PSYC 3050 ADVANCED EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
▶ During WWII to the mid 1960s, there was an increase in I/O ________. .
Answer: Graduate training programs
▶ Division 14 of APA . Answer: About I/O psychology
▶ IRB . Answer: Institutional Review Board; reviews methods in
experiments to make sure they are ethical
▶ __________ resulted in the ASVAB. . Answer: Project A
▶ ASVAB . Answer: A multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed
abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the
military
▶ Methodological innovations . Answer: Meta-analyses, multi-level
modeling
▶ What influenced governmental policies in the mid 1980s to 2000s? .
Answer: The Civil Rights Act of 1991, American Disabilities Act of 1990
▶ Top 10 workplace trends for 2019 . Answer: AI and machine learning
Diversity, inclusion, and equity
Working with big data
"Gig economy"--contract work
Sexual harassment, #metoo at work
Automation of jobs and tasks
The changing nature of work
Data visualization and communication
Creating agile organizations
Work-life balance interventions
▶ Theory . Answer: A statement that proposes to explain relationships
among phenomena of interest
, ▶ First form theory then test theory by collecting data . Answer: Deductive
reasoning
▶ Reasoning from specific to general . Answer: Inductive reasoning
▶ Reasoning from general to specific . Answer: Deductive reasoning
▶ Start with data and culminate in theory . Answer: Inductive reasoning
▶ 5 steps in the model of research process . Answer: Statement of the
problem
Study design
Measurement of variables
Data analysis
Report findings
▶ Internal validity . Answer: Extent to which we can draw causal inferences
from a study
▶ External validity . Answer: Extent to which we can generalize findings to
real-world settings
▶ IV . Answer: Predictor and antecedent
▶ DV . Answer: Outcome and criterion
▶ Mediator . Answer: The explanation for the effect; the why or cause from
the IV or DV
▶ Example of mediators . Answer: Job demands make you feel exhausted
which makes you might want to quit
▶ Moderator . Answer: Contextualizes the effect; tells us about the strength
or direction of the relationship
▶ Example of moderators . Answer: The availability of job resources may
make you quit or keep your job
▶ Test-retest reliability . Answer: The stability of a test over time
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
▶ During WWII to the mid 1960s, there was an increase in I/O ________. .
Answer: Graduate training programs
▶ Division 14 of APA . Answer: About I/O psychology
▶ IRB . Answer: Institutional Review Board; reviews methods in
experiments to make sure they are ethical
▶ __________ resulted in the ASVAB. . Answer: Project A
▶ ASVAB . Answer: A multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed
abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the
military
▶ Methodological innovations . Answer: Meta-analyses, multi-level
modeling
▶ What influenced governmental policies in the mid 1980s to 2000s? .
Answer: The Civil Rights Act of 1991, American Disabilities Act of 1990
▶ Top 10 workplace trends for 2019 . Answer: AI and machine learning
Diversity, inclusion, and equity
Working with big data
"Gig economy"--contract work
Sexual harassment, #metoo at work
Automation of jobs and tasks
The changing nature of work
Data visualization and communication
Creating agile organizations
Work-life balance interventions
▶ Theory . Answer: A statement that proposes to explain relationships
among phenomena of interest
, ▶ First form theory then test theory by collecting data . Answer: Deductive
reasoning
▶ Reasoning from specific to general . Answer: Inductive reasoning
▶ Reasoning from general to specific . Answer: Deductive reasoning
▶ Start with data and culminate in theory . Answer: Inductive reasoning
▶ 5 steps in the model of research process . Answer: Statement of the
problem
Study design
Measurement of variables
Data analysis
Report findings
▶ Internal validity . Answer: Extent to which we can draw causal inferences
from a study
▶ External validity . Answer: Extent to which we can generalize findings to
real-world settings
▶ IV . Answer: Predictor and antecedent
▶ DV . Answer: Outcome and criterion
▶ Mediator . Answer: The explanation for the effect; the why or cause from
the IV or DV
▶ Example of mediators . Answer: Job demands make you feel exhausted
which makes you might want to quit
▶ Moderator . Answer: Contextualizes the effect; tells us about the strength
or direction of the relationship
▶ Example of moderators . Answer: The availability of job resources may
make you quit or keep your job
▶ Test-retest reliability . Answer: The stability of a test over time
