Question 1

Self-evaluations are likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  more positive and more predictive of job performance. 
B)  more positive but less predictive of job performance. 
C)  more negative and more predictive of job performance. 
D)  more negative and less predictive of job performance. 
A)  more positive and more predictive of job performance. 
B)  more positive but less predictive of job performance. 
C)  more negative and more predictive of job performance. 
D)  more negative and less predictive of job performance.

Question 2

_______ is the practice by which information seekers gather online information to evaluate, or vet, target's details.

Accepted Answer

A)  Web interviewing 
B)  Cybervetting 
C)  Integrity testing 
D)  360 examination 
A)  Web interviewing 
B)  Cybervetting 
C)  Integrity testing 
D)  360 examination

Question 3

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 4

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 5

Halo effects can be caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  reliance on implicit personality theories. 
B)  the tendency to perceive women as having a nurturing role. 
C)  biases in the graphology process. 
D)  the use of structured interviews in personnel selection. 
A)  reliance on implicit personality theories. 
B)  the tendency to perceive women as having a nurturing role. 
C)  biases in the graphology process. 
D)  the use of structured interviews in personnel selection.

Question 6

Chantal is interviewing for a job, and the interviewer cracks a joke. Chantal does not find it particularly funny, but she laughs anyway. Which of the following faking strategies is Chantal using?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exaggeration 
B)  Ingratiation 
C)  Outright lying 
D)  Image protection 
A)  Exaggeration 
B)  Ingratiation 
C)  Outright lying 
D)  Image protection

Question 7

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 8

Which of the following questions would an industrial/organizational psychologist be least likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do employer expectations influence job performance? 
B)  What personality characteristics are associated with effective leaders? 
C)  Are people satisfied with their current romantic partner? 
D)  How do financial incentives affect worker motivation? 
A)  Do employer expectations influence job performance? 
B)  What personality characteristics are associated with effective leaders? 
C)  Are people satisfied with their current romantic partner? 
D)  How do financial incentives affect worker motivation?

Question 9

Isaac, a well-respected man with charisma, wants to preserve some uninhabited islands from development. He carries out a "Save the Islands" campaign by focusing on people's love for nature, addressing their concern about what they believe is becoming an overdeveloped world. He also presents a strategy for preserving the islands forever. Such leadership best reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  the classic trait approach to leadership. 
B)  a normative model of leadership. 
C)  transformational leadership. 
D)  task-oriented leadership. 
A)  the classic trait approach to leadership. 
B)  a normative model of leadership. 
C)  transformational leadership. 
D)  task-oriented leadership.

Question 10

Tyler supervises more than 35 employees. Halo effects are pronounced in his performance appraisals of

Accepted Answer

A)  employees he knows very well. 
B)  employees he does not know well. 
C)  male employees. 
D)  female employees. 
A)  employees he knows very well. 
B)  employees he does not know well. 
C)  male employees. 
D)  female employees.

Question 11

Lancelot would like to increase employee motivation with potential rewards. His employee Carry does not care about the reward and remains self-motivated. According to expectancy theory, what should be the valence of a person who is indifferent to the outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  −1 
C)  2 
D)  0 
A)  1 
B)  −1 
C)  2 
D)  0

Question 12

The contingency model of leadership suggests that for a task in which there is low situational control,

Accepted Answer

A)  a relations-oriented leader often offers too little guidance. 
B)  a task-oriented leader is unlikely to be successful. 
C)  a transactional leader will usually fail to set clear goals. 
D)  a transformational leader will often rub subordinates the wrong way. 
A)  a relations-oriented leader often offers too little guidance. 
B)  a task-oriented leader is unlikely to be successful. 
C)  a transactional leader will usually fail to set clear goals. 
D)  a transformational leader will often rub subordinates the wrong way.

Question 13

What most likely leads to mismatches between a leader's personal style and the demands of the situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  High situational control 
B)  Low rates of employee absenteeism 
C)  Increased leader competence 
D)  Increased job stress and stress-related illnesses 
A)  High situational control 
B)  Low rates of employee absenteeism 
C)  Increased leader competence 
D)  Increased job stress and stress-related illnesses

Question 14

A(n) ____ test is personality based.

Accepted Answer

A)  overt integrity 
B)  covert integrity 
C)  standardized 
D)  intelligence 
A)  overt integrity 
B)  covert integrity 
C)  standardized 
D)  intelligence

Question 15

According to Locke and Latham, what feature(s) must a goal have to be effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  It must be general. 
B)  It must be simple. 
C)  It must be specific and difficult. 
D)  It must be specific and simple. 
A)  It must be general. 
B)  It must be simple. 
C)  It must be specific and difficult. 
D)  It must be specific and simple.

Question 16

Aloysius, a cashier in a department store, has been asked by store management to evaluate his shift supervisor. Aloysius is being asked to provide

Accepted Answer

A)  situational judgments. 
B)  upward feedback. 
C)  preferential absolute information. 
D)  due process. 
A)  situational judgments. 
B)  upward feedback. 
C)  preferential absolute information. 
D)  due process.

Question 17

_______ is not a type of qualitative interview because an interviewer prepared a particular set of questions in advance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Oral history interview 
B)  Structured interview 
C)  Focus group interview 
D)  Unstructured interview 
A)  Oral history interview 
B)  Structured interview 
C)  Focus group interview 
D)  Unstructured interview

Question 18

According to Plaut and colleagues (2009), the more multicultural the dominant white employees were in their diversity beliefs

Accepted Answer

A)  the more minority employees were employed. 
B)  the more minority employees reported being engaged in their work. 
C)  the less minority employees were paid. 
D)  the lower the overall earnings of the company. 
A)  the more minority employees were employed. 
B)  the more minority employees reported being engaged in their work. 
C)  the less minority employees were paid. 
D)  the lower the overall earnings of the company.

Self-evaluations are likely to be

_______ is the practice by which information seekers gather online information to evaluate, or vet, target's details.

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

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

Halo effects can be caused by

Chantal is interviewing for a job, and the interviewer cracks a joke. Chantal does not find it particularly funny, but she laughs anyway. Which of the following faking strategies is Chantal using?

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

Which of the following questions would an industrial/organizational psychologist be least likely to study?

Tyler supervises more than 35 employees. Halo effects are pronounced in his performance appraisals of

Lancelot would like to increase employee motivation with potential rewards. His employee Carry does not care about the reward and remains self-motivated. According to expectancy theory, what should be the valence of a person who is indifferent to the outcome?

The contingency model of leadership suggests that for a task in which there is low situational control,

What most likely leads to mismatches between a leader's personal style and the demands of the situation?

A(n) ____ test is personality based.

According to Locke and Latham, what feature(s) must a goal have to be effective?

Aloysius, a cashier in a department store, has been asked by store management to evaluate his shift supervisor. Aloysius is being asked to provide

_______ is not a type of qualitative interview because an interviewer prepared a particular set of questions in advance.

According to Plaut and colleagues (2009), the more multicultural the dominant white employees were in their diversity beliefs

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Doing Social Psychology Research

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Exam 13: Business

Self-evaluations are likely to be

_______ is the practice by which information seekers gather online information to evaluate, or vet, target's details.

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

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

Halo effects can be caused by

Chantal is interviewing for a job, and the interviewer cracks a joke. Chantal does not find it particularly funny, but she laughs anyway. Which of the following faking strategies is Chantal using?

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

Which of the following questions would an industrial/organizational psychologist be least likely to study?

Tyler supervises more than 35 employees. Halo effects are pronounced in his performance appraisals of

Lancelot would like to increase employee motivation with potential rewards. His employee Carry does not care about the reward and remains self-motivated. According to expectancy theory, what should be the valence of a person who is indifferent to the outcome?

The contingency model of leadership suggests that for a task in which there is low situational control,

What most likely leads to mismatches between a leader's personal style and the demands of the situation?

A(n) ____ test is personality based.

According to Locke and Latham, what feature(s) must a goal have to be effective?

Aloysius, a cashier in a department store, has been asked by store management to evaluate his shift supervisor. Aloysius is being asked to provide

_______ is not a type of qualitative interview because an interviewer prepared a particular set of questions in advance.

According to Plaut and colleagues (2009), the more multicultural the dominant white employees were in their diversity beliefs

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