Question 1

Shota closes his eyes and engages in several minutes of slow, rhythmic breathing. He is trying to reduce stress through:

Accepted Answer

A)  abdominal breathing 
B)  progressive muscle relaxation 
C)  meditation 
D)  time management 
A)  abdominal breathing 
B)  progressive muscle relaxation 
C)  meditation 
D)  time management C

Question 2

Maria is under a great deal of stress. What vitamin supplement would we recommend for her?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vitamin B 
B)  Vitamin A 
C)  Vitamin E 
D)  Vitamin C 
A)  Vitamin B 
B)  Vitamin A 
C)  Vitamin E 
D)  Vitamin C A

Question 3

Of the following, the most common way that employers try to reduce employee stress related to child care is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  provide an on-site child care center 
B)  provide an off-site child care center 
C)  subsidize the cost of child care 
D)  allow the employee to bring the child to work in an emergency 
A)  provide an on-site child care center 
B)  provide an off-site child care center 
C)  subsidize the cost of child care 
D)  allow the employee to bring the child to work in an emergency D

Question 4

What are the two ways that the body tries to maintain an ideal temperature?

Accepted Answer

radiation

Question 5

Most of the people who commit workplace violence are:

Accepted Answer

A)  criminally insane 
B)  jilted ex-lovers 
C)  criminals committing other crimes 
D)  employees angry at their supervisors 
A)  criminally insane 
B)  jilted ex-lovers 
C)  criminals committing other crimes 
D)  employees angry at their supervisors

Question 6

What are three ways to reduce workplace violence?

Accepted Answer

security measures
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Question 7

Rating a potential source of frustration on a scale of 1 to 10 is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  perspective taking 
B)  residual stress 
C)  forecasting 
D)  rampant diffusion 
A)  perspective taking 
B)  residual stress 
C)  forecasting 
D)  rampant diffusion

Question 8

Which of the following does not fit the profile of the typical perpetrator of workplace violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Male 
B)  Age 21 
C)  Self-esteem is tied to their job 
D)  Are fascinated by, and have access to guns 
A)  Male 
B)  Age 21 
C)  Self-esteem is tied to their job 
D)  Are fascinated by, and have access to guns

Question 9

High effective temperatures adversely affect performance on:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive tasks 
B)  physical tasks 
C)  perceptual tasks 
D)  cognitive, physical, and perceptual tasks 
A)  cognitive tasks 
B)  physical tasks 
C)  perceptual tasks 
D)  cognitive, physical, and perceptual tasks

Question 10

A non-smoker may not feel comfortable working for a tobacco company because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of person-organization fit 
B)  role ambiguity 
C)  role synchronization 
D)  role overload 
A)  a lack of person-organization fit 
B)  role ambiguity 
C)  role synchronization 
D)  role overload

Question 11

______ noise has less of an effect on employee behavior than do many other aspects of noise.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intense 
B)  Intermittent 
C)  Constant 
D)  Loud 
A)  Intense 
B)  Intermittent 
C)  Constant 
D)  Loud

Question 12

An employee who works only the morning shift each day has what kind of shift schedule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rotating 
B)  Fixed 
C)  Flexible 
D)  Gliding 
A)  Rotating 
B)  Fixed 
C)  Flexible 
D)  Gliding

Question 13

Darnell was hired as a cook's assistant but all he has been doing for the past five months is clean tables and take out the trash. Darnell's stress level can probably be explained by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of person-organization fit 
B)  role ambiguity 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role overload 
A)  a lack of person-organization fit 
B)  role ambiguity 
C)  role conflict 
D)  role overload

Question 14

When employees feel stressed and take a "mental health day," they:

Accepted Answer

A)  have a short-term decrease in stress 
B)  have a long-term decrease in stress 
C)  have no decrease in stress 
D)  actually have an increase in stress 
A)  have a short-term decrease in stress 
B)  have a long-term decrease in stress 
C)  have no decrease in stress 
D)  actually have an increase in stress

Question 15

Which of the following can help reduce stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-empowerment 
B)  Working a rotating shift 
C)  Moonlighting 
D)  Increased role ambiguity 
A)  Self-empowerment 
B)  Working a rotating shift 
C)  Moonlighting 
D)  Increased role ambiguity

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a personal consequence of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of hair 
B)  Sore muscles 
C)  Headaches 
D)  All of these are consequences 
A)  Loss of hair 
B)  Sore muscles 
C)  Headaches 
D)  All of these are consequences

Question 17

Mary refuses to let go of her anger for her previous employer. She is now feeling a lot of stress on her current job. This might be an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  perspective taking 
B)  residual stress 
C)  forecasting 
D)  rampant diffusion 
A)  perspective taking 
B)  residual stress 
C)  forecasting 
D)  rampant diffusion

Question 18

Compared to employees with only one job, moonlighting employees:

Accepted Answer

A)  are more tired 
B)  have more accidents 
C)  perform worse 
D)  are no different in terms of performance 
A)  are more tired 
B)  have more accidents 
C)  perform worse 
D)  are no different in terms of performance

Question 19

Which of the following would be least likely to react negatively to stressors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A personalities 
B)  Neurotics 
C)  Type B personalities 
D)  All three would react negatively 
A)  Type A personalities 
B)  Neurotics 
C)  Type B personalities 
D)  All three would react negatively

Question 20

Berserkers typically:

Accepted Answer

A)  give no warning 
B)  use shotguns 
C)  give indications about future violence 
D)  take hostages 
A)  give no warning 
B)  use shotguns 
C)  give indications about future violence 
D)  take hostages

Shota closes his eyes and engages in several minutes of slow, rhythmic breathing. He is trying to reduce stress through:

Maria is under a great deal of stress. What vitamin supplement would we recommend for her?

Of the following, the most common way that employers try to reduce employee stress related to child care is to:

What are the two ways that the body tries to maintain an ideal temperature?

Most of the people who commit workplace violence are:

What are three ways to reduce workplace violence?

Rating a potential source of frustration on a scale of 1 to 10 is an example of:

Which of the following does not fit the profile of the typical perpetrator of workplace violence?

High effective temperatures adversely affect performance on:

A non-smoker may not feel comfortable working for a tobacco company because of:

______ noise has less of an effect on employee behavior than do many other aspects of noise.

An employee who works only the morning shift each day has what kind of shift schedule?

Darnell was hired as a cook's assistant but all he has been doing for the past five months is clean tables and take out the trash. Darnell's stress level can probably be explained by:

When employees feel stressed and take a "mental health day," they:

Which of the following can help reduce stress?

Which of the following is NOT a personal consequence of stress?

Mary refuses to let go of her anger for her previous employer. She is now feeling a lot of stress on her current job. This might be an example of:

Compared to employees with only one job, moonlighting employees:

Which of the following would be least likely to react negatively to stressors?

Berserkers typically:

Introduction to I/O Psychology

Job Analysis and Evaluation

Legal Issues in Employee Selection.

Employee Selection: Recruiting and Interviewing.

Employee Selection: References and Testing

Evaluating Selection Techniques and Decisions.

Evaluating Employee Performance

Designing and Evaluating Training Systems.

Employee Motivation

Employee Satisfaction and Commitment

Organizational Communication.

Leadership

Group Behavior, Teams and Conflict

Organization Development.

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Exam 15: Stress Management: Dealing with the Demands of Life and Work.

Shota closes his eyes and engages in several minutes of slow, rhythmic breathing. He is trying to reduce stress through:

Maria is under a great deal of stress. What vitamin supplement would we recommend for her?

Of the following, the most common way that employers try to reduce employee stress related to child care is to:

What are the two ways that the body tries to maintain an ideal temperature?

Most of the people who commit workplace violence are:

What are three ways to reduce workplace violence?

Rating a potential source of frustration on a scale of 1 to 10 is an example of:

Which of the following does not fit the profile of the typical perpetrator of workplace violence?

High effective temperatures adversely affect performance on:

A non-smoker may not feel comfortable working for a tobacco company because of:

______ noise has less of an effect on employee behavior than do many other aspects of noise.

An employee who works only the morning shift each day has what kind of shift schedule?

Darnell was hired as a cook's assistant but all he has been doing for the past five months is clean tables and take out the trash. Darnell's stress level can probably be explained by:

When employees feel stressed and take a "mental health day," they:

Which of the following can help reduce stress?

Which of the following is NOT a personal consequence of stress?

Mary refuses to let go of her anger for her previous employer. She is now feeling a lot of stress on her current job. This might be an example of:

Compared to employees with only one job, moonlighting employees:

Which of the following would be least likely to react negatively to stressors?

Berserkers typically:

Introduction to I/O Psychology

Job Analysis and Evaluation

Legal Issues in Employee Selection.

Employee Selection: Recruiting and Interviewing.

Employee Selection: References and Testing

Evaluating Selection Techniques and Decisions.

Evaluating Employee Performance

Designing and Evaluating Training Systems.

Employee Motivation

Employee Satisfaction and Commitment

Organizational Communication.

Leadership

Group Behavior, Teams and Conflict

Organization Development.

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