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Industrial Organizations Psych Exam 1 (Chapters 1, 2, and 4) Questions and Answers

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Chapter 1) I-O Psychology is defined as: a. the influence of an individual's personality on work and non-work behaviors. b. the application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work setting. c. the concept of contextual work and organizational citizenship behavior. d. the ...

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Industrial Organizations Psych Exam 1
(Chapters 1, 2, and 4) Questions and
Answers
(Chapter 1) I-O Psychology is defined as:

a. the influence of an individual's personality on work and non-work behaviors.
b. the application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work setting.
c. the concept of contextual work and organizational citizenship behavior.
d. the study of ways to maximize productivity. - Answer-the application of psychological
principles, theory, and research to the work setting.

(Chapter 1) Which of the following is likely studied in Personnel Psychology?

a. Motivation
b. Training
c. Leadership
d. Stress - Answer-Training

(Chapter 1) Motivation, stress, leadership, and teamwork are addressed by:

a. personnel psychology
b. industrial technology
c. human engineering
d. organizational psychology - Answer-organizational psychology

(Chapter 1) A well-rounded I/O psychologist would describe themselves as a(n)...

a. Academic-scholar
b. Scholar-worker
c. Researcher-investigator
d. Scientist-practitioner - Answer-Scientist-practitioner

(Chapter 1) The Hawthorne studies were used to examine the effects of:

a. revery obsession
b. mass group testing
c. manipulating workplace lighting
d. time and motion - Answer-manipulating workplace lighting

(Chapter 1) Who was the father of Industrial Psychology?

a. Wilhelm Wundt

, b. Hugo Munsterberg
c. James Cattell
d. Harry Hollingworth - Answer-Hugo Munsterberg

(Chapter 1) All of the following studies examined productivity in the workplace except:

a. time and motion
b. revery obsession
c. Hawthorne studies
d. Stanford-Binet - Answer-Stanford-Binet

(Chapter 1) Which era does "stress management" most likely fall under?

a. Cognitive Revolution
b. Rapid Growth
c. Change in Focus
d. Infancy - Answer-Cognitive Revolution

(Chapter 2) All of the following methods are common to all sciences except:

a. Science depends on data.
b. Science sets out to prove theories or hypotheses.
c. Science must be communicable, open, and public.
d. Scientists should be objective and not influenced by biases or prejudices. - Answer-
Science sets out to prove theories or hypotheses

(Chapter 2) Dr. Groeneveld is not able to include any treatments or conditions in an
investigation of a new pay plan. Instead, he is gathering information about the effects of
a new pay plan and making systematic observations about changes in performance
based on this new pay plan. This type of research would best be classified as a(n)

a. Quasi-experimental design
b. Experimental design
c. Non-experimental design
d. Survey design - Answer-Non-experimental design

(Chapter 2) Dr. Brown is conducting a scientific experiment and has randomly assigned
the participants into two training groups, which receive training programs. What type of
research design is Dr. Brown using?

a. Quasi-experimental design
b. Experimental design
c. Non-experimental design
d. Survey design - Answer-Experimental design

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