PSY 201 Industrial/Organizational
Psychology Exam Questions &
Answers
Ch 1- Justin is a practicing Industrial psychologist. He is most likely to be found
engaging inn which of the following activities? - ANS-Designing employee selection
systems and training programs
1- I/S psychologists attempts to change organizations so that they are healthier places
for people to work, even if the effectiveness of the organization is not boosted. - ANS-
True
1- The division of I/O psychology that emphasizes a management perspective of
organizational efficiency through the appropriate use of human resources is - ANS-
Industrial Psychology
1- Which of the following is NOT true of research in I/O psychology? - ANS-Research
that meets minimum standards is automatically published because of the importance of
having as much information as possible to the field.
1- The first I/O PH.D. was awarded to - ANS-Bruce V. Moore
1- Becky has finally finished her degree in I/O psychology! What are the three most
common settings in which she would most likely to work? - ANS-consulting, private
company, university
1- Which of the following areas are you least likely to study while in graduate school in
I/O psychology? - ANS-Treatment of psychological disorders
Chapter 2 - Research Methods in I/O Psychology - ANS-
2- The same physical location can be the setting for either a field of a laboratory study.
The phenomenon being studied is what differentiates the two. - ANS-True
2- Which of the following research projects is performed in a field setting? - ANS-You go
into a fast food restaurant and give the employees a questionnaire to study the effects
of pay on job performance.
2- To draw casual conclusions about a research question, one should use: - ANS-
experimental research designs
, 2- Which of the following is true? - ANS-Generalizing is a concern with both laboratory
and field research.
2- 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? - ANS-Ability
2- The most critical aspects of a research study are - ANS-the research question and
hypothesis
Generalizability of results refers to the concept that the conclusions of a study can be
extended to other - ANS-All of the above
Groups of people; Organizations; Settings
2- You want to know whether group size influences the success of employee training.
Rather than do a new study you find 20 previous studies of this question and statistically
combine their results. What is this analysis called? - ANS-meta-analysis
2- As an I/O research psychologist you chose the subjects of your investigation through
a nonsystematic method; you have used which of the following methods? - ANS-
random selection
2- As a research psychologist you conduct a study that examines the effect of offering a
benefit package on job satisfaction. In this study a group of new employees is offered a
benefits package; another group is not. Which is the control group? - ANS-The group
not receiving the benefits package is the control group
2- When the outcome of an inferential statistical test is said to have statistical
significance we would conclude that the observed results are most likely due to - ANS-
(Not Probability)
2- You are interested in learning about work factors that cause employee stress, so you
watch employees in their organizational setting perform their jobs for a few days. The
employees are not aware that they are being studied. What type of research design
have you used? - ANS-Unobtrusive observational design
2- You conduct a study to determine if employee attitudes differ as a function of gender
(male vs. female) and company size (small vs. large). What statistical technique should
you use to analyze these data? - ANS-factorial ANOVA
2- You want to study the effects of training on performance. Because you must get
permission to train people, you ask for volunteers. You train half the volunteers, and
then measure the performance of both trained and untrained volunteers. You have used
- ANS-Random assignment but not random selection
Psychology Exam Questions &
Answers
Ch 1- Justin is a practicing Industrial psychologist. He is most likely to be found
engaging inn which of the following activities? - ANS-Designing employee selection
systems and training programs
1- I/S psychologists attempts to change organizations so that they are healthier places
for people to work, even if the effectiveness of the organization is not boosted. - ANS-
True
1- The division of I/O psychology that emphasizes a management perspective of
organizational efficiency through the appropriate use of human resources is - ANS-
Industrial Psychology
1- Which of the following is NOT true of research in I/O psychology? - ANS-Research
that meets minimum standards is automatically published because of the importance of
having as much information as possible to the field.
1- The first I/O PH.D. was awarded to - ANS-Bruce V. Moore
1- Becky has finally finished her degree in I/O psychology! What are the three most
common settings in which she would most likely to work? - ANS-consulting, private
company, university
1- Which of the following areas are you least likely to study while in graduate school in
I/O psychology? - ANS-Treatment of psychological disorders
Chapter 2 - Research Methods in I/O Psychology - ANS-
2- The same physical location can be the setting for either a field of a laboratory study.
The phenomenon being studied is what differentiates the two. - ANS-True
2- Which of the following research projects is performed in a field setting? - ANS-You go
into a fast food restaurant and give the employees a questionnaire to study the effects
of pay on job performance.
2- To draw casual conclusions about a research question, one should use: - ANS-
experimental research designs
, 2- Which of the following is true? - ANS-Generalizing is a concern with both laboratory
and field research.
2- 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? - ANS-Ability
2- The most critical aspects of a research study are - ANS-the research question and
hypothesis
Generalizability of results refers to the concept that the conclusions of a study can be
extended to other - ANS-All of the above
Groups of people; Organizations; Settings
2- You want to know whether group size influences the success of employee training.
Rather than do a new study you find 20 previous studies of this question and statistically
combine their results. What is this analysis called? - ANS-meta-analysis
2- As an I/O research psychologist you chose the subjects of your investigation through
a nonsystematic method; you have used which of the following methods? - ANS-
random selection
2- As a research psychologist you conduct a study that examines the effect of offering a
benefit package on job satisfaction. In this study a group of new employees is offered a
benefits package; another group is not. Which is the control group? - ANS-The group
not receiving the benefits package is the control group
2- When the outcome of an inferential statistical test is said to have statistical
significance we would conclude that the observed results are most likely due to - ANS-
(Not Probability)
2- You are interested in learning about work factors that cause employee stress, so you
watch employees in their organizational setting perform their jobs for a few days. The
employees are not aware that they are being studied. What type of research design
have you used? - ANS-Unobtrusive observational design
2- You conduct a study to determine if employee attitudes differ as a function of gender
(male vs. female) and company size (small vs. large). What statistical technique should
you use to analyze these data? - ANS-factorial ANOVA
2- You want to study the effects of training on performance. Because you must get
permission to train people, you ask for volunteers. You train half the volunteers, and
then measure the performance of both trained and untrained volunteers. You have used
- ANS-Random assignment but not random selection
