Exam 17: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Describe Goal-setting, Equity and Expectancy Theories of motivation, and discuss how each theory might explain your current motivation to work on your college studies. End by stating what would have to change to improve your motivation, OR why your motivation does not need changing.

Which of the following statements best describes the field of industrial/organizational psychology?

_____________ leadership helps to maintain group morale, satisfaction, and motivation.

Managers who believe that setting specific and difficult but attainable goals leads to higher performance subscribe to the _____ theory.

Which of the following is NOT associated with better employee performance?

Studies have shown that _____ leadership increases both efficiency and job satisfaction.

This is NOT identified as a trait associated with charismatic leaders.

Which of the following is an objective performance evaluation?

A leader who helps maintain group morale, satisfaction, and motivation is _____.

This is NOT one of French and Raven's bases of leader power.

If you were interested in solving problems in the workplace, you might enjoy a career as a(n)_____ psychologist.

A group's shared pattern of thought and action is known as _____.

Legitimate power is based on _____.

According to expectancy theory, which of the following is NOT a question workers ask themselves before deciding whether or not to work hard?

A(n) _____ is a better predictor of job qualifications than a(n) _____.

Robert Yerkes helped I/O psychology gain respectability by proposing that psychological testing be used to _____.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major perspectives attempting to explain leadership?

"Common sense" would suggest female leaders are more likely to be relationship-oriented and male leaders, task-oriented. Research suggests _____.

Describe the importance of the following events for the progression of I/O psychology: World War I, the Western Electric Hawthorne study, World War II, and the Civil Rights Act.

One way to decrease the problem of rater bias is to use a specially designed scale that assigns a numerical rating for _____.