Question 1

Which of the following was one of Frederick W.Taylor's principles for increasing organizational efficiency and profitability?

Accepted Answer

A) Use science to design more efficient work methods 
B) Imitate strategies of successful companies 
C) Build competition between managers and workers 
D) Building loyalty between producers and suppliers

Question 2

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) Legitimate power: police officer 
B) Expert power: president 
C) Referent power: movie star 
D) Reward power: bonuses

Question 3

Which of the following was not a suggestion in your text for improving your interviewing skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Learn about the history and size of the company 
B) Practice role-playing an interviewer 
C) Try to make friends with the interviewer 
D) Demonstrate eagerness and assertiveness

Question 4

Army Alpha refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the first army battalion to be racially integrated. 
B) the theory that leaders are born, not made. 
C) the first test to measure the need for power developed during WWII. 
D) the first group intelligence test developed during WWI.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an area of focus for I/O psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Job design 
B) Vacation locations and retirement options for workers 
C) Recruitment, testing, training, and evaluation of workers 
D) Leadership style, worker motivation, and job satisfaction

Question 6

The _____ occurs due to the novelty of being in a research situation or from the expectation of being observed.

Accepted Answer

A) halo error 
B) observational bias 
C) Hawthorne effect 
D) spectator bias

Question 7

Which of the following has not been identified as a trait associated with charismatic leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-sacrifice 
B) Formal communication 
C) A stirring personality style 
D) Self-confidence

Question 8

A(n)_____ is a better predictor of job qualifications than a(n)_____, and it can help reduce bias on the part of the person doing the hiring.

Accepted Answer

A) structured interview; unstructured interview 
B) unstructured interview; standardized psychological test 
C) standardized psychological test; skills or performance test 
D) job application; structured or unstructured interview

Question 9

Cheyenne works at Wonderland College.Wonderland follows a strict chain of command structure.This type of structure is an example of ________ leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) formalized 
B) informal 
C) trait 
D) functional

Question 10

A detailed description of the skills, knowledge, and abilities required by a particular job is called a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) job analysis 
B) job description 
C) itemized task inventory 
D) differential skills description

Question 11

A _____ leader is minimally involved in decision-making and encourages workers to make their own decisions and manage themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) democratic 
B) participative 
C) laissez-faire 
D) Theory X

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) expectancy 
B) goal-setting This was wrong but has been fixed. 
C) complex objectives 
D) equity

Question 13

A corporate culture_____.

Accepted Answer

A) is mandated by law 
B) reduces employer liability for dissatisfied workers 
C) teaches new employees about important attitudes and norms 
D) has to be codified in writing so that new employees have level protections

Question 14

Which of the following is an objective performance evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A) Ivan received a moderate rating from his supervisor. 
B) Keenan obtained a top rating from his peers. 
C) Beatrice sold fewer widgets than any of her peers. 
D) Ozelle was voted most likely to succeed in his college yearbook.

Question 15

If an employer used the number of cases won by a lawyer as part of his or her performance evaluation, this would be an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the halo error 
B) an objective measure 
C) a 360-degree multisource measure 
D) a subjective measure

Question 16

A Theory _____ manager believes that employees like to work, are industrious, seek responsibility, and can exercise self-direction.

Accepted Answer

A) ABC 
B) XYZ 
C) X 
D) Y

Question 17

Industrial psychology deals with all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) employee recruitment 
B) job design 
C) the social context of the workplace 
D) a management perspective

Question 18

A supervisor gives the salesman with the most sales a "below standards" sales evaluation just because the salesman was late to work two days in a row last week.Based on this information, this is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice 
B) discrimination 
C) the halo error 
D) an evaluation heuristic

Question 19

The practice of going to work even when one is sick is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) absenteeism 
B) illpresence 
C) "sick-in-ing" 
D) presenteeism

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT a suggestion of Walter Dill Scott for market improvement?

Accepted Answer

A) Imitating the strategies of successful companies 
B) Encouraging competition among companies with similar goods and services 
C) Building loyalty between producers and suppliers 
D) Maintaining production of general rather than specialized products

Exam 17: Industrialorganizational Psychology

Which of the following was one of Frederick W.Taylor's principles for increasing organizational efficiency and profitability?

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Which of the following was not a suggestion in your text for improving your interviewing skills?

Army Alpha refers to ______.

Which of the following is NOT an area of focus for I/O psychologists?

The _____ occurs due to the novelty of being in a research situation or from the expectation of being observed.

Which of the following has not been identified as a trait associated with charismatic leaders?

A(n) _ is a better predictor of job qualifications than a(n) _, and it can help reduce bias on the part of the person doing the hiring.

Cheyenne works at Wonderland College.Wonderland follows a strict chain of command structure.This type of structure is an example of ________ leadership.

A detailed description of the skills, knowledge, and abilities required by a particular job is called a(n) _____.

A _____ leader is minimally involved in decision-making and encourages workers to make their own decisions and manage themselves.

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

A corporate culture_____.

Which of the following is an objective performance evaluation?

If an employer used the number of cases won by a lawyer as part of his or her performance evaluation, this would be an example of _____.

A Theory _____ manager believes that employees like to work, are industrious, seek responsibility, and can exercise self-direction.

Industrial psychology deals with all but which of the following?

A supervisor gives the salesman with the most sales a "below standards" sales evaluation just because the salesman was late to work two days in a row last week.Based on this information, this is an example of _____.

The practice of going to work even when one is sick is called ________.

Which of the following was NOT a suggestion of Walter Dill Scott for market improvement?

Exam 17: Industrialorganizational Psychology

Which of the following was one of Frederick W.Taylor's principles for increasing organizational efficiency and profitability?

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Which of the following was not a suggestion in your text for improving your interviewing skills?

Army Alpha refers to ______.

Which of the following is NOT an area of focus for I/O psychologists?

The _____ occurs due to the novelty of being in a research situation or from the expectation of being observed.

Which of the following has not been identified as a trait associated with charismatic leaders?

A(n) _____ is a better predictor of job qualifications than a(n) _____, and it can help reduce bias on the part of the person doing the hiring.

Cheyenne works at Wonderland College.Wonderland follows a strict chain of command structure.This type of structure is an example of ________ leadership.

A detailed description of the skills, knowledge, and abilities required by a particular job is called a(n) _____.

A _____ leader is minimally involved in decision-making and encourages workers to make their own decisions and manage themselves.

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

A corporate culture_____.

Which of the following is an objective performance evaluation?

If an employer used the number of cases won by a lawyer as part of his or her performance evaluation, this would be an example of _____.

A Theory _____ manager believes that employees like to work, are industrious, seek responsibility, and can exercise self-direction.

Industrial psychology deals with all but which of the following?

A supervisor gives the salesman with the most sales a "below standards" sales evaluation just because the salesman was late to work two days in a row last week.Based on this information, this is an example of _____.

The practice of going to work even when one is sick is called ________.

Which of the following was NOT a suggestion of Walter Dill Scott for market improvement?

A(n) _ is a better predictor of job qualifications than a(n) _, and it can help reduce bias on the part of the person doing the hiring.