Question 1

The Hawthorne Studies illustrated that _____ were more important than the physical conditions of work.

Accepted Answer

A) social and psychological conditions 
B) financial incentives 
C) leaders 
D) competencies 
A) social and psychological conditions 
B) financial incentives 
C) leaders 
D) competencies

Question 2

During which time period did I/O psychology begin to expand beyond the academic and military realms into government and private industry?

Accepted Answer

A) pre-World War I 
B) from World War I through the 1920s 
C) from World War II to the mid-1960s 
D) from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s 
A) pre-World War I 
B) from World War I through the 1920s 
C) from World War II to the mid-1960s 
D) from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s

Question 3

Identify and explain two current trends in I/O psychology.

Accepted Answer

Globalization and the virtual workplace

Question 4

One important implication of downsizing is that:

Accepted Answer

A) organizations will likely expand again and will need to rehire many former employees. 
B) those who are not laid off will need to handle more diverse jobs and heavier workloads. 
C) organizations will want to repopulate the workforce with older applicants. 
D) reverse discrimination will increase. 
A) organizations will likely expand again and will need to rehire many former employees. 
B) those who are not laid off will need to handle more diverse jobs and heavier workloads. 
C) organizations will want to repopulate the workforce with older applicants. 
D) reverse discrimination will increase.

Question 5

Frederick Taylor's scientific management approach suggested that employees could be motivated to work effectively by means of:

Accepted Answer

A) financial incentives. 
B) praise and recognition. 
C) seeing the practical importance of their work. 
D) a feeling of fairness. 
A) financial incentives. 
B) praise and recognition. 
C) seeing the practical importance of their work. 
D) a feeling of fairness.

Question 6

Consider a problem an employee may encounter on the job. Which area of I/O psychology would be most relevant to that particular problem?

Accepted Answer

Responses will vary, but one e

Question 7

The five areas that account for the largest portion of work conducted by I/O psychologists are training and development, performance appraisal, selection, quality of work life, and:

Accepted Answer

A) organizational development. 
B) compensation. 
C) human factors. 
D) consumer behavior. 
A) organizational development. 
B) compensation. 
C) human factors. 
D) consumer behavior.

Question 8

What is the BEST definition of the scientist/practitioner model?

Accepted Answer

A) Practitioners must be educated by someone who is a scientist. 
B) Scientists must be educated by someone who is a practitioner. 
C) Scholars should understand both theory and application in their area. 
D) Effective scientists will have spent a fair amount of time working as practitioners. 
A) Practitioners must be educated by someone who is a scientist. 
B) Scientists must be educated by someone who is a practitioner. 
C) Scholars should understand both theory and application in their area. 
D) Effective scientists will have spent a fair amount of time working as practitioners.

Question 9

When Kish-Gephart, Harrison, and Trevino (2010) talk about "bad apples" in terms of organizational ethics, they are referring to:

Accepted Answer

A) characteristics of people who make poor ethical choices. 
B) characteristics of situations that lead to unethical decisions. 
C) organizational characteristics that are defined by poor ethics. 
D) individuals who convince others to make poor ethical choices. 
A) characteristics of people who make poor ethical choices. 
B) characteristics of situations that lead to unethical decisions. 
C) organizational characteristics that are defined by poor ethics. 
D) individuals who convince others to make poor ethical choices.

Question 10

Which of these occurred during the time period between the 1930s and World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) The first I/O PhD was awarded to Bruce V. Moore. 
B) The Army Alpha and Army Beta intelligence tests were administered for the first time. 
C) The Hawthorne studies were conducted. 
D) The civil rights movement led to a greater focus on fairness and discrimination issues. 
A) The first I/O PhD was awarded to Bruce V. Moore. 
B) The Army Alpha and Army Beta intelligence tests were administered for the first time. 
C) The Hawthorne studies were conducted. 
D) The civil rights movement led to a greater focus on fairness and discrimination issues.

Question 11

Cascio's (1995) research suggests that when laid-off employees are rehired:

Accepted Answer

A) they have lost many of the skills they used to have. 
B) they earn a lower wage than they were earning at the time they were laid off. 
C) they are less likely to be laid off again in the near future. 
D) they experience discrimination from employees who have been working at the company for longer. 
A) they have lost many of the skills they used to have. 
B) they earn a lower wage than they were earning at the time they were laid off. 
C) they are less likely to be laid off again in the near future. 
D) they experience discrimination from employees who have been working at the company for longer.

Question 12

What employment settings do the largest percentage (over 40%) of I/O psychologists work in?

Accepted Answer

A) universities 
B) private organizations 
C) non-profit organizations 
D) consulting firms 
A) universities 
B) private organizations 
C) non-profit organizations 
D) consulting firms

Question 13

Which of these occurred during the time period between the 1960s and the mid-1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) The first I/O PhD was awarded to Bruce V. Moore. 
B) The Army Alpha and Army Beta intelligence tests were administered for the first time. 
C) The Hawthorne studies were conducted. 
D) The civil rights movement led to a greater focus on fairness and discrimination issues. 
A) The first I/O PhD was awarded to Bruce V. Moore. 
B) The Army Alpha and Army Beta intelligence tests were administered for the first time. 
C) The Hawthorne studies were conducted. 
D) The civil rights movement led to a greater focus on fairness and discrimination issues.

Question 14

In terms of their educational training, most I/O psychologists have:

Accepted Answer

A) received training from the APA. 
B) obtained a PhD in I/O psychology. 
C) earned a PhD from a business school. 
D) attended graduate school outside of the United States and Canada. 
A) received training from the APA. 
B) obtained a PhD in I/O psychology. 
C) earned a PhD from a business school. 
D) attended graduate school outside of the United States and Canada.

Question 15

How does the scientist/practitioner model affect the training of doctoral students in I/O psychology? What are three competencies that I/O psychology students develop in doctoral programs?

Accepted Answer

Students must focus on both the theories

Question 16

Which of these is MOST likely to be studied by an I/O psychologist whose emphasis is on the subspecialty of organizational psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) performance appraisal 
B) selection 
C) job analysis 
D) leadership 
A) performance appraisal 
B) selection 
C) job analysis 
D) leadership

Question 17

Who was often called the First Lady of Management and the Mother of Scientific Management?

Accepted Answer

A) Beverly von Haller Gilmer 
B) Laura Koppes 
C) Jan Lewin 
D) Lillian Gilbreth 
A) Beverly von Haller Gilmer 
B) Laura Koppes 
C) Jan Lewin 
D) Lillian Gilbreth

Question 18

What employment settings do the smallest percentage (4%) of I/O psychologists work in?

Accepted Answer

A) universities 
B) private organizations 
C) non-profit organizations 
D) consulting firms 
A) universities 
B) private organizations 
C) non-profit organizations 
D) consulting firms

Question 19

Briefly describe two different environments in which I/O psychologists might work, and describe how those jobs might differ.

Accepted Answer

Some psychologists work in academic sett

Question 20

Which of these occurred during the time period between World War II and the mid-1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational psychology became a more equal partner with industrial psychology. 
B) The Army Alpha and Army Beta intelligence tests were administered for the first time. 
C) Bruce V. Moore received the first PhD in I/O psychology. 
D) Hugo Munsterberg published The Psychology of Management. 
A) Organizational psychology became a more equal partner with industrial psychology. 
B) The Army Alpha and Army Beta intelligence tests were administered for the first time. 
C) Bruce V. Moore received the first PhD in I/O psychology. 
D) Hugo Munsterberg published The Psychology of Management.

The Hawthorne Studies illustrated that _____ were more important than the physical conditions of work.

During which time period did I/O psychology begin to expand beyond the academic and military realms into government and private industry?

Identify and explain two current trends in I/O psychology.

One important implication of downsizing is that:

Frederick Taylor's scientific management approach suggested that employees could be motivated to work effectively by means of:

Consider a problem an employee may encounter on the job. Which area of I/O psychology would be most relevant to that particular problem?

The five areas that account for the largest portion of work conducted by I/O psychologists are training and development, performance appraisal, selection, quality of work life, and:

What is the BEST definition of the scientist/practitioner model?

When Kish-Gephart, Harrison, and Trevino (2010) talk about "bad apples" in terms of organizational ethics, they are referring to:

Which of these occurred during the time period between the 1930s and World War II?

Cascio's (1995) research suggests that when laid-off employees are rehired:

What employment settings do the largest percentage (over 40%) of I/O psychologists work in?

Which of these occurred during the time period between the 1960s and the mid-1980s?

In terms of their educational training, most I/O psychologists have:

How does the scientist/practitioner model affect the training of doctoral students in I/O psychology? What are three competencies that I/O psychology students develop in doctoral programs?

Which of these is MOST likely to be studied by an I/O psychologist whose emphasis is on the subspecialty of organizational psychology?

Who was often called the First Lady of Management and the Mother of Scientific Management?

What employment settings do the smallest percentage (4%) of I/O psychologists work in?

Briefly describe two different environments in which I/O psychologists might work, and describe how those jobs might differ.

Which of these occurred during the time period between World War II and the mid-1960s?

Research Methods in Io Psychology

Job Analysis

Criterion Measurement

Performance Appraisal

Predictors

Selection Decisions and Personnel Law

Training and Development

Motivation

Job Attitudes: Antecedents and Consequences

Stress and Worker Well-Being

Group Processes and Work Teams

Leadership

Organizational Theory and Development

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Exam 1: Io Psychology: Then and Now

The Hawthorne Studies illustrated that _____ were more important than the physical conditions of work.

During which time period did I/O psychology begin to expand beyond the academic and military realms into government and private industry?

Identify and explain two current trends in I/O psychology.

One important implication of downsizing is that:

Frederick Taylor's scientific management approach suggested that employees could be motivated to work effectively by means of:

Consider a problem an employee may encounter on the job. Which area of I/O psychology would be most relevant to that particular problem?

The five areas that account for the largest portion of work conducted by I/O psychologists are training and development, performance appraisal, selection, quality of work life, and:

What is the BEST definition of the scientist/practitioner model?

When Kish-Gephart, Harrison, and Trevino (2010) talk about "bad apples" in terms of organizational ethics, they are referring to:

Which of these occurred during the time period between the 1930s and World War II?

Cascio's (1995) research suggests that when laid-off employees are rehired:

What employment settings do the largest percentage (over 40%) of I/O psychologists work in?

Which of these occurred during the time period between the 1960s and the mid-1980s?

In terms of their educational training, most I/O psychologists have:

How does the scientist/practitioner model affect the training of doctoral students in I/O psychology? What are three competencies that I/O psychology students develop in doctoral programs?

Which of these is MOST likely to be studied by an I/O psychologist whose emphasis is on the subspecialty of organizational psychology?

Who was often called the First Lady of Management and the Mother of Scientific Management?

What employment settings do the smallest percentage (4%) of I/O psychologists work in?

Briefly describe two different environments in which I/O psychologists might work, and describe how those jobs might differ.

Which of these occurred during the time period between World War II and the mid-1960s?

Research Methods in Io Psychology

Job Analysis

Criterion Measurement

Performance Appraisal

Predictors

Selection Decisions and Personnel Law

Training and Development

Motivation

Job Attitudes: Antecedents and Consequences

Stress and Worker Well-Being

Group Processes and Work Teams

Leadership

Organizational Theory and Development

Filters