100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Previously searched by you
Previously searched by you
logo
Industrial & Organizational Psychology - Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers R194,94   Add to cart
Quickly navigate to
Preview
  2.  
  3. Industrial Psychology
  4.  
  5. Industrial psychology

Exam (elaborations)

Industrial & Organizational Psychology - Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers
 4 views  0 purchase
  • Course
  • Industrial psychology
  • Institution
  • Industrial Psychology

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...

[Show more]

Preview 2 out of 5  pages

Document information

  • September 17, 2024
  • 5
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers

Subjects

  • industrial organizational psychology final exa
  • suppose that a manager wants to increase the outpu

Written for

  • Industrial psychology
  • Industrial psychology

Seller

avatar-seller
lectknancy

Reviews received

Content preview

Industrial & Organizational Psychology -
Final Exam Study Guide Questions and
Answers
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.

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through EFT, credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying this summary from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller lectknancy. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy this summary for R194,94. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

67474 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy summaries for 14 years now

Start selling
R194,94
  • (0)
  Buy now