INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY 622 MCQ’S

INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY 622 MCQ’S TOPIC 1 1. Which of these four statements about self-report measures of attitude are correct? A. Self-report measures can be affected by people’s desire to state socially desirable attitudes. B. Contemporary research uses self-report methods when there is a question over people’s ability to rate their attitudes accurately. C. Self-report measures have predicted a variety of relevant behaviours in past research. D. Measures that have been designed to elicit attitudes without relying on self-reports still rely on overt behaviours towards the attitude object. a) A & D b) A & C c) B & C d) C & D ANSWER: B 2. The three-component model of attitude formation includes: a) Cognitions, beliefs, thoughts b) Positive, negative, indifferent c) Beliefs, truths and errors d) Cognitions, emotions and behaviours e) Behaviours, intentions, emotions ANSWER: D 3. Which of the following definitions of important terms within the behavioural component of attitude structure is INCORRECT? a) Counter-attitudinal advocacy involves presenting an attitude or opinion, within a role-play context, which opposes the person’s initial attitude. b) Cognitive dissonance theory describes how people may feel an aversive tension when their behaviour is inconsistent with their attitude, and in order to reduce their discomfort, will change their behaviour to be consistent with their attitude. c) Self-perception theory indicates that people may guess their own attitude from their behaviour towards the attitude object, particularly when they can see no external reasons for the behaviour. d) Self-perception processes occur when people perform a behaviour that strongly contradicts their initial attitude. ANSWER: D 4. Research by Fishbein and Ajzen has indicated that in order to demonstrate strong links between attitudes and behaviours, an assessment of several behaviours relevant to the attitude being measured is necessary. This type of assessment is referred to as the ____________. a) Multiple-act criterion b) Multi-behaviour criterion c) Multi-attitude assessment d) Attitude-behaviour consistency e) None of the above ANSWER: A 5. According to Ajzen’s (1975) theory of planned behaviour, behavioural intentions are influenced by: The objective norms regarding the behaviour. The attitude towards the behaviour. Perceived control over performance of the behaviour. All of the above. a) 1 & 2 b) 2 & 3 c) 1 & 3 d) 4