Question 1

Effective managers often demonstrate ________ levels of task leadership and ________ levels of social leadership.

Accepted Answer

A)  high;low 
B)  low;high 
C)  low;low 
D)  high;high 
A)  high;low 
B)  low;high 
C)  low;low 
D)  high;high

Question 2

Effective leaders of large corporations as well as smaller work teams have been found to exude a charisma that involves

Accepted Answer

A)  using a directive management style. 
B)  understanding human factors psychology. 
C)  motivating people to cooperate toward a common goal. 
D)  viewing one's work as a career. 
A)  using a directive management style. 
B)  understanding human factors psychology. 
C)  motivating people to cooperate toward a common goal. 
D)  viewing one's work as a career.

Question 3

Psychologists who help design machines so that they make use of our natural perceptions are called

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychologists. 
B)  personnel psychologists. 
C)  human factors psychologists. 
D)  organizational psychologists. 
A)  clinical psychologists. 
B)  personnel psychologists. 
C)  human factors psychologists. 
D)  organizational psychologists.

Question 4

An engineer who understands how to design and use a home theater system may find it hard to mentally simulate what it's like not to know how to operate the system.The engineer's difficulty illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  assistive listening. 
B)  360-degree feedback. 
C)  the curse of knowledge. 
D)  the interviewer illusion. 
A)  assistive listening. 
B)  360-degree feedback. 
C)  the curse of knowledge. 
D)  the interviewer illusion.

Question 5

Managers with a social leadership style would be most likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  discourage employees from critically discussing controversial company policies. 
B)  inform employees of the exact deadlines for the completion of work projects. 
C)  mediate a personal dispute between two argumentative employees. 
D)  provide employees with relatively easy work assignments. 
A)  discourage employees from critically discussing controversial company policies. 
B)  inform employees of the exact deadlines for the completion of work projects. 
C)  mediate a personal dispute between two argumentative employees. 
D)  provide employees with relatively easy work assignments.

Question 6

Dr.Ford assesses people's personalities and interests and then alerts them to vocations with a good person-environment fit.His specialty is

Accepted Answer

A)  worker productivity. 
B)  designing optimum worker environments. 
C)  career counseling. 
D)  developing system technologies. 
A)  worker productivity. 
B)  designing optimum worker environments. 
C)  career counseling. 
D)  developing system technologies.

Question 7

Describe how a company might initiate annual reviews of employee performance without discouraging worker satisfaction and engagement.

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Question 8

Which profession is most likely to be concerned with the effect of supervisors' management styles on worker motivation and productivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental psychology 
B)  social psychology 
C)  industrial-organizational psychology 
D)  cognitive psychology 
A)  developmental psychology 
B)  social psychology 
C)  industrial-organizational psychology 
D)  cognitive psychology

Question 9

Employees who put in work time but invest little passion or energy in their work are described as

Accepted Answer

A)  resilient. 
B)  outsourced. 
C)  not engaged. 
D)  actively disengaged. 
A)  resilient. 
B)  outsourced. 
C)  not engaged. 
D)  actively disengaged.

Question 10

Describe the contrasting effects of task leadership and social leadership on employee morale and productivity.Explain why the effectiveness of each style of leadership might depend on the specific task at hand,as well as on the personality traits and cultural backgrounds of both managers and employees.

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The answer of Describe the contrasting effects of task leadership...

Question 11

Compare and contrast the unstructured and structured interview,focusing on the interviewer's ability in each case to predict employee performance.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Work is LEAST likely to be experienced as a positive and fulfilling activity for those who

Accepted Answer

A)  receive annual performance reviews. 
B)  frequently experience flow. 
C)  view their work as a job. 
D)  are self-employed. 
A)  receive annual performance reviews. 
B)  frequently experience flow. 
C)  view their work as a job. 
D)  are self-employed.

Question 13

Organizational psychologists examine and develop strategies for improving

Accepted Answer

A)  work-related accidents. 
B)  employee training. 
C)  employee motivation and morale. 
D)  employee appraisal. 
A)  work-related accidents. 
B)  employee training. 
C)  employee motivation and morale. 
D)  employee appraisal.

Question 14

The practice of 360-degree feedback is most clearly designed to improve

Accepted Answer

A)  social leadership. 
B)  the experience of flow. 
C)  unstructured interviews. 
D)  performance appraisal. 
A)  social leadership. 
B)  the experience of flow. 
C)  unstructured interviews. 
D)  performance appraisal.

Question 15

The end of the calendar year is quickly approaching.What are you likely to do this time of year?

Accepted Answer

A)  get a new job 
B)  set goals 
C)  enroll in a new class 
D)  learn a new skill 
A)  get a new job 
B)  set goals 
C)  enroll in a new class 
D)  learn a new skill

Question 16

Russell does not like his work but he knows that he has no choice but to go to work.He needs the paycheck each week to pay his monthly bills and save for retirement.He views his work as a

Accepted Answer

A)  job. 
B)  career. 
C)  calling. 
D)  position. 
A)  job. 
B)  career. 
C)  calling. 
D)  position.

Question 17

You just got a new job at a big computer company where you will be assisting designers in making software more user-friendly.You are you most likely a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  social psychologist. 
B)  I/O psychologist. 
C)  human factors psychologist. 
D)  developmental psychologist. 
A)  social psychologist. 
B)  I/O psychologist. 
C)  human factors psychologist. 
D)  developmental psychologist.

Question 18

Employee engagement is most likely to be facilitated by

Accepted Answer

A)  transformational leadership. 
B)  unstructured interviews. 
C)  halo errors. 
D)  human factors psychology. 
A)  transformational leadership. 
B)  unstructured interviews. 
C)  halo errors. 
D)  human factors psychology.

Question 19

Developing assessment tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct relevance to

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychology. 
B)  organizational psychology. 
C)  human factors psychology. 
D)  personnel psychology. 
A)  clinical psychology. 
B)  organizational psychology. 
C)  human factors psychology. 
D)  personnel psychology.

Question 20

The ability to motivate and influence people to enable their group's success is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  360-degree feedback. 
B)  a leniency error. 
C)  leadership. 
D)  a halo error. 
A)  360-degree feedback. 
B)  a leniency error. 
C)  leadership. 
D)  a halo error.

Exam 56: Appendix

Effective managers often demonstrate ________ levels of task leadership and ________ levels of social leadership.

Effective leaders of large corporations as well as smaller work teams have been found to exude a charisma that involves

Psychologists who help design machines so that they make use of our natural perceptions are called

An engineer who understands how to design and use a home theater system may find it hard to mentally simulate what it's like not to know how to operate the system.The engineer's difficulty illustrates

Managers with a social leadership style would be most likely to

Dr.Ford assesses people's personalities and interests and then alerts them to vocations with a good person-environment fit.His specialty is

Describe how a company might initiate annual reviews of employee performance without discouraging worker satisfaction and engagement.

Which profession is most likely to be concerned with the effect of supervisors' management styles on worker motivation and productivity?

Employees who put in work time but invest little passion or energy in their work are described as

Compare and contrast the unstructured and structured interview,focusing on the interviewer's ability in each case to predict employee performance.

Work is LEAST likely to be experienced as a positive and fulfilling activity for those who

Organizational psychologists examine and develop strategies for improving

The practice of 360-degree feedback is most clearly designed to improve

The end of the calendar year is quickly approaching.What are you likely to do this time of year?

Russell does not like his work but he knows that he has no choice but to go to work.He needs the paycheck each week to pay his monthly bills and save for retirement.He views his work as a

You just got a new job at a big computer company where you will be assisting designers in making software more user-friendly.You are you most likely a(n)

Employee engagement is most likely to be facilitated by

Developing assessment tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct relevance to

The ability to motivate and influence people to enable their group's success is referred to as

The History and Scope of Psychology

Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

Perceptual Organization

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Introduction to Memory

Encoding: Getting Information In

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Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Thinking

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Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

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