Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 16
Question type: Multiple Choice
1) psychology is concerned with the development and application of scientific principles
to the workplace.
a) Industrial
b) Organizational
c) Industrial/Organizational
d) Business
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Organizational psychology focuses on .
a) personnel issues
b) job design
c) a management perspective
d) the employee within the social context of the workplace
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
3) Industrial psychology emphasizes .
a) the employee within the social context of the workplace
,b) leadership and power
c) worker motivation and satisfactions
d) a management perspective
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) If you were interested in solving problems in the workplace, you might enjoy a career as a(n)
psychologist.
a) applied/social
b) social/environmental
c) industrial/organizational
d) clinical/counseling
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
5) Which of the following is an area of focus for I/O psychologists?
a) pay scales, hiring, location assignment
b) vacation locations and retirement options for workers
c) recruitment, testing, training, and evaluation of workers
d)
,Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
6) Which of the following statements best describes the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology?
a) It is a field that does basic research on the skills (memory, perception, etc.) needed for most jobs.
b) It is an applied field of psychology concerned with the development and application of scientific
principles to the workplace.
c) It is a field dedicated to helping underprivileged countries develop lucrative industries.
d) It is a field that is confined to performing applied research on labor-management issues.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
7) The first major figure in I/O psychology was Walter Dill Scott, who proposed that
psychological principles could be applied to the field of .
, a) industry
b) advertising
c) government
d) engineering
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.2: Identify the three key founding figures in I/O psychology and their
contributions.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
***8) Which of the following was a suggestion of Walter Dill Scott for market improvement?
a)
the strategies of only small independently owne companies
b) discouraging competition among companies with similar goods and services
c) building loyalty between producers and suppliers
d) maintaining production of general rather than specialized products
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.2: Identify the three key founding figures in I/O psychology and their
contributions.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
9) Which of the following is (are) one of Frederick W. Taylor’s principles for increasing
organizational efficiency and profitability?
a) design the work situation to increase worker output
b) imitate strategies of successful companies
c) build competition between managers and workers
d) building loyalty between producers and suppliers
Answer: a
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 16
Question type: Multiple Choice
1) psychology is concerned with the development and application of scientific principles
to the workplace.
a) Industrial
b) Organizational
c) Industrial/Organizational
d) Business
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) Organizational psychology focuses on .
a) personnel issues
b) job design
c) a management perspective
d) the employee within the social context of the workplace
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
3) Industrial psychology emphasizes .
a) the employee within the social context of the workplace
,b) leadership and power
c) worker motivation and satisfactions
d) a management perspective
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
4) If you were interested in solving problems in the workplace, you might enjoy a career as a(n)
psychologist.
a) applied/social
b) social/environmental
c) industrial/organizational
d) clinical/counseling
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
5) Which of the following is an area of focus for I/O psychologists?
a) pay scales, hiring, location assignment
b) vacation locations and retirement options for workers
c) recruitment, testing, training, and evaluation of workers
d)
,Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
6) Which of the following statements best describes the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology?
a) It is a field that does basic research on the skills (memory, perception, etc.) needed for most jobs.
b) It is an applied field of psychology concerned with the development and application of scientific
principles to the workplace.
c) It is a field dedicated to helping underprivileged countries develop lucrative industries.
d) It is a field that is confined to performing applied research on labor-management issues.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.1: Define industrial/organizational psychology.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
7) The first major figure in I/O psychology was Walter Dill Scott, who proposed that
psychological principles could be applied to the field of .
, a) industry
b) advertising
c) government
d) engineering
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.2: Identify the three key founding figures in I/O psychology and their
contributions.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
***8) Which of the following was a suggestion of Walter Dill Scott for market improvement?
a)
the strategies of only small independently owne companies
b) discouraging competition among companies with similar goods and services
c) building loyalty between producers and suppliers
d) maintaining production of general rather than specialized products
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Introducing I/O Psychology
Learning Objective 16: 1.2: Identify the three key founding figures in I/O psychology and their
contributions.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
9) Which of the following is (are) one of Frederick W. Taylor’s principles for increasing
organizational efficiency and profitability?
a) design the work situation to increase worker output
b) imitate strategies of successful companies
c) build competition between managers and workers
d) building loyalty between producers and suppliers
Answer: a
