Question 1

Which finding has been demonstrated in research on traditional employment interviews?

Accepted Answer

A) Interviews tend to be very high in predictive validity. 
B) Applicants who exhibit the least amount of self-promotion are likely to be hired. 
C) Interviews eliminate biases toward physically attractive applicants. 
D) An employer's expectations can distort the interview process. 
A) Interviews tend to be very high in predictive validity. 
B) Applicants who exhibit the least amount of self-promotion are likely to be hired. 
C) Interviews eliminate biases toward physically attractive applicants. 
D) An employer's expectations can distort the interview process.

Question 2

According to expectancy theory,worker motivation depends on all of these factors except

Accepted Answer

A) valued rewards. 
B) high intrinsic motivation. 
C) performance recognition. 
D) a belief that effort will improve performance 
A) valued rewards. 
B) high intrinsic motivation. 
C) performance recognition. 
D) a belief that effort will improve performance

Question 3

Paige is elected the leader of a group requiring a moderate degree of situational control.According to the contingency model,she is most likely to be an effective leader if she

Accepted Answer

A) is relations-oriented. 
B) is single-minded in her focus on job performance. 
C) makes most decisions herself and does not ask for guidance. 
D) is task-oriented. 
A) is relations-oriented. 
B) is single-minded in her focus on job performance. 
C) makes most decisions herself and does not ask for guidance. 
D) is task-oriented.

Question 4

A structured interview is similar to a standardized test in that both

Accepted Answer

A) require applicants to first pass rigorous pre-screening procedures before they can be administered. 
B) involve collecting the same information in the same way from all applicants. 
C) maximize an employer's impact on potential applicants. 
D) are potentially compromised by subjective judgments of the interviewer. 
A) require applicants to first pass rigorous pre-screening procedures before they can be administered. 
B) involve collecting the same information in the same way from all applicants. 
C) maximize an employer's impact on potential applicants. 
D) are potentially compromised by subjective judgments of the interviewer.

Question 5

The economic rule of thumb that only future costs and benefits,not past commitments,should be considered in making a decision is the

Accepted Answer

A) sunk cost principle. 
B) escalation effect. 
C) endowment effect. 
D) contingency model. 
A) sunk cost principle. 
B) escalation effect. 
C) endowment effect. 
D) contingency model.

Question 6

Anson asks an industrial/organizational psychologist for advice concerning whether he should ask his employees to complete self-evaluations.Which of the following is the psychologist least likely to indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-evaluations tend to be more positive than supervisor evaluations. 
B) Self-evaluations tend to be less predictive of job performance than supervisor evaluations. 
C) Individuals who have more power in the company will give themselves more positive evaluations than those who have less power. 
D) Female employees will give more positive evaluations of themselves than will male employees. 
A) Self-evaluations tend to be more positive than supervisor evaluations. 
B) Self-evaluations tend to be less predictive of job performance than supervisor evaluations. 
C) Individuals who have more power in the company will give themselves more positive evaluations than those who have less power. 
D) Female employees will give more positive evaluations of themselves than will male employees.

Question 7

The discovery of the Hawthorne effect laid the foundation for industrial/organizational psychology because it illustrated the role of

Accepted Answer

A) social influences in the workplace. 
B) job interviewing techniques in the creation of a homogenous workforce. 
C) equity motivation in worker loyalty. 
D) personality variables in economic decision making. 
A) social influences in the workplace. 
B) job interviewing techniques in the creation of a homogenous workforce. 
C) equity motivation in worker loyalty. 
D) personality variables in economic decision making.

Question 8

Josiah is trying to get hired by the New Directions Company.All of the following will help his cause except

Accepted Answer

A) being physically attractive. 
B) securing a face-to-face interview. 
C) engaging in self-effacement when being asked about his qualifications. 
D) an interviewer who has high expectations of him. 
A) being physically attractive. 
B) securing a face-to-face interview. 
C) engaging in self-effacement when being asked about his qualifications. 
D) an interviewer who has high expectations of him.

Question 9

The original intent of the managers at the Hawthorne plant was to see if they could make their factory workers more productive by changing light levels in the factory.To do this,they increased the lighting for one group of workers in a special test room and kept the lights the same in the control room.They found that

Accepted Answer

A) workers in the special test room came to outperform workers in the control room. 
B) workers in the control room actually outperformed workers in the test room. 
C) neither group of workers showed an increase in productivity. 
D) both groups of workers showed an increase in productivity. 
A) workers in the special test room came to outperform workers in the control room. 
B) workers in the control room actually outperformed workers in the test room. 
C) neither group of workers showed an increase in productivity. 
D) both groups of workers showed an increase in productivity.

Question 10

Dr.Henry is a psychologist who studies practical issues concerning personnel selection,performance appraisals,and group leadership.She is probably a(n)______________psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A) clinical 
B) experimental 
C) economic/applied 
D) industrial/organizational 
A) clinical 
B) experimental 
C) economic/applied 
D) industrial/organizational

Question 11

In 2012,American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid.Which explanation below for this gender-based wage disparity is not one proposed by your text?

Accepted Answer

A) Consistent with the history of gender discrimination in this country,women have simply come to expect lower salaries than men do. 
B) Even when they perform well,women's self-ratings tend to be less positive than men's. 
C) In making social comparisons,women tend to compare themselves with other women,not with men. 
D) Women tend to exhibit an interdependent or collectivist self-view,whereas men are more likely to value independence or individualism in the workplace. 
A) Consistent with the history of gender discrimination in this country,women have simply come to expect lower salaries than men do. 
B) Even when they perform well,women's self-ratings tend to be less positive than men's. 
C) In making social comparisons,women tend to compare themselves with other women,not with men. 
D) Women tend to exhibit an interdependent or collectivist self-view,whereas men are more likely to value independence or individualism in the workplace.

Question 12

All of the following personnel selection procedures are used legally by employers regardless of profession except

Accepted Answer

A) polygraph testing. 
B) integrity tests. 
C) assessment centers. 
D) personality tests. 
A) polygraph testing. 
B) integrity tests. 
C) assessment centers. 
D) personality tests.

Question 13

Research suggests that face-to-face interviews

Accepted Answer

A) increase the probability of stereotyped judgments. 
B) exacerbate gender preferences in hiring decisions. 
C) reduce,but do not eliminate,racial preferences in hiring decisions. 
D) produce hiring decisions that are perceived to be more open-minded,but are no different from decisions based on evaluations of written materials. 
A) increase the probability of stereotyped judgments. 
B) exacerbate gender preferences in hiring decisions. 
C) reduce,but do not eliminate,racial preferences in hiring decisions. 
D) produce hiring decisions that are perceived to be more open-minded,but are no different from decisions based on evaluations of written materials.

Question 14

Grant,a chief executive officer for more than two decades,has observed the rise of many people to positions of leadership in his company.In retrospect,he realizes that most of these people have exhibited a particular set of traits,including intelligence,ambition,a need for power,and an ability to adapt to changing circumstances.Grant's observations are consistent with the

Accepted Answer

A) great person theory. 
B) interactions approach. 
C) transactional approach. 
D) contingency model. 
A) great person theory. 
B) interactions approach. 
C) transactional approach. 
D) contingency model.

Question 15

When job applicants are evaluated by multiple methods and multiple evaluators,they are best described as participating in a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) assessment center. 
B) contingency model. 
C) structured interview. 
D) polygraph. 
A) assessment center. 
B) contingency model. 
C) structured interview. 
D) polygraph.

Question 16

Performance standards based on the perceptions of employees reported by their supervisors,coworkers,or the employees themselves are considered

Accepted Answer

A) concrete appraisals. 
B) integrity tests. 
C) quantitative criteria. 
D) subjective measures. 
A) concrete appraisals. 
B) integrity tests. 
C) quantitative criteria. 
D) subjective measures.

Question 17

"Great leadership emerges in part out of time,place,and circumstances." Such a statement is best reflected in

Accepted Answer

A) the classic trait approach. 
B) the contingency model of leadership. 
C) "top-down" views of leadership. 
D) the transactional model of leadership. 
A) the classic trait approach. 
B) the contingency model of leadership. 
C) "top-down" views of leadership. 
D) the transactional model of leadership.

Question 18

As of 2015,the unemployment rate in the United States was______________percent.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 8 
C) 5 
D) 2 
A) 10 
B) 8 
C) 5 
D) 2

Which finding has been demonstrated in research on traditional employment interviews?

According to expectancy theory,worker motivation depends on all of these factors except

Paige is elected the leader of a group requiring a moderate degree of situational control.According to the contingency model,she is most likely to be an effective leader if she

A structured interview is similar to a standardized test in that both

The economic rule of thumb that only future costs and benefits,not past commitments,should be considered in making a decision is the

Anson asks an industrial/organizational psychologist for advice concerning whether he should ask his employees to complete self-evaluations.Which of the following is the psychologist least likely to indicate?

The discovery of the Hawthorne effect laid the foundation for industrial/organizational psychology because it illustrated the role of

Josiah is trying to get hired by the New Directions Company.All of the following will help his cause except

Dr.Henry is a psychologist who studies practical issues concerning personnel selection,performance appraisals,and group leadership.She is probably a(n)______________psychologist.

In 2012,American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid.Which explanation below for this gender-based wage disparity is not one proposed by your text?

All of the following personnel selection procedures are used legally by employers regardless of profession except

Research suggests that face-to-face interviews

When job applicants are evaluated by multiple methods and multiple evaluators,they are best described as participating in a(n)

Performance standards based on the perceptions of employees reported by their supervisors,coworkers,or the employees themselves are considered

"Great leadership emerges in part out of time,place,and circumstances." Such a statement is best reflected in

As of 2015,the unemployment rate in the United States was______________percent.

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Exam 13: Business

Which finding has been demonstrated in research on traditional employment interviews?

According to expectancy theory,worker motivation depends on all of these factors except

Paige is elected the leader of a group requiring a moderate degree of situational control.According to the contingency model,she is most likely to be an effective leader if she

A structured interview is similar to a standardized test in that both

The economic rule of thumb that only future costs and benefits,not past commitments,should be considered in making a decision is the

Anson asks an industrial/organizational psychologist for advice concerning whether he should ask his employees to complete self-evaluations.Which of the following is the psychologist least likely to indicate?

The discovery of the Hawthorne effect laid the foundation for industrial/organizational psychology because it illustrated the role of

Josiah is trying to get hired by the New Directions Company.All of the following will help his cause except

Dr.Henry is a psychologist who studies practical issues concerning personnel selection,performance appraisals,and group leadership.She is probably a(n)______________psychologist.

In 2012,American women were paid 82 cents for every dollar men were paid.Which explanation below for this gender-based wage disparity is not one proposed by your text?

All of the following personnel selection procedures are used legally by employers regardless of profession except

Research suggests that face-to-face interviews

When job applicants are evaluated by multiple methods and multiple evaluators,they are best described as participating in a(n)

Performance standards based on the perceptions of employees reported by their supervisors,coworkers,or the employees themselves are considered

"Great leadership emerges in part out of time,place,and circumstances." Such a statement is best reflected in

As of 2015,the unemployment rate in the United States was______________percent.

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Health

Filters