Exam 14: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Lawrence receives perfect ratings in all categories from his supervisor. This could be the result of

"I don't need fancy tests or inventories; I can read people like books." This statement from an interviewer reflects

Suppose that you are a manager. Describe how your management strategies would differ if you used a transactional leadership style versus a transformational leadership style.

How does Wrzesniewski describe the quality of the "calling" work orientation?

Three employees work in a profession that is highly stressful. To cope with this, they have different strategies: Ahmed plays on a softball team and takes a ballroom dancing class with his wife; Fritz takes a really good vacation every year; and, Marine eats healthy foods, exercises regularly, and gets enough sleep every night. Which of these employees is using an effective strategy to cope with work stress?

Which of the big five personality traits is NOT associated with being a leader?

A hospital maintenance worker decides, on his own initiative, to rotate the pictures that hang in the patients' rooms. He wants to make long stays less monotonous for patients. This man's actions are an example of job

A company whose management hoped to increase productivity selected two groups of employees to participate in a workplace study. One group had background music while they worked and the other did not. The results showed that productivity increased equally in both groups, but did not increase in other workers who were not in the study. This result is most likely an example of the Hawthorne effect.

Bruce and Grant apply for work at the same company. Bruce is interviewed using a structured interview format while Grant is interviewed using an unstructured interview format. Both men are hired. Will the employer be able to predict their future job performance based on how they each did in their interview??

Contemporary I/O psychology has its roots in

In the late 1990s a woman who had been a graduate student at Emory University filed a sexual harassment suit against her former advisor, who was also female. Her grounds for suing were her allegations that she (the student) had rejected sexual advances made by her advisor, and the advisor retaliated by not hiring her for a job. This case would be an example of ________ sexual harassment.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of individuals who consider their work a "calling"?

In his effort to perfect the assembly line, Henry Ford hired ________ to conduct time and motion studies.

Symptoms of job burnout are emotional rather than physical.

Understanding and enhancing the safety and efficiency of the human-machine interaction is the central focus of

Imagine that you are an employer who wishes to follow Frederick Winslow Taylor's scientific management guidelines. Describe what practices you would put into place.

Antony owns a company where the work is creative and employees are encouraged to suggest new solutions to old problems. Antony's company uses

Paul has a high level of well-being. His brother John has a low level of well-being. Regarding performance evaluations, what would you expect?

The fact that pay alone is not strongly related to job satisfaction supports the

During a difficult time for his company, Louie remarks, "I feel like we're part of a family here. At least management came up with a way for us to keep our jobs. I believe in this company, so I really want to stay." Louie's comments reflect what kind of employee commitment?