IO Psych Final Exam Study Guide
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Industrial-organizational psychologists are interested in all of the following except:
A) how people's work affects their home life.
B)how culture influences people's perceptions of their working environments.
C)how personality characteristics influence work behavior.
D)how to best diagnose clinical disorders and offer therapy to employees. - ANSWER-
how to best diagnose clinical disorders and offer therapy to employees.
Dr. Duran was asked by company X to develop a selection system for hiring new
employees and to revise the existing performance appraisal system. Dr. Duran was
most likely asked to do this because of her experience in:
A) human factors psychology.
B) personnel psychology.
C) clinical psychology.
D) organizational psychology. - ANSWER-B)personnel psychology.
An organizational psychologist would be most likely concerned with:
A) helping people organize their schedules and daily planners.
B) studying the interaction between humans and technology.
C) understanding the emotional and motivational side of work.
D) interviewing potential employees. - ANSWER-C) understanding the emotional and
motivational side of work.
Company Y has just designed a new checkout counter for a chain of supermarkets. This
new checkout counter will allow the employees to scan and bag groceries more
efficiently. Development of the new checkout counter was most likely done by a(n):
A) personnel psychologist.
B) organizational psychologist.
C) human resources director.
D) human factors psychologist. - ANSWER-D) human factors psychologist.
James McKeen Cattell had a major influence on the emergence of I-O psychology. He
was among the first to realize the importance of studying:
A) American organizations as representative of Japanese organizations.
B) Differences among individuals as a way of predicting their behavior.
C) How organizations treat their employees as related to employee performance.
D) Individual beliefs in understanding the work-family relationship. - ANSWER-B)
Differences among individuals as a way of predicting their behavior.
,The purpose of the time and motion studies was to:
A) increase efficiency.
B) increase productivity.
C) neither a nor b.
D) both a and b. - ANSWER-D) both a and b.
The main distinction between the Army Alpha and the Army Beta is:
A) the Army Alpha was administered to illiterate recruits, while the Army Beta was
administered to literate recruits.
B) the Army Alpha was administered to literate recruits, while the Army Beta was
administered to illiterate recruits.
C) the Army Alpha was designed to measure how people responded to stress, while the
Army Beta measured people's reaction times.
D) the Army Alpha was designed to measure people's reaction times, while the Army
Beta measured people's reactions to stress. - ANSWER-B) the Army Alpha was
administered to literate recruits, while the Army Beta was administered to illiterate
recruits.
A major distinction between the Stanford-Binet and the Army Alpha test is:
A) the Stanford-Binet was administered to one individual at a time, whereas the Army
Alpha could be administered to large groups.
B) the Stanford-Binet could be administered to large groups of people whereas the
Army Alpha could only be administered to one individual at a time.
C) the Stanford-Binet was developed for assessing individuals' emotional reactions to
stress whereas the Army Alpha tested intelligence.
D) the Stanford-Binet was developed for testing dexterity whereas the Army Alpha was
developed for assessing individuals' emotional reactions to stress. - ANSWER-A) the
Stanford-Binet was administered to one individual at a time, whereas the Army Alpha
could be administered to large groups.
The Hawthorne Studies led to the dramatic discovery that:
A) boring work is directly related to a worker's level of interest.
B) a worker's family situation impacts their level of production.
C)higher productivity can only be achieved by varying worker conditions.
D) workers' attitudes play a role in productivity. - ANSWER-D) workers' attitudes play a
role in productivity.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against all of the following except:
A) race
B) disability
C) religion.
D) gender. - ANSWER-B) disability
Frederick W. Taylor's book on Scientific Management offered:
A) the one best and most efficient way to perform various jobs.
B) assessment centers to recruit and train spies for the U.S. government.
,C) a standardization of airplane cockpits.
D) a systematic approach to understanding differences among subjects' responses to
external stimuli. - ANSWER-A) the one best and most efficient way to perform various
jobs.
"Protected groups," as stated in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, include:
A) race, sexual orientation, color, political ideology.
B) race , age, color, sex, national origin.
C) race, color, religion, sex, national origin.
D) race, color, disability status, sex, religion. - ANSWER-C) race, color, religion, sex,
national origin.
David is a Fine Arts major who will be graduating in a year. He recently became
interested in pursuing a graduate degree in I-O psychology. David should do all of the
following to improve his credentials for admittance to a graduate program except:
A) assume that his credentials are fine since his GRE scores are excellent.
B) become a research assistant to a professor.
C) obtain an internship with a local business in the HR department.
D) enroll in as many I-O psychology classes as he can. - ANSWER-A) assume that his
credentials are fine since his GRE scores are excellent.
The implications of a "global economy" are important to the field I-O psychology
because:
A) systems within a company that train, motivate, and reward employees need to be
compatible with many different cultures.
B) the global economy is allowing countries to exist without economic connections to
other countries.
C) the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA) has put major restrictions on the
movement of goods between countries.
D) the development of the European Union has made relocation more difficult for people
trying to cross the borders of the former Soviet Union. - ANSWER-A) systems within a
company that train, motivate, and reward employees need to be compatible with many
different cultures.
American managers and professionals assigned to work in locations outside of the
United States are referred to as:
A) expatriates
B) legal aliens.
C) immigrants
D) satellite Americans. - ANSWER-A) expatriates
John works for a major investment firm located in the United States. He has recently
been reassigned to the firm's office in Eastern Asia. John will most likely be successful
in his new environment if he:
A) tries to adapt to East Asian culture.
B) maintains a "West vs. the Rest" mentality.
, C) has a low tolerance for novel experiences.
D) maintains his American identity in all situations. - ANSWER-A) tries to adapt to East
Asian culture.
Dr. Duran, an I-O psychologist, has developed a successful theory that directly relates
to an American company based out of Nebraska. Yet when she tries to apply the same
theory to a Russian company, she is unsuccessful. What might this situation most likely
be attributed to?
A) "West versus the Rest" mentality.
B) Self-absorption syndrome.
C) Russian culture is inherently dissimilar from American culture.
D) The original theory was not sound. - ANSWER-A) "West versus the Rest" mentality.
A culture that values the group more than the individual is known as:
A) collectivist.
B) individualist.
C) horizontal
D) vertical - ANSWER-A) collectivist.
John prefers to work alone and to make his own decisions at work, while Jennifer
prefers to consult her work group prior to making any decisions. Jennifer would likely fit
best in which type of culture?
A) individualist
B) collectivist
C) socialist
D) egocentric - ANSWER-B) collectivist
Which of the following of Hofstede's dimensions did Triandis suggest would likely
interact with the horizontal/vertical cultural dimension?
A) long-term versus short-term orientation
B) masculinity/femininity
C) individual/collectivism
D) uncertainty avoidance - ANSWER-C) individual/collectivism
One reason that placing cultures on a collectivist-individualist continuum would be
useful for managers is that it would:
A) enable them to provide effective rewards to people of various cultures.
B) fix the problems that are associated with revery obsession.
C) provide a method for testing large groups of people at one time.
D) provide a method for testing individuals one at a time. - ANSWER-A) enable them to
provide effective rewards to people of various cultures.
All of the following are dimensions included in Hofstede's theory of culture except:
A) individualism/collectivism.
B) uncertainty avoidance.
C) long-term versus short-term orientation.
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Industrial-organizational psychologists are interested in all of the following except:
A) how people's work affects their home life.
B)how culture influences people's perceptions of their working environments.
C)how personality characteristics influence work behavior.
D)how to best diagnose clinical disorders and offer therapy to employees. - ANSWER-
how to best diagnose clinical disorders and offer therapy to employees.
Dr. Duran was asked by company X to develop a selection system for hiring new
employees and to revise the existing performance appraisal system. Dr. Duran was
most likely asked to do this because of her experience in:
A) human factors psychology.
B) personnel psychology.
C) clinical psychology.
D) organizational psychology. - ANSWER-B)personnel psychology.
An organizational psychologist would be most likely concerned with:
A) helping people organize their schedules and daily planners.
B) studying the interaction between humans and technology.
C) understanding the emotional and motivational side of work.
D) interviewing potential employees. - ANSWER-C) understanding the emotional and
motivational side of work.
Company Y has just designed a new checkout counter for a chain of supermarkets. This
new checkout counter will allow the employees to scan and bag groceries more
efficiently. Development of the new checkout counter was most likely done by a(n):
A) personnel psychologist.
B) organizational psychologist.
C) human resources director.
D) human factors psychologist. - ANSWER-D) human factors psychologist.
James McKeen Cattell had a major influence on the emergence of I-O psychology. He
was among the first to realize the importance of studying:
A) American organizations as representative of Japanese organizations.
B) Differences among individuals as a way of predicting their behavior.
C) How organizations treat their employees as related to employee performance.
D) Individual beliefs in understanding the work-family relationship. - ANSWER-B)
Differences among individuals as a way of predicting their behavior.
,The purpose of the time and motion studies was to:
A) increase efficiency.
B) increase productivity.
C) neither a nor b.
D) both a and b. - ANSWER-D) both a and b.
The main distinction between the Army Alpha and the Army Beta is:
A) the Army Alpha was administered to illiterate recruits, while the Army Beta was
administered to literate recruits.
B) the Army Alpha was administered to literate recruits, while the Army Beta was
administered to illiterate recruits.
C) the Army Alpha was designed to measure how people responded to stress, while the
Army Beta measured people's reaction times.
D) the Army Alpha was designed to measure people's reaction times, while the Army
Beta measured people's reactions to stress. - ANSWER-B) the Army Alpha was
administered to literate recruits, while the Army Beta was administered to illiterate
recruits.
A major distinction between the Stanford-Binet and the Army Alpha test is:
A) the Stanford-Binet was administered to one individual at a time, whereas the Army
Alpha could be administered to large groups.
B) the Stanford-Binet could be administered to large groups of people whereas the
Army Alpha could only be administered to one individual at a time.
C) the Stanford-Binet was developed for assessing individuals' emotional reactions to
stress whereas the Army Alpha tested intelligence.
D) the Stanford-Binet was developed for testing dexterity whereas the Army Alpha was
developed for assessing individuals' emotional reactions to stress. - ANSWER-A) the
Stanford-Binet was administered to one individual at a time, whereas the Army Alpha
could be administered to large groups.
The Hawthorne Studies led to the dramatic discovery that:
A) boring work is directly related to a worker's level of interest.
B) a worker's family situation impacts their level of production.
C)higher productivity can only be achieved by varying worker conditions.
D) workers' attitudes play a role in productivity. - ANSWER-D) workers' attitudes play a
role in productivity.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against all of the following except:
A) race
B) disability
C) religion.
D) gender. - ANSWER-B) disability
Frederick W. Taylor's book on Scientific Management offered:
A) the one best and most efficient way to perform various jobs.
B) assessment centers to recruit and train spies for the U.S. government.
,C) a standardization of airplane cockpits.
D) a systematic approach to understanding differences among subjects' responses to
external stimuli. - ANSWER-A) the one best and most efficient way to perform various
jobs.
"Protected groups," as stated in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, include:
A) race, sexual orientation, color, political ideology.
B) race , age, color, sex, national origin.
C) race, color, religion, sex, national origin.
D) race, color, disability status, sex, religion. - ANSWER-C) race, color, religion, sex,
national origin.
David is a Fine Arts major who will be graduating in a year. He recently became
interested in pursuing a graduate degree in I-O psychology. David should do all of the
following to improve his credentials for admittance to a graduate program except:
A) assume that his credentials are fine since his GRE scores are excellent.
B) become a research assistant to a professor.
C) obtain an internship with a local business in the HR department.
D) enroll in as many I-O psychology classes as he can. - ANSWER-A) assume that his
credentials are fine since his GRE scores are excellent.
The implications of a "global economy" are important to the field I-O psychology
because:
A) systems within a company that train, motivate, and reward employees need to be
compatible with many different cultures.
B) the global economy is allowing countries to exist without economic connections to
other countries.
C) the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA) has put major restrictions on the
movement of goods between countries.
D) the development of the European Union has made relocation more difficult for people
trying to cross the borders of the former Soviet Union. - ANSWER-A) systems within a
company that train, motivate, and reward employees need to be compatible with many
different cultures.
American managers and professionals assigned to work in locations outside of the
United States are referred to as:
A) expatriates
B) legal aliens.
C) immigrants
D) satellite Americans. - ANSWER-A) expatriates
John works for a major investment firm located in the United States. He has recently
been reassigned to the firm's office in Eastern Asia. John will most likely be successful
in his new environment if he:
A) tries to adapt to East Asian culture.
B) maintains a "West vs. the Rest" mentality.
, C) has a low tolerance for novel experiences.
D) maintains his American identity in all situations. - ANSWER-A) tries to adapt to East
Asian culture.
Dr. Duran, an I-O psychologist, has developed a successful theory that directly relates
to an American company based out of Nebraska. Yet when she tries to apply the same
theory to a Russian company, she is unsuccessful. What might this situation most likely
be attributed to?
A) "West versus the Rest" mentality.
B) Self-absorption syndrome.
C) Russian culture is inherently dissimilar from American culture.
D) The original theory was not sound. - ANSWER-A) "West versus the Rest" mentality.
A culture that values the group more than the individual is known as:
A) collectivist.
B) individualist.
C) horizontal
D) vertical - ANSWER-A) collectivist.
John prefers to work alone and to make his own decisions at work, while Jennifer
prefers to consult her work group prior to making any decisions. Jennifer would likely fit
best in which type of culture?
A) individualist
B) collectivist
C) socialist
D) egocentric - ANSWER-B) collectivist
Which of the following of Hofstede's dimensions did Triandis suggest would likely
interact with the horizontal/vertical cultural dimension?
A) long-term versus short-term orientation
B) masculinity/femininity
C) individual/collectivism
D) uncertainty avoidance - ANSWER-C) individual/collectivism
One reason that placing cultures on a collectivist-individualist continuum would be
useful for managers is that it would:
A) enable them to provide effective rewards to people of various cultures.
B) fix the problems that are associated with revery obsession.
C) provide a method for testing large groups of people at one time.
D) provide a method for testing individuals one at a time. - ANSWER-A) enable them to
provide effective rewards to people of various cultures.
All of the following are dimensions included in Hofstede's theory of culture except:
A) individualism/collectivism.
B) uncertainty avoidance.
C) long-term versus short-term orientation.
