Question 1

A large corporation wishes to measure the productivity of its employees.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic differential technique. 
B)  forced distribution technique. 
C)  critical incidents technique. 
D)  peer appraisal technique. 
A)  semantic differential technique. 
B)  forced distribution technique. 
C)  critical incidents technique. 
D)  peer appraisal technique.

Question 2

Which of the following research methods is best in terms of providing information useful in making inferences about cause-and-effect relationships in consumer psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  a focus group 
B)  an experimental design 
C)  behavioral observation 
D)  brain wave research 
A)  a focus group 
B)  an experimental design 
C)  behavioral observation 
D)  brain wave research

Question 3

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the role of personality measures in business and organizational settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  The same personality test may not be equally suited for use in screening applicants for every variety of employment. 
B)  The distinction between task-related and people-related aspects of a job is irrelevant to personality measurement. 
C)  The MMPI-2-RF has quickly become the most widely used measure of personality in business and organizational settings. 
D)  Personality tests are playing less and less of a role in business and organizational settings with every passing year. 
A)  The same personality test may not be equally suited for use in screening applicants for every variety of employment. 
B)  The distinction between task-related and people-related aspects of a job is irrelevant to personality measurement. 
C)  The MMPI-2-RF has quickly become the most widely used measure of personality in business and organizational settings. 
D)  Personality tests are playing less and less of a role in business and organizational settings with every passing year.

Question 4

Identifying candidates for OSS positions represented a "real-world" problem that would ultimately be addressed by means of

Accepted Answer

A)  a thoughtfully-devised psychological assessment program. 
B)  a highly incentivized recruiting program. 
C)  an imaginative but cost-effective advertising program. 
D)  All of these 
A)  a thoughtfully-devised psychological assessment program. 
B)  a highly incentivized recruiting program. 
C)  an imaginative but cost-effective advertising program. 
D)  All of these

Question 5

The Implicit Attitude Test (IAT)could BEST be described as a series of

Accepted Answer

A)  measures of physiological arousal. 
B)  memory tasks that uses flash cards. 
C)  computerized sorting tasks. 
D)  word association stimuli. 
A)  measures of physiological arousal. 
B)  memory tasks that uses flash cards. 
C)  computerized sorting tasks. 
D)  word association stimuli.

Question 6

The term organizational culture refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a company's physical work setting. 
B)  the types of people who work at the company. 
C)  the formal and informal ceremonies and privileges within the organization. 
D)  All of these 
A)  a company's physical work setting. 
B)  the types of people who work at the company. 
C)  the formal and informal ceremonies and privileges within the organization. 
D)  All of these

Question 7

The test we now refer to as the "Strong Interest Inventory" was,in its original edition,known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Strong Volitional Interest Bank. 
B)  Strong Vocational Interest Blank. 
C)  Strong Vocational Interest Inventory. 
D)  Mighty Interest Inventory. 
A)  Strong Volitional Interest Bank. 
B)  Strong Vocational Interest Blank. 
C)  Strong Vocational Interest Inventory. 
D)  Mighty Interest Inventory.

Question 8

When hiring new personnel,the term that BEST describes the process by which applicants are accepted or rejected is

Accepted Answer

A)  selection. 
B)  placement. 
C)  classification. 
D)  directed search. 
A)  selection. 
B)  placement. 
C)  classification. 
D)  directed search.

Question 9

According to Mark F. Lenzenweger, the legacy of the OSS assessment program

Accepted Answer

A)  is tied to its compelling demonstration of the utility of psychological testing and assessment. 
B)  lives on in the modern day use of assessment centers for personnel selection in corporate America. 
C)  is very much a part of assessment centers conducted by today's governmental agencies. 
D)  All of these 
A)  is tied to its compelling demonstration of the utility of psychological testing and assessment. 
B)  lives on in the modern day use of assessment centers for personnel selection in corporate America. 
C)  is very much a part of assessment centers conducted by today's governmental agencies. 
D)  All of these

Question 10

In which of the following scaling methods are statements ordered according to their relative importance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guttman scaling 
B)  Likert scaling 
C)  multidimensional scaling 
D)  semantic differential scaling 
A)  Guttman scaling 
B)  Likert scaling 
C)  multidimensional scaling 
D)  semantic differential scaling

Question 11

An assessment center is

Accepted Answer

A)  a specific place in an organization staffed by the industrial/organizational psychologist. 
B)  a standardized procedure involving multiple assessment techniques. 
C)  a method of assessment used for selection, classification, and promotion. 
D)  Both a standardized procedure involving multiple assessment techniques and a method of assessment used for selection, classification, and promotion. 
A)  a specific place in an organization staffed by the industrial/organizational psychologist. 
B)  a standardized procedure involving multiple assessment techniques. 
C)  a method of assessment used for selection, classification, and promotion. 
D)  Both a standardized procedure involving multiple assessment techniques and a method of assessment used for selection, classification, and promotion.

Question 12

Which of the following is TRUE of qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It always involves large numbers of subjects. 
B)  It allows the psychologist to use statistical analyses of the data obtained. 
C)  It can lead to the development of new hypotheses. 
D)  All of these 
A)  It always involves large numbers of subjects. 
B)  It allows the psychologist to use statistical analyses of the data obtained. 
C)  It can lead to the development of new hypotheses. 
D)  All of these

Question 13

Consumer psychologists often choose surveys and polls over other measurement methods because

Accepted Answer

A)  they can analyze motives with respect to consumer behavior and attitudes. 
B)  they can determine whether a rise in sales is due to effective advertising. 
C)  they can examine in depth a group of consumer reactions. 
D)  they can gain information about opinions of large numbers of people. 
A)  they can analyze motives with respect to consumer behavior and attitudes. 
B)  they can determine whether a rise in sales is due to effective advertising. 
C)  they can examine in depth a group of consumer reactions. 
D)  they can gain information about opinions of large numbers of people.

Question 14

A consumer psychologist must write a report on how young children influence purchase choices of breakfast cereals geared to young children.What method of information-gathering would most probably be BEST to learn about this influence process?

Accepted Answer

A)  a mail survey 
B)  a telephone interview with both parents and children 
C)  a mall intercept study 
D)  behavioral observation in a supermarket cereal aisle 
A)  a mail survey 
B)  a telephone interview with both parents and children 
C)  a mall intercept study 
D)  behavioral observation in a supermarket cereal aisle

Question 15

While at the OSS assessment and training facility,the candidates

Accepted Answer

A)  were not allowed to verbally interact with each other. 
B)  were encouraged to view Survivor re-runs on VHS. 
C)  would inevitably have a physical altercation with either "Buster" or "Kippy." 
D)  None of these 
A)  were not allowed to verbally interact with each other. 
B)  were encouraged to view Survivor re-runs on VHS. 
C)  would inevitably have a physical altercation with either "Buster" or "Kippy." 
D)  None of these

Question 16

Employers use the résumé and the cover letter to assess all the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the appropriateness of career objectives. 
B)  perceived sincerity. 
C)  work-related thought processes. 
D)  prior job-related experience. 
A)  the appropriateness of career objectives. 
B)  perceived sincerity. 
C)  work-related thought processes. 
D)  prior job-related experience.

Question 17

The Goal Instability Scale,The Life Satisfaction Index,and the Interpersonal Support Evaluations List are all used by counselors for the purpose of

Accepted Answer

A)  job selection. 
B)  job assignment. 
C)  retirement planning. 
D)  substance abuse counseling. 
A)  job selection. 
B)  job assignment. 
C)  retirement planning. 
D)  substance abuse counseling.

Question 18

The longitudinal study by Bizot and Goldman showed that 8 years after their completion,interest inventories administered in high school had predicted

Accepted Answer

A)  job performance. 
B)  job satisfaction. 
C)  neither job performance nor job satisfaction. 
D)  the administrative level achieved. 
A)  job performance. 
B)  job satisfaction. 
C)  neither job performance nor job satisfaction. 
D)  the administrative level achieved.

Question 19

Which of the following is the BEST example of intrinsic motivation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a bonus for making a specified quota 
B)  recognition by one's peers in the form of an award 
C)  one's satisfaction with one's own work products 
D)  a short-order cook actually winning an episode of Iron Chef 
A)  a bonus for making a specified quota 
B)  recognition by one's peers in the form of an award 
C)  one's satisfaction with one's own work products 
D)  a short-order cook actually winning an episode of Iron Chef

Question 20

To monitor what really prompts consumers to purchase a particular product at the "point of choice," the market researcher should use which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct observation 
B)  focus groups 
C)  in-depth interviews 
D)  phone interviews 
A)  direct observation 
B)  focus groups 
C)  in-depth interviews 
D)  phone interviews

A large corporation wishes to measure the productivity of its employees.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be used?

Which of the following research methods is best in terms of providing information useful in making inferences about cause-and-effect relationships in consumer psychology?

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the role of personality measures in business and organizational settings?

Identifying candidates for OSS positions represented a "real-world" problem that would ultimately be addressed by means of

The Implicit Attitude Test (IAT)could BEST be described as a series of

The term organizational culture refers to

The test we now refer to as the "Strong Interest Inventory" was,in its original edition,known as the

When hiring new personnel,the term that BEST describes the process by which applicants are accepted or rejected is

According to Mark F. Lenzenweger, the legacy of the OSS assessment program

In which of the following scaling methods are statements ordered according to their relative importance?

An assessment center is

Which of the following is TRUE of qualitative research?

Consumer psychologists often choose surveys and polls over other measurement methods because

A consumer psychologist must write a report on how young children influence purchase choices of breakfast cereals geared to young children.What method of information-gathering would most probably be BEST to learn about this influence process?

While at the OSS assessment and training facility,the candidates

Employers use the résumé and the cover letter to assess all the following EXCEPT

The Goal Instability Scale,The Life Satisfaction Index,and the Interpersonal Support Evaluations List are all used by counselors for the purpose of

The longitudinal study by Bizot and Goldman showed that 8 years after their completion,interest inventories administered in high school had predicted

Which of the following is the BEST example of intrinsic motivation?

To monitor what really prompts consumers to purchase a particular product at the "point of choice," the market researcher should use which of the following?

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Validity

Utility

Test Development

Intelligence and Its Measurement

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: an Overview

Personality Assessment Methods

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment

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Exam 15: Assessment,Careers,and Business

A large corporation wishes to measure the productivity of its employees.Which of the following is LEAST likely to be used?

Which of the following research methods is best in terms of providing information useful in making inferences about cause-and-effect relationships in consumer psychology?

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the role of personality measures in business and organizational settings?

Identifying candidates for OSS positions represented a "real-world" problem that would ultimately be addressed by means of

The Implicit Attitude Test (IAT)could BEST be described as a series of

The term organizational culture refers to

The test we now refer to as the "Strong Interest Inventory" was,in its original edition,known as the

When hiring new personnel,the term that BEST describes the process by which applicants are accepted or rejected is

According to Mark F. Lenzenweger, the legacy of the OSS assessment program

In which of the following scaling methods are statements ordered according to their relative importance?

An assessment center is

Which of the following is TRUE of qualitative research?

Consumer psychologists often choose surveys and polls over other measurement methods because

A consumer psychologist must write a report on how young children influence purchase choices of breakfast cereals geared to young children.What method of information-gathering would most probably be BEST to learn about this influence process?

While at the OSS assessment and training facility,the candidates

Employers use the résumé and the cover letter to assess all the following EXCEPT

The Goal Instability Scale,The Life Satisfaction Index,and the Interpersonal Support Evaluations List are all used by counselors for the purpose of

The longitudinal study by Bizot and Goldman showed that 8 years after their completion,interest inventories administered in high school had predicted

Which of the following is the BEST example of intrinsic motivation?

To monitor what really prompts consumers to purchase a particular product at the "point of choice," the market researcher should use which of the following?

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Validity

Utility

Test Development

Intelligence and Its Measurement

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: an Overview

Personality Assessment Methods

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment

Filters