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B) Research - Answer-The foundation of both the science and practice sides of I/O psychology is A) Generalizability B) Research C) Training D) Statistics B) Describe, explain, and predict, and control phenomena - Answer-The basic goals of any science in general and of I/O psychology in p...

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Industrial Organizational Psychology -
Exam 1 (Multiple Choice Practices)
Questions with Correct Answers
B) Research - Answer-The foundation of both the science and practice sides of I/O
psychology is
A) Generalizability
B) Research
C) Training
D) Statistics

B) Describe, explain, and predict, and control phenomena - Answer-The basic goals of
any science in general and of I/O psychology in particular are to
A) understand and accept phenomena
B) Describe, explain, and predict, and control phenomena
C) Observe, communicate, and interrelate scientific principles
D) Act as a scientist and react to the scientific findings of others

C) The research question and research setting - Answer-The type of research design
selected depends on
A) the time and money available for conducting research
B) The personal preferences of the researchers
C) The research question and research setting
D) The population of interest

A) Give the researcher a very high degree of control over the research setting - Answer-
The experimental method is designed to
A) give the researcher a very high degree of control over the research setting
B) Increase the objectivity of the research
C) Examine relationships between variables as they naturally occur
D) Establish correlational relationships between variables

D) Generally has less control than in the laboratory - Answer-In a field experiment, the
researcher
A) generally acts as a participant observer
B) must relinquish control and examine naturally occurring relationships
C) cannot manipulate variables
D) generally has less control than in the laboratory

B) You go into a fast food restaurant and give employees a questionnaire to study the
effects of pay on job performance - Answer-Which of the following research projects is
performed in a field setting?

, A) You go into a classroom and give students a questionnaire to study the effects of
management style on employee motivation
B) You go into a fast food restaurant and give employees a questionnaire to study the
effects of pay on job performance
C) You design a special room to stimulate the work conditions in a factory and
manipulate lighting conditions to study the effect of light on performance
D) A and B
E) A and C
F) B and C
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

B) Manipulated by the researcher - Answer-The independent variable is the variable
that is
A) the outcome variable
B) manipulated by the researcher
C) measured by the researcher
D) ignored in most experiments

C) Measured by the researcher - Answer-The dependent variable is the variable that is
A) The controlled variable
B) Manipulated by the researcher
C) Measured by the researcher
D) Ignored in most experiments

D) A and B - Answer-Assume you study effects of pay (low vs. high) and leadership
style (democratic vs. autocratic) on performance. Which of the following is an
independent variable?
A) Pay
B) Leadership style
C) Performance
D) A and B
E) A and C
F) B and C
G) All of the above
H) None of the above

D) Ability - Answer-To study the effects of pay on performance you pay some people
$10/hour and others $20/hour. You use both male and female employees, but all of
them have high ability. Which of the following is a control variable?
A) pay
B) performance
C) employee gender
D) ability

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