Psych 355 Quiz 1 Ch. 1 & 2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Researchers at IBM think that employees who get to choose their own working hours will be more
satisfied than those who do not. To test this idea, IBM employees at the Dallas facility are told that they
can chose their own hours. Six months later, the satisfaction level of employees in the Dallas facility is
compared to employees in the Knoxville facility. The employees in the Knoxville facility are considered
the: - CORRECT ANSWER control group
A job analysis is typically conducted by: - CORRECT ANSWER The human resource department
Utlimately, the best job for Sean (the main character in our first movie - The One Week Job Project) was
_________. - CORRECT ANSWER motivational speaker
Job analysis can serve as a foundation for: - CORRECT ANSWER all of these and more
_______ is the process of determining a job's worth. - CORRECT ANSWER Job evaluation
According to the PAQ video clip shown in class, and your text, which of the following is NOT a major
advantage of the PAQ over other job analysis techniques? - CORRECT ANSWER unique job
profiles
The major point of the short CNN video clip on equal pay for men and women was _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER women often enter jobs men don't want and that is why they make less
Once task statements have been written, the next step is to: - CORRECT ANSWER rate the task
statements
A researcher finds a strong correlation between job satisfaction and performance. What can he conclude
from this correlation? - CORRECT ANSWER Satisfaction and performance are related
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Researchers at IBM think that employees who get to choose their own working hours will be more
satisfied than those who do not. To test this idea, IBM employees at the Dallas facility are told that they
can chose their own hours. Six months later, the satisfaction level of employees in the Dallas facility is
compared to employees in the Knoxville facility. The employees in the Knoxville facility are considered
the: - CORRECT ANSWER control group
A job analysis is typically conducted by: - CORRECT ANSWER The human resource department
Utlimately, the best job for Sean (the main character in our first movie - The One Week Job Project) was
_________. - CORRECT ANSWER motivational speaker
Job analysis can serve as a foundation for: - CORRECT ANSWER all of these and more
_______ is the process of determining a job's worth. - CORRECT ANSWER Job evaluation
According to the PAQ video clip shown in class, and your text, which of the following is NOT a major
advantage of the PAQ over other job analysis techniques? - CORRECT ANSWER unique job
profiles
The major point of the short CNN video clip on equal pay for men and women was _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER women often enter jobs men don't want and that is why they make less
Once task statements have been written, the next step is to: - CORRECT ANSWER rate the task
statements
A researcher finds a strong correlation between job satisfaction and performance. What can he conclude
from this correlation? - CORRECT ANSWER Satisfaction and performance are related
