Question 1

Plotting point scores against current wages in a job evaluation can help identify:

Accepted Answer

A) which job specifications are inaccurate. 
B) which job openings will be difficult to fill. 
C) whether individuals are overcompensated or undercompensated. 
D) whether a job analysis is necessary.

Question 2

Pamela is conducting a job analysis for the job of pizza delivery driver. She focuses on describing the various tasks (e.g., driving a car to a delivery address giving customers correct change). Which of these describes Pamela's approach to job analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) task-oriented approach 
B) element-oriented approach 
C) worker-oriented approach 
D) hybrid approach

Question 3

Which of these is information provided by the O*NET?

Accepted Answer

A) worker characteristics 
B) minimum wage law information 
C) job safety information 
D) satisfaction indices

Question 4

How would one conduct a job analysis using the Functional Job Analysis approach?

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Question 5

Why is job analysis considered the foundation of industrial psychology?

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Question 6

One advantage of using the Common-Metric Questionnaire for job analysis is that:

Accepted Answer

A) its items are less behaviorally specific than those on the Position Analysis Questionnaire. 
B) its items are more behaviorally specific than those on the Position Analysis Questionnaire. 
C) its items have a high reading level. 
D) it requires very little time for administration.

Question 7

One reason that job analysis is important to organizations is that:

Accepted Answer

A) it can be used in the legal defense of employment practices. 
B) it eliminates the need for an HR department. 
C) employee attitudes improve with participation in job analysis. 
D) supervisors would not understand incumbents' jobs without it.

Question 8

Job classification involves categorizing jobs into:

Accepted Answer

A) families. 
B) groups. 
C) classes. 
D) clusters.

Question 9

Frank is ready to conduct a job evaluation, and he wants to employ the most frequently used approach to job evaluation. Frank should use:

Accepted Answer

A) the point system. 
B) the plot system. 
C) comparable worth. 
D) competency modeling.

Question 10

Helen is conducting a job analysis for the job of executive assistant. She focuses on describing the various employee characteristics (e.g., patient, intelligent, organized). Which of these describes Helen's approach to job analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) task-oriented approach 
B) KSAO-oriented approach 
C) worker-oriented approach 
D) personality-oriented approach

Question 11

One advantage of using the Common-Metric Questionnaire for job analysis is that:

Accepted Answer

A) its items are less behaviorally specific than those on the Position Analysis Questionnaire. 
B) it is a paper-and-pencil measure. 
C) its items have a lower reading level than the Position Analysis Questionnaire. 
D) it requires very little time for administration.

Question 12

KSAOs constitute the knowledge, skills, abilities, and _____ someone must have for a job.

Accepted Answer

A) opportunities 
B) objectives 
C) other characteristics 
D) obsessions

Question 13

In one job analysis approach, experts generate task statements that are then given to incumbents of that job, who check off which tasks they do on the job. This technique is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A) Task Inventory Approach. 
B) Task Checklist Approach. 
C) Job Element Method. 
D) Common-Metric Questionnaire.

Question 14

_____ is a technique based on job analysis that determines the worth of particular jobs to organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) Job specification 
B) Job description 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Job logging

Question 15

In conducting a Functional Job Analysis for the position of librarian, the task "find magazine articles" is linked to a requirement for the use of cognitive resources in handling information. Both these are related to the _____ dimension.

Accepted Answer

A) data 
B) people 
C) things 
D) inputs

Question 16

Which method of job analysis is administered on the computer?

Accepted Answer

A) Job Element Method 
B) Task Inventory Approach 
C) Common-Metric Questionnaire 
D) Functional Job Analysis

Question 17

In the 1930s, the Department of Labor developed the _____, which was a resource that listed job tasks and duties attached to a job; this has since been replaced by the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) PAQ; DOT 
B) O*NET; DOT 
C) DOT; O*NET 
D) PAQ; O*NET

Question 18

The best-known job analysis method is the:

Accepted Answer

A) Common-Metric Questionnaire. 
B) Job Element Method. 
C) Task Inventory Approach. 
D) Position Analysis Questionnaire.

Question 19

Select one of the worker-oriented approaches to job analysis and describe that approach.

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Question 20

In a Functional Job Analysis, the category "things" is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) physical resources, such as strength. 
B) objects required for the work, such as a computer. 
C) things someone needs to do on the job, such as make an omelette. 
D) information someone needs to obtain on the job, such as dollars earned.

Exam 3: Job Analysis

Plotting point scores against current wages in a job evaluation can help identify:

Pamela is conducting a job analysis for the job of pizza delivery driver. She focuses on describing the various tasks (e.g., driving a car to a delivery address giving customers correct change) . Which of these describes Pamela's approach to job analysis?

Which of these is information provided by the O*NET?

How would one conduct a job analysis using the Functional Job Analysis approach?

Why is job analysis considered the foundation of industrial psychology?

One advantage of using the Common-Metric Questionnaire for job analysis is that:

One reason that job analysis is important to organizations is that:

Job classification involves categorizing jobs into:

Frank is ready to conduct a job evaluation, and he wants to employ the most frequently used approach to job evaluation. Frank should use:

Helen is conducting a job analysis for the job of executive assistant. She focuses on describing the various employee characteristics (e.g., patient, intelligent, organized) . Which of these describes Helen's approach to job analysis?

One advantage of using the Common-Metric Questionnaire for job analysis is that:

KSAOs constitute the knowledge, skills, abilities, and _____ someone must have for a job.

In one job analysis approach, experts generate task statements that are then given to incumbents of that job, who check off which tasks they do on the job. This technique is known as the:

_____ is a technique based on job analysis that determines the worth of particular jobs to organizations.

In conducting a Functional Job Analysis for the position of librarian, the task "find magazine articles" is linked to a requirement for the use of cognitive resources in handling information. Both these are related to the _____ dimension.

Which method of job analysis is administered on the computer?

In the 1930s, the Department of Labor developed the _, which was a resource that listed job tasks and duties attached to a job; this has since been replaced by the _.

The best-known job analysis method is the:

Select one of the worker-oriented approaches to job analysis and describe that approach.

In a Functional Job Analysis, the category "things" is defined as: