Exam 15: Measurement and Statistical Methods

The step in assessing an organization's training needs in which the company's goals are examined and problems are identified is the ________ analysis step.

A sense of fairness in the workplace is known as ________.

Edson constantly tells offensively sexist jokes in front of the women with whom he works. He also teases them about their clothing and their bodies, and keeps pictures of nude centerfolds posted in his office. His behavior is an example of sexual harassment in a(n) ________.

Each of the following is a reason that team-based approaches have been gaining in popularity in recent years except ________.

People who score high on a test of conscientiousness turn out to be better workers than those who score low on the test. This test can be said to have high ________.

Generally, evaluations based on ________ are least prone to error.

Conscientiousness is a valid predictor of job performance ________.

The step in assessing an organization's training needs in which the job duties that can be addressed through training are identified and the KSAOs required to perform those tasks successfully are examined, is the ________ analysis step.

When workers are paid according to their performance, their sense of autonomy is ________ and their sense of control over their work is ________.

Devon is a psychologist studying how lighting and temperature affects worker productivity at a local manufacturing plant. He is also interested in how management policies affect employee morale and retention. He is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

The theory that work behavior that is followed by positive outcomes will be maintained and repeated is ________ theory.

A sweeping set of laws and regulations aimed at protecting the rights of people who had, because they were members of certain racial, ethnic, or religious groups, experienced discrimination, is the ________.

Title ________ expressly prohibits discrimination against employees because of their membership in certain named protected classes.

Cleo is a psychologist studying the various jobs in a local corporation to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform them. She is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

Job ________ is determined by the degree to which employees feel their expectations about their jobs are met.

Which of the following selection methods has the highest predictive validity?

A method of conducting a job analysis that involves identifying the procedures and processes that workers use in the performance of the job and how the worker performs the job's tasks is a ________.

Professionals working in the subfield of ________ psychology are involved with managing human resources in organizations.