Question 1

Which of the following issues are members of The Society for Occupational Health Psychology NOT concerned with?

Accepted Answer

A) Employee health 
B) Employee safety 
C) Employee job satisfaction 
D) Employee well-being 
A) Employee health 
B) Employee safety 
C) Employee job satisfaction 
D) Employee well-being C

Question 2

Recently,I/O psychologists have begun working together to bring their experience to bear on the problems experienced in developing countries.This is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) humanitarian work psychology 
B) cooperative work psychology 
C) developmental assistance psychology 
D) volunteer psychology 
A) humanitarian work psychology 
B) cooperative work psychology 
C) developmental assistance psychology 
D) volunteer psychology A

Question 3

The first I/O Ph.D.was awarded to

Accepted Answer

A) Robert Yerkes. 
B) Lillian Gilbreth. 
C) Bruce V.Moore. 
D) Hugo Munsterberg 
A) Robert Yerkes. 
B) Lillian Gilbreth. 
C) Bruce V.Moore. 
D) Hugo Munsterberg C

Question 4

With the aim of solving some recent employee thefts,an I/O psychologist administers a test that's supposed to show how honest employees are.He's not skilled in interpreting this test.Although the employees believe the test to be anonymous,he keeps track of their scores and informs management which two scored lowest on the test.They are fired.How would his behavior be evaluated in the context of the six ethical principles governing I/O psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) He has behaved unethically by doing something he was not competent to do,interpreting the test. 
B) He has behaved unethically by violating the confidentiality of the employees' results. 
C) He has behaved unethically by harming others through his professional work. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) He has behaved unethically by doing something he was not competent to do,interpreting the test. 
B) He has behaved unethically by violating the confidentiality of the employees' results. 
C) He has behaved unethically by harming others through his professional work. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 5

I/O psychology has its primary roots in

Accepted Answer

A) Experimental psychology. 
B) Industrial engineering and management. 
C) Sociology. 
D) Clinical psychology. 
A) Experimental psychology. 
B) Industrial engineering and management. 
C) Sociology. 
D) Clinical psychology.

Question 6

The Hawthorne studies were important to the development of I/O psychology because they changed

Accepted Answer

A) what I/O psychologists chose to study. 
B) the ethical principles guiding I/O psychologists. 
C) how productivity was thought to be related to work groups. 
D) perceptions of the role of worker experience in productivity. 
A) what I/O psychologists chose to study. 
B) the ethical principles guiding I/O psychologists. 
C) how productivity was thought to be related to work groups. 
D) perceptions of the role of worker experience in productivity.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of research in I/O psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Research is often intended to develop new methods and procedures that can be used to solve problems I/O psychologists frequently face in practice. 
B) Research results may be presented at conferences but the primary source of research results is scientific journals. 
C) Research sometimes focuses on understanding a phenomenon like employee absenteeism. 
D) Research that meets minimum standards is automatically published because of the importance of having as much information as possible available to the field. 
A) Research is often intended to develop new methods and procedures that can be used to solve problems I/O psychologists frequently face in practice. 
B) Research results may be presented at conferences but the primary source of research results is scientific journals. 
C) Research sometimes focuses on understanding a phenomenon like employee absenteeism. 
D) Research that meets minimum standards is automatically published because of the importance of having as much information as possible available to the field.

Question 8

I/O psychology is an "evidence-based" field.This means that:

Accepted Answer

A) the things practitioners do are based on scientific methods and principles 
B) most I/O practitioners work in the judicial system 
C) many I/O psychologists investigate criminal activity 
D) I/O practitioners use an intuitive approach to solving organizational problems 
A) the things practitioners do are based on scientific methods and principles 
B) most I/O practitioners work in the judicial system 
C) many I/O psychologists investigate criminal activity 
D) I/O practitioners use an intuitive approach to solving organizational problems

Question 9

Who were the two individuals credited with being the fathers of I/O psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Walter Dill Scott and Hugo Munsterberg 
B) Hugo Munsterberg and Frederick Taylor 
C) Frank Gillbreth and Lillian Gillbreth 
D) Robert Yerkes and Walter Dill Scott 
A) Walter Dill Scott and Hugo Munsterberg 
B) Hugo Munsterberg and Frederick Taylor 
C) Frank Gillbreth and Lillian Gillbreth 
D) Robert Yerkes and Walter Dill Scott

Question 10

If your great grandfather had been in the US military during World War I,how would the emerging field of Industrial psychology have impacted his life?

Accepted Answer

A) He would have been one of the first to use Lillian Gilbreth's foot-pedal trash can. 
B) He would have been a subject in a time and motion study in which his motion and timing in conducting tasks would have been monitored. 
C) He would have been given a test for mental ability designed by a group of I/O psychologists. 
D) He would have been a subject in the Hawthorne studies. 
A) He would have been one of the first to use Lillian Gilbreth's foot-pedal trash can. 
B) He would have been a subject in a time and motion study in which his motion and timing in conducting tasks would have been monitored. 
C) He would have been given a test for mental ability designed by a group of I/O psychologists. 
D) He would have been a subject in the Hawthorne studies.

Question 11

What does the acronym SIOP represent?

Accepted Answer

A) The Society in Organizational Behavior Processes 
B) The Social Industry of Psychology 
C) The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 
D) Safety in Organizational Processes 
A) The Society in Organizational Behavior Processes 
B) The Social Industry of Psychology 
C) The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 
D) Safety in Organizational Processes

Question 12

Which of following areas are you least likely to study while in graduate school in I/O psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Training 
B) Performance appraisal 
C) Work motivation 
D) Treatment of psychological disorders 
A) Training 
B) Performance appraisal 
C) Work motivation 
D) Treatment of psychological disorders

Question 13

Justin is a practicing Industrial psychologist.He is most likely to be found engaging in which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Designing employee selection systems and training programs 
B) Writing research papers and presenting them at meetings 
C) Developing courses 
D) Writing textbooks 
A) Designing employee selection systems and training programs 
B) Writing research papers and presenting them at meetings 
C) Developing courses 
D) Writing textbooks

Question 14

Modern I/O psychology in the U.S.was impacted greatly by which of the following significant events that forced changes in the employment practices of most organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) World Wars I and II. 
B) The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
C) The formation of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 
D) The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD
A) in 1991. 
A) World Wars I and II. 
B) The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
C) The formation of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 
D) The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD
A) in 1991.

Question 15

Which of the following best explains why research is important in I/O psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) It keeps I/O psychology in step with other branches of psychology. 
B) It provides the theories and principles that are applied in practice. 
C) It keeps the field from becoming outdated. 
D) It is necessary in the training of new I/O psychologists. 
A) It keeps I/O psychology in step with other branches of psychology. 
B) It provides the theories and principles that are applied in practice. 
C) It keeps the field from becoming outdated. 
D) It is necessary in the training of new I/O psychologists.

Question 16

Your boss gives special privileges to those employees that do a good job such as allowing them to leave early or take longer lunches.She is using which of Taylor's principles of Scientific Management?

Accepted Answer

A) Each job should be analyzed so that the optimal way of doing a task is identified. 
B) Employees should be carefully trained for their jobs. 
C) Employees should be hired so that their personal characteristics are related to job performance. 
D) Employees should be rewarded for productivity to encourage high levels of performance. 
A) Each job should be analyzed so that the optimal way of doing a task is identified. 
B) Employees should be carefully trained for their jobs. 
C) Employees should be hired so that their personal characteristics are related to job performance. 
D) Employees should be rewarded for productivity to encourage high levels of performance.

Question 17

Miranda is interested in majoring is psychology and wants to know of the difference between industrial and organizational psychology.She knows that you are taking a psychology course and asks you to explain to her the major areas of interest of organizational psychology.You would be most likely to tell her that organizational psychology is concerned with

Accepted Answer

A) organizational efficiency. 
B) the development and application of scientific principles to the workplace for the benefit of management. 
C) efficient job design,performance appraisal,and employee selection. 
D) understanding behavior and enhancing the well being of employees in the workplace. 
A) organizational efficiency. 
B) the development and application of scientific principles to the workplace for the benefit of management. 
C) efficient job design,performance appraisal,and employee selection. 
D) understanding behavior and enhancing the well being of employees in the workplace.

Question 18

If your great grandfather was an early industrial psychologist,which of the following issues would he be most concerned with?

Accepted Answer

A) Employee productivity and organizational efficiency 
B) Employee feelings and opinions 
C) Job redesign 
D) Job satisfaction 
A) Employee productivity and organizational efficiency 
B) Employee feelings and opinions 
C) Job redesign 
D) Job satisfaction

Question 19

Results of some of the Hawthorne studies were tentatively explained by what has come to be know as the Hawthorne Effect,in which

Accepted Answer

A) employee performance increases because the knowledge of participating in a study. 
B) employee performance depends almost entirely on how well established a work group is 
C) newer employees reach optimal performance when paired with experienced employees. 
D) it is almost impossible to have any effect on the productivity of a work group. 
A) employee performance increases because the knowledge of participating in a study. 
B) employee performance depends almost entirely on how well established a work group is 
C) newer employees reach optimal performance when paired with experienced employees. 
D) it is almost impossible to have any effect on the productivity of a work group.

Question 20

Becky has finally finished her degree in I/O psychology! What are the three most common settings in which she would be most likely to work?

Accepted Answer

A) university,health care,private company 
B) university,government,health care 
C) consulting,health care,private company 
D) consulting,private company,university 
A) university,health care,private company 
B) university,government,health care 
C) consulting,health care,private company 
D) consulting,private company,university

Which of the following issues are members of The Society for Occupational Health Psychology NOT concerned with?

Recently,I/O psychologists have begun working together to bring their experience to bear on the problems experienced in developing countries.This is referred to as:

The first I/O Ph.D.was awarded to

I/O psychology has its primary roots in

The Hawthorne studies were important to the development of I/O psychology because they changed

Which of the following is NOT true of research in I/O psychology?

I/O psychology is an "evidence-based" field.This means that:

Who were the two individuals credited with being the fathers of I/O psychology?

If your great grandfather had been in the US military during World War I,how would the emerging field of Industrial psychology have impacted his life?

What does the acronym SIOP represent?

Which of following areas are you least likely to study while in graduate school in I/O psychology?

Justin is a practicing Industrial psychologist.He is most likely to be found engaging in which of the following activities?

Modern I/O psychology in the U.S.was impacted greatly by which of the following significant events that forced changes in the employment practices of most organizations?

Which of the following best explains why research is important in I/O psychology?

Your boss gives special privileges to those employees that do a good job such as allowing them to leave early or take longer lunches.She is using which of Taylor's principles of Scientific Management?

If your great grandfather was an early industrial psychologist,which of the following issues would he be most concerned with?

Results of some of the Hawthorne studies were tentatively explained by what has come to be know as the Hawthorne Effect,in which

Becky has finally finished her degree in I/O psychology! What are the three most common settings in which she would be most likely to work?

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Training

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 1: Introduction

Which of the following issues are members of The Society for Occupational Health Psychology NOT concerned with?

Recently,I/O psychologists have begun working together to bring their experience to bear on the problems experienced in developing countries.This is referred to as:

The first I/O Ph.D.was awarded to

I/O psychology has its primary roots in

The Hawthorne studies were important to the development of I/O psychology because they changed

Which of the following is NOT true of research in I/O psychology?

I/O psychology is an "evidence-based" field.This means that:

Who were the two individuals credited with being the fathers of I/O psychology?

If your great grandfather had been in the US military during World War I,how would the emerging field of Industrial psychology have impacted his life?

What does the acronym SIOP represent?

Which of following areas are you least likely to study while in graduate school in I/O psychology?

Justin is a practicing Industrial psychologist.He is most likely to be found engaging in which of the following activities?

Modern I/O psychology in the U.S.was impacted greatly by which of the following significant events that forced changes in the employment practices of most organizations?

Which of the following best explains why research is important in I/O psychology?

Your boss gives special privileges to those employees that do a good job such as allowing them to leave early or take longer lunches.She is using which of Taylor's principles of Scientific Management?

If your great grandfather was an early industrial psychologist,which of the following issues would he be most concerned with?

Results of some of the Hawthorne studies were tentatively explained by what has come to be know as the Hawthorne Effect,in which

Becky has finally finished her degree in I/O psychology! What are the three most common settings in which she would be most likely to work?

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Training

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