Question 1

Within an organization, the social climate including the customs, attitudes, and rituals is known as the

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A) office climate. 
B) organizational culture. 
C) organizational structure. 
D) personnel dynamics. 
A) office climate. 
B) organizational culture. 
C) organizational structure. 
D) personnel dynamics.

Question 2

Regarding teaching styles, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A) At present, it looks as if a balance of teaching styles goes hand in hand with a balanced education. 
B) Direct instruction is somewhat better when learning is measured by tests of abstract thinking, creativity, and problem solving. 
C) Discovery learning is slightly better when learning is measured by use of achievement test scores. 
D) Direct instruction tends to produce students who are more independent, curious, and positive in their attitudes toward school. 
A) At present, it looks as if a balance of teaching styles goes hand in hand with a balanced education. 
B) Direct instruction is somewhat better when learning is measured by tests of abstract thinking, creativity, and problem solving. 
C) Discovery learning is slightly better when learning is measured by use of achievement test scores. 
D) Direct instruction tends to produce students who are more independent, curious, and positive in their attitudes toward school.

Question 3

Which of the following is a paper-and-pencil test that assesses which activities appeal the most to each person and then matches these preferences to those among successful workers in various occupations?

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A) vocational aptitude test 
B) performance intelligence test 
C) vocational interest test 
D) critical incident checklist 
A) vocational aptitude test 
B) performance intelligence test 
C) vocational interest test 
D) critical incident checklist

Question 4

Students at a large metropolitan university may have only superficial contact with others because of their need to

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A) identify and defend territory. 
B) reduce attentional overload. 
C) prevent learned helplessness. 
D) maintain self-esteem. 
A) identify and defend territory. 
B) reduce attentional overload. 
C) prevent learned helplessness. 
D) maintain self-esteem.

Question 5

Assumptions made by Theory X leaders include which of the following?

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A) Time-and-motion studies and job specialization increase productivity. 
B) People are industrious, creative, and rewarded by challenging work. 
C) Workers must be given some degree of freedom and responsibility in completing their work. 
D) All of these statements describe Theory X leadership. 
A) Time-and-motion studies and job specialization increase productivity. 
B) People are industrious, creative, and rewarded by challenging work. 
C) Workers must be given some degree of freedom and responsibility in completing their work. 
D) All of these statements describe Theory X leadership.

Question 6

Personnel psychology is a branch of

Accepted Answer

A) industrial\organizational psychology concerned with the testing, selection, and promotion of employees. 
B) comparative psychology concerned with the difference in work efficiency and psychological efficiency. 
C) social psychology concerned with developing agentic leadership styles. 
D) applied psychology concerned with consumer preferences and marketing strategies. 
A) industrial\organizational psychology concerned with the testing, selection, and promotion of employees. 
B) comparative psychology concerned with the difference in work efficiency and psychological efficiency. 
C) social psychology concerned with developing agentic leadership styles. 
D) applied psychology concerned with consumer preferences and marketing strategies.

Question 7

A company that applies Theory Y leadership style is likely to use all of the following EXCEPT

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A) encouraging people to be industrious and creative. 
B) using bonuses and job specialization to increase worker efficiency. 
C) meshing the goals of the workers with those of the company. 
D) giving workers some degree of freedom and responsibility. 
A) encouraging people to be industrious and creative. 
B) using bonuses and job specialization to increase worker efficiency. 
C) meshing the goals of the workers with those of the company. 
D) giving workers some degree of freedom and responsibility.

Question 8

Theory X leadership has been used to refer to an approach also known as

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A) psychological efficiency. 
B) participative management. 
C) job enrichment. 
D) scientific management. 
A) psychological efficiency. 
B) participative management. 
C) job enrichment. 
D) scientific management.

Question 9

Discuss how personnel psychologists determine the skills needed for jobs, how job candidates are evaluated, and the information provided by each evaluation method.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that personnel psych

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of architectural psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) studying the effects of buildings on behavior 
B) developing a cost-benefit ratio regarding the proxemics within a building 
C) suggesting design changes to solve problems 
D) making improvements in the layout of buildings 
A) studying the effects of buildings on behavior 
B) developing a cost-benefit ratio regarding the proxemics within a building 
C) suggesting design changes to solve problems 
D) making improvements in the layout of buildings

Question 11

Jessica and Tanya are both applying for the same job. Although Tanya has more experience in the area of the job in which she is applying, Jessica gets a higher rating from the interviewers because of her more extroverted personality and her more striking physical appearance. This tendency for the interviewers to have a favorable impression of Jessica and less favorable impression of Tanya is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) the halo effect. 
B) impression management. 
C) the critical incidents effect. 
D) the biodata discrepancy phenomenon. 
A) the halo effect. 
B) impression management. 
C) the critical incidents effect. 
D) the biodata discrepancy phenomenon.

Question 12

Describe five factors that must be considered in designing a space station in order to accommodate human needs, reduce stress, and help the crews work more effectively.

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Answer will include five of the followin

Question 13

Jack is a manager of a local company. He is always trying to come up with new work schedules and bonus incentives to encourage his workers to be more productive while cutting costs. Jack's leadership style would be classified as __________ leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) Type A 
B) Type B 
C) Theory X 
D) Theory Y 
A) Type A 
B) Type B 
C) Theory X 
D) Theory Y

Question 14

Versions of Fredrick Taylor's approach to improve worker efficiency are referred to as scientific management, or __________ leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) Theory X 
B) Theory Y 
C) Type A 
D) Type B 
A) Theory X 
B) Theory Y 
C) Type A 
D) Type B

Question 15

In your role as a personnel psychologist, you are finding out what tasks are required in a job as well as what qualities are needed for success in that job. You are performing a

Accepted Answer

A) career assessment. 
B) job enrichment. 
C) vocational interest assessment. 
D) job analysis. 
A) career assessment. 
B) job enrichment. 
C) vocational interest assessment. 
D) job analysis.

Question 16

Discovery learning tends to produce students who are more independent, curious, and positive in their attitudes toward school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Regarding self-managed teams, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-managed teams are voluntary discussion groups that come up with suggestions for improvement that are sent to the management for approval. 
B) Workers in self-managed teams are much more likely to feel that they are being treated fairly at work. 
C) Self-managed teams can typically choose their own methods of achieving results, as long as they are effective. 
D) Self-managed teams tend to make good use of the strengths and talents of individual employees. 
A) Self-managed teams are voluntary discussion groups that come up with suggestions for improvement that are sent to the management for approval. 
B) Workers in self-managed teams are much more likely to feel that they are being treated fairly at work. 
C) Self-managed teams can typically choose their own methods of achieving results, as long as they are effective. 
D) Self-managed teams tend to make good use of the strengths and talents of individual employees.

Question 18

Quality circles usually do not have the power to put their suggestions into practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Objective measure is to subjective measure as

Accepted Answer

A) intensity is to frequency. 
B) diversity is to specificity. 
C) density is to crowding. 
D) sample is to population. 
A) intensity is to frequency. 
B) diversity is to specificity. 
C) density is to crowding. 
D) sample is to population.

Question 20

College grade point average (GPA)predicts success in many types of work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Within an organization, the social climate including the customs, attitudes, and rituals is known as the

Regarding teaching styles, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following is a paper-and-pencil test that assesses which activities appeal the most to each person and then matches these preferences to those among successful workers in various occupations?

Students at a large metropolitan university may have only superficial contact with others because of their need to

Assumptions made by Theory X leaders include which of the following?

Personnel psychology is a branch of

A company that applies Theory Y leadership style is likely to use all of the following EXCEPT

Theory X leadership has been used to refer to an approach also known as

Discuss how personnel psychologists determine the skills needed for jobs, how job candidates are evaluated, and the information provided by each evaluation method.

Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of architectural psychologists?

Describe five factors that must be considered in designing a space station in order to accommodate human needs, reduce stress, and help the crews work more effectively.

Jack is a manager of a local company. He is always trying to come up with new work schedules and bonus incentives to encourage his workers to be more productive while cutting costs. Jack's leadership style would be classified as __________ leadership.

Versions of Fredrick Taylor's approach to improve worker efficiency are referred to as scientific management, or __________ leadership.

In your role as a personnel psychologist, you are finding out what tasks are required in a job as well as what qualities are needed for success in that job. You are performing a

Discovery learning tends to produce students who are more independent, curious, and positive in their attitudes toward school.

Regarding self-managed teams, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Quality circles usually do not have the power to put their suggestions into practice.

Objective measure is to subjective measure as

College grade point average (GPA)predicts success in many types of work.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

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Exam 18: Applied Psychology

Within an organization, the social climate including the customs, attitudes, and rituals is known as the

Regarding teaching styles, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following is a paper-and-pencil test that assesses which activities appeal the most to each person and then matches these preferences to those among successful workers in various occupations?

Students at a large metropolitan university may have only superficial contact with others because of their need to

Assumptions made by Theory X leaders include which of the following?

Personnel psychology is a branch of

A company that applies Theory Y leadership style is likely to use all of the following EXCEPT

Theory X leadership has been used to refer to an approach also known as

Discuss how personnel psychologists determine the skills needed for jobs, how job candidates are evaluated, and the information provided by each evaluation method.

Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of architectural psychologists?

Describe five factors that must be considered in designing a space station in order to accommodate human needs, reduce stress, and help the crews work more effectively.

Jack is a manager of a local company. He is always trying to come up with new work schedules and bonus incentives to encourage his workers to be more productive while cutting costs. Jack's leadership style would be classified as __________ leadership.

Versions of Fredrick Taylor's approach to improve worker efficiency are referred to as scientific management, or __________ leadership.

In your role as a personnel psychologist, you are finding out what tasks are required in a job as well as what qualities are needed for success in that job. You are performing a

Discovery learning tends to produce students who are more independent, curious, and positive in their attitudes toward school.

Regarding self-managed teams, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Quality circles usually do not have the power to put their suggestions into practice.

Objective measure is to subjective measure as

College grade point average (GPA)predicts success in many types of work.

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Filters