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Suppose that a manager wants to increase the output of a staff of word processors/typists. Which of the following strategies would be consistent with the principles of scientific management? - Answer-Studying and then designing work stations to increase the efficiency of typing Sally is interest...

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Industrial & Organizational Psychology -
Final Exam Study Guide Questions and
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Suppose that a manager wants to increase the output of a staff of word
processors/typists. Which of the following strategies would be consistent with the
principles of scientific management? - Answer-Studying and then designing work
stations to increase the efficiency of typing

Sally is interested in writing a research paper on the field of industrial/organizational
psychology. She knows that you are taking a psychology course she asks you to
explain to her the major concerns of I/O psychology. You would be most likely to tell her
that I/O psychology is concerned with - Answer-understanding employees' cognition and
behavior at work as well as enhancing the well being of employees in the workplace

One important objective of I/O psychology involves - Answer-applying principles of
psychology to solve problems at work.

When Putting People First in the Organization, which if the following is NOT one of the
seven important practices: - Answer-job satisfaction

In the famous Hawthorne studies, workers became more productive because - Answer-
they knew they were being observed

A random sample is one in which - Answer-participants are chosen in such a way that
each individual has an equal probability of being selected.

Which of the following is a well-written hypothesis? (What I mean is that another could
be a poorly written hypothesis, so which is the best) - Answer-As stress increases, job
satisfaction decreases.

A statistical technique that allows the results from many different research studies to be
combined and summarized is called - Answer-a meta-analysis

You want to study the effects of pay (high vs. low) on the performance of men and
women. Which of the following is a dependent variable? - Answer-performance

Dr. Psych has been hired to determine how well XYZ company's training program
increases worker productivity. In this example, the dependent variable is - Answer-
worker productivity.

Which of the following is one of the categories of job elements in the Position Analysis
Questionnaire (PAQ)? - Answer-Information input

, Of the following, job analyses are most useful because: - Answer-they provide objective
information about what needs to be done on the job and who is the best person to
perform it

A job description is - Answer-a detailed accounting of the tasks and responsibilities
associated with a job

The Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) analyzes various jobs in terms of - Answer-
a survey with nearly two hundred job elements

You have been hired to conduct a job analysis at a local fast food chain. After
completing your analysis, you conclude that the job requires the job incumbent to cook
hamburgers. What information have you identified? - Answer-Task information

Which of the following questions is ILLEGAL to ask on a job interview? - Answer-Does
your religion prevent you from working at nights or on the weekend?

In employee selection, a variable used to select a successful job candidate is referred to
as a - Answer-predictor

Providing applicants with realistic job previews - Answer-All of the above (can cut down
on new employee turnover; can increase the satisfaction levels of new employees; can
increase applicants' rates of turning down employment offers.)

The multiple regression approach to employee selection involves - Answer-combining
various predictors of success in a statistical manner

To avoid unintentional discrimination against women, minorities, the elderly, and the
disabled in the recruitment process, organizations should - Answer-take steps to attract
these applicants in proportion to their numbers in the local population.

The two approaches to criterion-related validity are - Answer-predictive validity and
concurrent validity.

One strength of biographical inventories is that: - Answer-They are generalizable across
other jobs in the organization.

You have applied for a job as a Public Relations spokesperson for New Millennium
Enterprises. As part of the hiring process you are required to take a test designed to
measure your tendency to behave in an extroverted way. What type of test were you
given? - Answer-A personality test

A situational interview - Answer-asks interviewees how they would deal with
hypothetical job situations.

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