Exam 17: Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

The process organizations use to identify qualified individuals for a job is ____.

The process by which members become absorbed into the culture of the organization is ____.

Which kind of mentoring will produce the best outcome?

Which personality characteristic is NOT associated with successful leaders?

____ permit organizations to discriminate in hiring individuals in a protected class on the basis of a qualification that is deemed reasonably necessary to the operation of the business.

Mia has pictures of half-naked men all over her cubicle, and she is constantly making lewd jokes about sex and men as sex objects. Mia is engaged in ____.

The degree to which group members like each other, feel pride in being part of the group, and are committed to their group goals is known as ____.

The process used by managers to determine their needs with regard to human resources, including retaining talented as well as removing poor performers, is called ____.

Women who work longer hours tend to eat ____ snacks than men who work the same number of hours.

According to ____ theory, employees compare their inputs (the work they do) to their outcomes (salary and other compensation).

Employees who perceive ____ in their organization have been found to experience more stress and strain leading to potential health issues.

You are taking a test for a job application as a brick layer. The test requires you to answer questions about science fiction literature. This test lacks ____.

Janae is doing an interview with a series of prospective employees. She asks each candidate the same questions in the same order and rates their answers on a predetermined rating scale. Janae is conducting a(n) ____ interview.

When should an employee be given a copy of the performance appraisal form that will be used in performance reviews?

If you need to know about the tasks, knowledge, skills, work activities, wages, and employment outlook for a number of different jobs, what online resource would be most helpful?

The best source in overall hiring volume, quality of hires, speed (application-to-hire time in days), and best employee retention after one and two years is ____.

Two or more employees who "(a) exist to perform organizationally relevant tasks, (b) share one or more common goals, (c) interact socially, (d) exhibit task interdependencies (i.e., work flow, goals, outcomes), (e) maintain and manage boundaries, and (f) are embedded in an organizational context that sets boundaries, constrains the team, and influences exchanges with other units in the broader entity" form a(n) ____.

The critical incident technique (CIT) uses critical incidents or behaviors that discriminate between ____ behavior for someone performing the job.

Sally dislikes her job and feels little obligation to her employer to stick with her position. However, the pay and benefits are excellent, so she has decided to stick with the job because it would be impossible to replace that income and benefits in the present job market. Sally has high ____ commitment.

If you discriminate against an individual in a protected class in a hiring decision, you must be sure that the reason for your discrimination is based upon a(n) ____.