Question 1

The characteristic influential in job satisfaction that represents the complexity and challenge of a job is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) job variety. 
B) GNS. 
C) scope. 
D) MPS. 
A) job variety. 
B) GNS. 
C) scope. 
D) MPS. C

Question 2

Research into the relationship between age and job satisfaction across countries has demonstrated

Accepted Answer

A) a curvilinear relationship between age and job satisfaction,with those between 26 and 31 being least satisfied. 
B) a linear increase in job satisfaction with those closest to retirement being most satisfied. 
C) no relationship between age and job satisfaction. 
D) a negative correlation,with those closest to retirement being the least satisfied with their jobs. 
A) a curvilinear relationship between age and job satisfaction,with those between 26 and 31 being least satisfied. 
B) a linear increase in job satisfaction with those closest to retirement being most satisfied. 
C) no relationship between age and job satisfaction. 
D) a negative correlation,with those closest to retirement being the least satisfied with their jobs. A

Question 3

Much commitment research has focused on the relationship between organizational commitment and __________.

Accepted Answer

A) turnover 
B) employee health 
C) stress 
D) negative affectivity 
A) turnover 
B) employee health 
C) stress 
D) negative affectivity A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an environmental antecedent of job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A) justice 
B) pay 
C) locus of control 
D) job characteristics 
A) justice 
B) pay 
C) locus of control 
D) job characteristics

Question 5

Which of the following jobs would most likely be highest in task significance?

Accepted Answer

A) Truck driver 
B) Paramedic 
C) Assembly line worker 
D) Cashier 
A) Truck driver 
B) Paramedic 
C) Assembly line worker 
D) Cashier

Question 6

______________ refers to the nature of job tasks themselves and how people feel about the work they do.

Accepted Answer

A) Job satisfaction 
B) Intrinsic satisfaction 
C) Extrinsic satisfaction 
D) Job commitment 
A) Job satisfaction 
B) Intrinsic satisfaction 
C) Extrinsic satisfaction 
D) Job commitment

Question 7

Which assessment inventory does NOT measure job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A) Myers Brigs Type Indicator (MBTI) 
B) Job Descriptive Index (JDI) 
C) Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) 
D) Job in General Scale (JIG) 
A) Myers Brigs Type Indicator (MBTI) 
B) Job Descriptive Index (JDI) 
C) Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) 
D) Job in General Scale (JIG)

Question 8

Global satisfaction can be assessed by summing individual facet scores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the relation between job satisfaction and gender and age is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Job satisfaction tends to be higher among men than women,and increases with age. 
B) Job satisfaction tends to be higher among men than women,but is unrelated to age. 
C) Job satisfaction is unrelated to gender,and tends to increase with age. 
D) Job satisfaction tends to be higher among women than men,and is unrelated to age. 
A) Job satisfaction tends to be higher among men than women,and increases with age. 
B) Job satisfaction tends to be higher among men than women,but is unrelated to age. 
C) Job satisfaction is unrelated to gender,and tends to increase with age. 
D) Job satisfaction tends to be higher among women than men,and is unrelated to age.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about pay satisfaction is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Pay satisfaction has a larger correlation with distributive justice than procedural justice. 
B) Pay satisfaction is affected by how an individual's salary compares to people in general rather than to others in the same job. 
C) Pay is associated more strongly with global satisfaction than pay satisfaction. 
D) Pay satisfaction is largely determined by individual personality. 
A) Pay satisfaction has a larger correlation with distributive justice than procedural justice. 
B) Pay satisfaction is affected by how an individual's salary compares to people in general rather than to others in the same job. 
C) Pay is associated more strongly with global satisfaction than pay satisfaction. 
D) Pay satisfaction is largely determined by individual personality.

Question 11

Job scope is affected by

Accepted Answer

A) skill variety. 
B) task significance. 
C) job feedback. 
D) All of the above 
A) skill variety. 
B) task significance. 
C) job feedback. 
D) All of the above

Question 12

Robin is very dissatisfied with her job and it is affecting her life at home.Which hypothesis does this scenario describe?

Accepted Answer

A) Spillover hypothesis 
B) Compensation hypothesis. 
C) Segmentation hypothesis. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Spillover hypothesis 
B) Compensation hypothesis. 
C) Segmentation hypothesis. 
D) None of the above.

Question 13

Mowday,Steers,and Porter (1979)suggest that organizational commitment is comprised of three components.Which of the following is NOT included?

Accepted Answer

A) An acceptance of the organization's goals 
B) A willingness to work hard for the organization 
C) The desire to stay with the organization 
D) A refusal to acknowledge any negative aspects of the organization 
A) An acceptance of the organization's goals 
B) A willingness to work hard for the organization 
C) The desire to stay with the organization 
D) A refusal to acknowledge any negative aspects of the organization

Question 14

Which facet measure of job satisfaction measures only five facets?

Accepted Answer

A) Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) 
B) Job Descriptive Index (JDI) 
C) Job in General (JIG) 
D) Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) 
A) Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) 
B) Job Descriptive Index (JDI) 
C) Job in General (JIG) 
D) Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS)

Question 15

Research has shown that the relationship between job satisfaction and absence is not a very strong one.It has been suggested that this may be because

Accepted Answer

A) job satisfaction and absenteeism are truly not related. 
B) those individuals who are truly dissatisfied with their jobs will usually quit rather be absent a lot. 
C) absence from work results from many other factors other than low job satisfaction. 
D) psychologists have not developed a valid measure of job satisfaction. 
A) job satisfaction and absenteeism are truly not related. 
B) those individuals who are truly dissatisfied with their jobs will usually quit rather be absent a lot. 
C) absence from work results from many other factors other than low job satisfaction. 
D) psychologists have not developed a valid measure of job satisfaction.

Question 16

What is the biggest limitation to the JDI?

Accepted Answer

A) It only has 3 facets. 
B) It only has 5 facets. 
C) It only has 20 facets. 
D) It only has 72 facets. 
A) It only has 3 facets. 
B) It only has 5 facets. 
C) It only has 20 facets. 
D) It only has 72 facets.

Question 17

Many companies require their employees to express positive emotions when dealing with customers.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) emotional exhaustion. 
B) emotional labor. 
C) emotional dissonance. 
D) positive affectivity 
A) emotional exhaustion. 
B) emotional labor. 
C) emotional dissonance. 
D) positive affectivity

Question 18

Which hypothesis or hypotheses about the relation between life satisfaction and job satisfaction has received the most empirical support?

Accepted Answer

A) The spillover hypothesis 
B) The compensation hypothesis 
C) The segmentation hypothesis 
D) The compensation and segmentation hypothesis have both received strong support. 
A) The spillover hypothesis 
B) The compensation hypothesis 
C) The segmentation hypothesis 
D) The compensation and segmentation hypothesis have both received strong support.

Question 19

Job conditions and whether or not expectations are met are most likely to affect which type of organizational commitment?

Accepted Answer

A) affective 
B) continuance 
C) normative 
D) behavioral 
A) affective 
B) continuance 
C) normative 
D) behavioral

Question 20

Carol is satisfied with her job as a professor because she enjoys learning and communicating information to others,and professors spend their time learning and teaching.This illustrates which model of job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A) Environment 
B) Personality 
C) Fit 
D) Selection 
A) Environment 
B) Personality 
C) Fit 
D) Selection

The characteristic influential in job satisfaction that represents the complexity and challenge of a job is known as:

Research into the relationship between age and job satisfaction across countries has demonstrated

Much commitment research has focused on the relationship between organizational commitment and __________.

Which of the following is NOT an environmental antecedent of job satisfaction?

Which of the following jobs would most likely be highest in task significance?

______________ refers to the nature of job tasks themselves and how people feel about the work they do.

Which assessment inventory does NOT measure job satisfaction?

Global satisfaction can be assessed by summing individual facet scores.

Which of the following statements about the relation between job satisfaction and gender and age is correct?

Which of the following statements about pay satisfaction is TRUE?

Job scope is affected by

Robin is very dissatisfied with her job and it is affecting her life at home.Which hypothesis does this scenario describe?

Mowday,Steers,and Porter (1979)suggest that organizational commitment is comprised of three components.Which of the following is NOT included?

Which facet measure of job satisfaction measures only five facets?

Research has shown that the relationship between job satisfaction and absence is not a very strong one.It has been suggested that this may be because

What is the biggest limitation to the JDI?

Many companies require their employees to express positive emotions when dealing with customers.This is known as

Which hypothesis or hypotheses about the relation between life satisfaction and job satisfaction has received the most empirical support?

Job conditions and whether or not expectations are met are most likely to affect which type of organizational commitment?

Carol is satisfied with her job as a professor because she enjoys learning and communicating information to others,and professors spend their time learning and teaching.This illustrates which model of job satisfaction?

Introduction

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Training

Theories of Employee Motivation

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

Organizational Development and Theory

Filters

Exam 9: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

The characteristic influential in job satisfaction that represents the complexity and challenge of a job is known as:

Research into the relationship between age and job satisfaction across countries has demonstrated

Much commitment research has focused on the relationship between organizational commitment and __________.

Which of the following is NOT an environmental antecedent of job satisfaction?

Which of the following jobs would most likely be highest in task significance?

______________ refers to the nature of job tasks themselves and how people feel about the work they do.

Which assessment inventory does NOT measure job satisfaction?

Global satisfaction can be assessed by summing individual facet scores.

Which of the following statements about the relation between job satisfaction and gender and age is correct?

Which of the following statements about pay satisfaction is TRUE?

Job scope is affected by

Robin is very dissatisfied with her job and it is affecting her life at home.Which hypothesis does this scenario describe?

Mowday,Steers,and Porter (1979)suggest that organizational commitment is comprised of three components.Which of the following is NOT included?

Which facet measure of job satisfaction measures only five facets?

Research has shown that the relationship between job satisfaction and absence is not a very strong one.It has been suggested that this may be because

What is the biggest limitation to the JDI?

Many companies require their employees to express positive emotions when dealing with customers.This is known as

Which hypothesis or hypotheses about the relation between life satisfaction and job satisfaction has received the most empirical support?

Job conditions and whether or not expectations are met are most likely to affect which type of organizational commitment?

Carol is satisfied with her job as a professor because she enjoys learning and communicating information to others,and professors spend their time learning and teaching.This illustrates which model of job satisfaction?

Introduction

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Training

Theories of Employee Motivation

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

Organizational Development and Theory

Filters