Question 1

Research has suggested that job satisfaction

Accepted Answer

A) is always determined by the characteristics of the job. 
B) is unrelated to other feelings we have about our jobs. 
C) is unrelated to general life satisfaction. 
D) may have a genetic component. 
A) is always determined by the characteristics of the job. 
B) is unrelated to other feelings we have about our jobs. 
C) is unrelated to general life satisfaction. 
D) may have a genetic component.

Question 2

I have worked for Cyber tech for a long time,I feel obligated to the company and feel that I should spend the rest of my career there.I am demonstrating what kind of organizational commitment?

Accepted Answer

A) Continuance 
B) Normative 
C) Affective 
D) Positive affectivity 
A) Continuance 
B) Normative 
C) Affective 
D) Positive affectivity

Question 3

A carpenter who completes a finished desk from raw wood would be rated high on:

Accepted Answer

A) task identity 
B) job feedback 
C) collectivism 
D) task significance 
A) task identity 
B) job feedback 
C) collectivism 
D) task significance

Question 4

Individuals who tend to respond to their jobs negatively and be dissatisfied with them would most likely score highly in which of the following personality traits?

Accepted Answer

A) Internal Locus of Control 
B) External Locus of Control 
C) Negative affectivity 
D) Positive affectivity 
A) Internal Locus of Control 
B) External Locus of Control 
C) Negative affectivity 
D) Positive affectivity

Question 5

Which of the following job characteristics addresses whether an employee does an entire job or a piece of a job?

Accepted Answer

A) task identity 
B) job feedback 
C) skill variety 
D) task significance 
A) task identity 
B) job feedback 
C) skill variety 
D) task significance

Question 6

Bruce has a dissatisfying job,so he seeks satisfaction with his family 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 7

Jim is an independent worker who prefers autonomous tasks; however his current boss is a "hands on,team oriented" manager and is always "helping" Jim with his tasks.I/O psychologists would argue that Jim's job satisfaction would be low because of

Accepted Answer

A) his inability to complete the needed tasks on the job. 
B) his poor self-esteem. 
C) poor person-job fit. 
D) negative affectivity 
A) his inability to complete the needed tasks on the job. 
B) his poor self-esteem. 
C) poor person-job fit. 
D) negative affectivity

Question 8

Which of the following is a component of organizational commitment?

Accepted Answer

A) Job congruence 
B) Acceptance of organizational values and goals 
C) Locus of control 
D) Negative affectivity 
A) Job congruence 
B) Acceptance of organizational values and goals 
C) Locus of control 
D) Negative affectivity

Question 9

Research on the relationship between job satisfaction and performance has shown that:

Accepted Answer

A) The average correlation between job satisfaction and performance is strong and positive (>.50). 
B) People who like their jobs perform no better than people who don't like their jobs. 
C) Employees who perform well are more satisfied because they receive rewards for their performance. 
D) People who like their jobs perform worse than people who don't like their jobs. 
A) The average correlation between job satisfaction and performance is strong and positive (>.50). 
B) People who like their jobs perform no better than people who don't like their jobs. 
C) Employees who perform well are more satisfied because they receive rewards for their performance. 
D) People who like their jobs perform worse than people who don't like their jobs.

Question 10

The major weakness of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI)is that

Accepted Answer

A) it was not carefully developed. 
B) it has not been validated. 
C) it includes so many facets that it is difficult to make sense of the results. 
D) it includes only five facets. 
A) it was not carefully developed. 
B) it has not been validated. 
C) it includes so many facets that it is difficult to make sense of the results. 
D) it includes only five facets.

Question 11

Organizational commitment is most strongly related to

Accepted Answer

A) turnover. 
B) job satisfaction. 
C) absenteeism. 
D) gender. 
A) turnover. 
B) job satisfaction. 
C) absenteeism. 
D) gender.

Question 12

Which of the following measures global job satisfaction but does not measure facets of job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

________ commitment is associated with better job performance,whereas _______ commitment is associated with lower performance.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which job satisfaction scale measures intrinsic and extrinsic 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 15

Americans were most satisfied with which of the following features of their jobs?

Accepted Answer

A) pay 
B) co-workers 
C) security 
D) promotional opportunities 
A) pay 
B) co-workers 
C) security 
D) promotional opportunities

Question 16

Which of the following dimensions is measured by the Job Descriptive Index (JDI)?

Accepted Answer

A) Supervision 
B) Autonomy 
C) Security 
D) Recognition 
A) Supervision 
B) Autonomy 
C) Security 
D) Recognition

Question 17

Repairing a car and writing a paper differ the most on what job characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) task identity 
B) job feedback 
C) skill variety 
D) task significance 
A) task identity 
B) job feedback 
C) skill variety 
D) task significance

Question 18

According to the organizational commitment theory proposed by Mowday et al.what reason(s)would keep you with an organization?

Accepted Answer

A) An acceptance of the organization's goals 
B) A willingness to work hard for the organization 
C) The desire to say with the organization 
D) All of the above 
A) An acceptance of the organization's goals 
B) A willingness to work hard for the organization 
C) The desire to say with the organization 
D) All of the above

Question 19

_________ commitment refers to commitment to one's occupation.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Barbara is convinced that she is the "mistress of her fate," and that she alone controls her success or failure.This point of view is often held by people who are high in

Accepted Answer

A) negative affectivity. 
B) internal locus of control. 
C) external locus of control. 
D) collectivism. 
A) negative affectivity. 
B) internal locus of control. 
C) external locus of control. 
D) collectivism.

Research has suggested that job satisfaction

I have worked for Cyber tech for a long time,I feel obligated to the company and feel that I should spend the rest of my career there.I am demonstrating what kind of organizational commitment?

A carpenter who completes a finished desk from raw wood would be rated high on:

Individuals who tend to respond to their jobs negatively and be dissatisfied with them would most likely score highly in which of the following personality traits?

Which of the following job characteristics addresses whether an employee does an entire job or a piece of a job?

Bruce has a dissatisfying job,so he seeks satisfaction with his family at home.Which hypothesis does this scenario describe?

Jim is an independent worker who prefers autonomous tasks; however his current boss is a "hands on,team oriented" manager and is always "helping" Jim with his tasks.I/O psychologists would argue that Jim's job satisfaction would be low because of

Which of the following is a component of organizational commitment?

Research on the relationship between job satisfaction and performance has shown that:

The major weakness of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI)is that

Organizational commitment is most strongly related to

Which of the following measures global job satisfaction but does not measure facets of job satisfaction?

__ commitment is associated with better job performance,whereas _ commitment is associated with lower performance.

Which job satisfaction scale measures intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction?

Americans were most satisfied with which of the following features of their jobs?

Which of the following dimensions is measured by the Job Descriptive Index (JDI)?

Repairing a car and writing a paper differ the most on what job characteristic?

According to the organizational commitment theory proposed by Mowday et al.what reason(s)would keep you with an organization?

_________ commitment refers to commitment to one's occupation.

Barbara is convinced that she is the "mistress of her fate," and that she alone controls her success or failure.This point of view is often held by people who are high in

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

Research has suggested that job satisfaction

I have worked for Cyber tech for a long time,I feel obligated to the company and feel that I should spend the rest of my career there.I am demonstrating what kind of organizational commitment?

A carpenter who completes a finished desk from raw wood would be rated high on:

Individuals who tend to respond to their jobs negatively and be dissatisfied with them would most likely score highly in which of the following personality traits?

Which of the following job characteristics addresses whether an employee does an entire job or a piece of a job?

Bruce has a dissatisfying job,so he seeks satisfaction with his family at home.Which hypothesis does this scenario describe?

Jim is an independent worker who prefers autonomous tasks; however his current boss is a "hands on,team oriented" manager and is always "helping" Jim with his tasks.I/O psychologists would argue that Jim's job satisfaction would be low because of

Which of the following is a component of organizational commitment?

Research on the relationship between job satisfaction and performance has shown that:

The major weakness of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI)is that

Organizational commitment is most strongly related to

Which of the following measures global job satisfaction but does not measure facets of job satisfaction?

________ commitment is associated with better job performance,whereas _______ commitment is associated with lower performance.

Which job satisfaction scale measures intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction?

Americans were most satisfied with which of the following features of their jobs?

Which of the following dimensions is measured by the Job Descriptive Index (JDI)?

Repairing a car and writing a paper differ the most on what job characteristic?

According to the organizational commitment theory proposed by Mowday et al.what reason(s)would keep you with an organization?

_________ commitment refers to commitment to one's occupation.

Barbara is convinced that she is the "mistress of her fate," and that she alone controls her success or failure.This point of view is often held by people who are high in

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

__ commitment is associated with better job performance,whereas _ commitment is associated with lower performance.