Deliver a set of pre-developed training sessions until you learn the company culture. 
D) Administer a test to trainees to determine what they learned in training.

Question 14

You find that your training program is effective at the training level,but not the performance level.You should

Accepted Answer

A) continue using the training program. 
B) eliminate the training program. 
C) modify the training program. 
D) do nothing 
A) continue using the training program. 
B) eliminate the training program. 
C) modify the training program. 
D) do nothing

Question 15

The last 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 16

A statement describing how the training objectives can be assessed is known as a

Accepted Answer

A) performance criterion. 
B) learning criterion. 
C) training criterion. 
D) results criterion. 
A) performance criterion. 
B) learning criterion. 
C) training criterion. 
D) results criterion.

Question 17

Which of the following information is gathered during the needs assessment phase of designing an organizational training program?

Accepted Answer

A) The goals of the organization. 
B) The abilities of the employees in the organization. 
C) The tasks required to complete all of the jobs in the organization. 
D) All of the above 
A) The goals of the organization. 
B) The abilities of the employees in the organization. 
C) The tasks required to complete all of the jobs in the organization. 
D) All of the above

Question 18

You must design a new training program to teach your co-workers a new task.Which of the following is the best way to present new material when trying to train a group of people?

Accepted Answer

A) Use an oral presentation. 
B) Use written materials. 
C) Have them practice it. 
D) It depends on the content of training and on attributes of the trainees. 
A) Use an oral presentation. 
B) Use written materials. 
C) Have them practice it. 
D) It depends on the content of training and on attributes of the trainees.

Question 19

The most popular form of training involves an oral presentation by a trainer to a group of trainees,and is very efficient.This type of training is called

Accepted Answer

A) audiovisual instruction. 
B) lecture. 
C) autoinstruction. 
D) modeling. 
A) audiovisual instruction. 
B) lecture. 
C) autoinstruction. 
D) modeling.

Question 20

You are given an introduction to the principles of computer design during a computer training session.This information is included because of the importance of

Accepted Answer

A) feedback. 
B) general principles. 
C) identical elements. 
D) overlearning. 
A) feedback. 
B) general principles. 
C) identical elements. 
D) overlearning.

You sign up for a correspondence course that is self-paced and does not use an instructor.What type of training method is being used?

Which of the following is an example of massed training?

At which criteria level is it most important to observe a significant change in order to conclude that a training program is effective?

Before training begins,trainees are given a test to assess their knowledge and skills.At the end of training,they are given another test to assess their knowledge and skills.What evaluation design was used?

Our needs assessment reveals that few of our employees can deal with the new e-mail system.What level of needs assessment have we conducted?

According to an I/O psychologist training is not complete until which of the following are completed?

A major identified concern surrounding executive coaching is that

Goldstein (1993)claims that needs assessments should focus on three levels.What are the three levels?

Behavior and results criteria are both examples of what level of criteria?

Which statistic should be used to analyze data from a pretest-posttest design or a control-group study?

As the newly hired training coordinator for New Millennium Enterprises you are charged with making sure that all employees have the necessary skills to complete their jobs efficiently.Your first step in developing an organizational training program is to

You find that your training program is effective at the training level,but not the performance level.You should

The last step in developing an effective training program is:

A statement describing how the training objectives can be assessed is known as a

Which of the following information is gathered during the needs assessment phase of designing an organizational training program?

You must design a new training program to teach your co-workers a new task.Which of the following is the best way to present new material when trying to train a group of people?

The most popular form of training involves an oral presentation by a trainer to a group of trainees,and is very efficient.This type of training is called

You are given an introduction to the principles of computer design during a computer training session.This information is included because of the importance of

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

You sign up for a correspondence course that is self-paced and does not use an instructor.What type of training method is being used?

Which of the following is an example of massed training?

At which criteria level is it most important to observe a significant change in order to conclude that a training program is effective?

Before training begins,trainees are given a test to assess their knowledge and skills.At the end of training,they are given another test to assess their knowledge and skills.What evaluation design was used?

Our needs assessment reveals that few of our employees can deal with the new e-mail system.What level of needs assessment have we conducted?

According to an I/O psychologist training is not complete until which of the following are completed?

A major identified concern surrounding executive coaching is that

Goldstein (1993)claims that needs assessments should focus on three levels.What are the three levels?

Behavior and results criteria are both examples of what level of criteria?

Which statistic should be used to analyze data from a pretest-posttest design or a control-group study?

As the newly hired training coordinator for New Millennium Enterprises you are charged with making sure that all employees have the necessary skills to complete their jobs efficiently.Your first step in developing an organizational training program is to

You find that your training program is effective at the training level,but not the performance level.You should

The last step in developing an effective training program is:

A statement describing how the training objectives can be assessed is known as a

Which of the following information is gathered during the needs assessment phase of designing an organizational training program?

You must design a new training program to teach your co-workers a new task.Which of the following is the best way to present new material when trying to train a group of people?

The most popular form of training involves an oral presentation by a trainer to a group of trainees,and is very efficient.This type of training is called

You are given an introduction to the principles of computer design during a computer training session.This information is included because of the importance of

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