Question 1

You have been hired to examine employee motivation at an organization.You are a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  social psychologist. 
B)  clinical psychologist. 
C)  organizational psychologist. 
D)  human factors psychologist.

Question 2

If interviewers instantly like a job applicant because of his or her good looks,they may judge the person's complimentary remarks as indicating "polite manners" rather than "manipulative flattery." This best illustrates the impact of ________ on the interpretation of interviewees' responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  transformational leadership 
B)  interviewers' preconceptions 
C)  360-degree feedback 
D)  a strengths-based leadership

Question 3

Structured interviews have more ________ than unstructured interviews.

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic style 
B)  leniency errors 
C)  predictive accuracy 
D)  360-degree feedback

Question 4

Overrating one's ability to predict people's futures is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  interviewer illusion. 
B)  unstructured interview. 
C)  structured interview. 
D)  leniency error.

Question 5

Alonso is so absorbed in solving complex engineering problems that he loses track of time as he spends entire weekends working.Alonzo's experience best illustrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  strengths-based leadership. 
B)  managing by objectives. 
C)  360-degree feedback. 
D)  flow.

Question 6

For each performance review,Professor Donnell is evaluated by her students,colleagues,department chair,and research assistants.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  managing by objectives. 
B)  the experience of flow. 
C)  human factors psychology. 
D)  360-degree feedback.

Question 7

Human factors psychologists would be most likely to aid in the design of

Accepted Answer

A)  computer keyboards. 
B)  weight-reduction programs. 
C)  protective clothing. 
D)  classroom management techniques.

Question 8

Matt is a student who becomes so fully absorbed in his course studies that he completely loses awareness of how long he has been working.Matt's experience best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  360-degree feedback. 
B)  task leadership. 
C)  human factors psychology. 
D)  flow.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an interest type assessed by the U.S.Department of Labor Occupational Information Network?

Accepted Answer

A)  realistic 
B)  investigative 
C)  conventional 
D)  interpersonal

Question 10

Compared with ineffective managers,those who excel invest a _______ proportion of their time and effort trying to remedy their employees' deficiencies and a _______ proportion of their time and effort trying to enhance their employees' talents.

Accepted Answer

A)  larger;larger 
B)  smaller;smaller 
C)  larger;smaller 
D)  smaller;larger

Question 11

Organizational psychologists are most likely to be involved in

Accepted Answer

A)  matching people's strengths with specific job assignments. 
B)  modifying work environments to improve employee engagement. 
C)  contributing to the design of user-friendly industrial machines. 
D)  designing training programs to prepare unemployed persons for existing jobs.

Question 12

A specification of when,where,and how to achieve the subgoals necessary for completion of a major task is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological contact. 
B)  state of flow. 
C)  action plan. 
D)  engagement.

Question 13

By praising their employees' positive behaviors,managers often encourage their workers to continue laboring productively.This best illustrates the value of

Accepted Answer

A)  positive reinforcement. 
B)  360-degree feedback. 
C)  a democratic management style. 
D)  experiencing flow.

Question 14

Antonio,a sixth-grader,has just brought home a 30-word spelling test on which he spelled only 15 words correctly.If Antonio's parents want to effectively encourage higher levels of achievement in their son,they should tell him

Accepted Answer

A)  "What's important is that you do your best always." 
B)  "Try to raise your next test score 5 points by typing your new spelling words into our computer." 
C)  "Test performance is often unrelated to how much you actually learned." 
D)  "If you don't perform better on your next test,you won't be allowed to watch television before bedtime."

Question 15

Modifying management practices and work assignments to increase employee engagement best illustrates the professional concerns of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The main goal of a career counseling science is to

Accepted Answer

A)  match people to vocations with a good person-environment fit. 
B)  design machines that optimally fit human abilities. 
C)  determine which leadership style is best for eliciting employee engagement. 
D)  design training programs for specific knowledge-related jobs.

Question 17

I/O psychologists have found that overall life satisfaction is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  work satisfaction. 
B)  work-life balance. 
C)  both work satisfaction and work-life balance. 
D)  neither work satisfaction nor work-life balance.

Question 18

Human factors psychologists would be most likely to aid in the design of

Accepted Answer

A)  employee weight-reduction programs. 
B)  management training seminars. 
C)  user-friendly factory machinery. 
D)  work-skills assessment tests.

Question 19

By scripting specific job-relevant questions to be asked of all those applying for a particular work position,a personnel psychologist is most clearly developing a framework for

Accepted Answer

A)  the experience of flow. 
B)  transformational leadership. 
C)  structured interviews. 
D)  360-degree feedback.

Question 20

You attend a job interview that you have been extremely excited about.The interviewer is asking specific questions from a form and writing down your answers.What kind of interview is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  casual conversation 
B)  unstructured interview 
C)  predictive interview 
D)  structured interview

Exam 56: Appendix

You have been hired to examine employee motivation at an organization.You are a(n)

If interviewers instantly like a job applicant because of his or her good looks,they may judge the person's complimentary remarks as indicating "polite manners" rather than "manipulative flattery." This best illustrates the impact of ________ on the interpretation of interviewees' responses.

Structured interviews have more ________ than unstructured interviews.

Overrating one's ability to predict people's futures is called the

Alonso is so absorbed in solving complex engineering problems that he loses track of time as he spends entire weekends working.Alonzo's experience best illustrates the concept of

For each performance review,Professor Donnell is evaluated by her students,colleagues,department chair,and research assistants.This best illustrates

Human factors psychologists would be most likely to aid in the design of

Matt is a student who becomes so fully absorbed in his course studies that he completely loses awareness of how long he has been working.Matt's experience best illustrates

Which of the following is NOT an interest type assessed by the U.S.Department of Labor Occupational Information Network?

Compared with ineffective managers,those who excel invest a _ proportion of their time and effort trying to remedy their employees' deficiencies and a _ proportion of their time and effort trying to enhance their employees' talents.

Organizational psychologists are most likely to be involved in

A specification of when,where,and how to achieve the subgoals necessary for completion of a major task is called a(n)

By praising their employees' positive behaviors,managers often encourage their workers to continue laboring productively.This best illustrates the value of

Antonio,a sixth-grader,has just brought home a 30-word spelling test on which he spelled only 15 words correctly.If Antonio's parents want to effectively encourage higher levels of achievement in their son,they should tell him

Modifying management practices and work assignments to increase employee engagement best illustrates the professional concerns of

The main goal of a career counseling science is to

I/O psychologists have found that overall life satisfaction is associated with

Human factors psychologists would be most likely to aid in the design of

By scripting specific job-relevant questions to be asked of all those applying for a particular work position,a personnel psychologist is most clearly developing a framework for

You attend a job interview that you have been extremely excited about.The interviewer is asking specific questions from a form and writing down your answers.What kind of interview is this?