Question 1

Results of some of the Hawthorne studies were tentatively explained by what has come to be know as the Hawthorne Effect,in which

Accepted Answer

A) employee performance increases because the knowledge of participating in a study. 
B) employee performance depends almost entirely on how well established a work group is 
C) newer employees reach optimal performance when paired with experienced employees. 
D) it is almost impossible to have any effect on the productivity of a work group. 
A) employee performance increases because the knowledge of participating in a study. 
B) employee performance depends almost entirely on how well established a work group is 
C) newer employees reach optimal performance when paired with experienced employees. 
D) it is almost impossible to have any effect on the productivity of a work group.

Question 2

Becky has finally finished her degree in I/O psychology! What are the three most common settings in which she would be most likely to work?

Accepted Answer

A) university,health care,private company 
B) university,government,health care 
C) consulting,health care,private company 
D) consulting,private company,university 
A) university,health care,private company 
B) university,government,health care 
C) consulting,health care,private company 
D) consulting,private company,university

Question 3

Who wrote the first I/O psychology text?

Accepted Answer

A) Frank Gillbreth 
B) Robert Yerkes 
C) Walter Dill Scott 
D) Hugo Munsterberg 
A) Frank Gillbreth 
B) Robert Yerkes 
C) Walter Dill Scott 
D) Hugo Munsterberg

Question 4

The U.S.Army began to use I/O psychologists in _______ ; the first large-scale application of psychological testing to place individuals into jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) World War I 
B) World War II 
C) the 1950's 
D) the 1970's 
A) World War I 
B) World War II 
C) the 1950's 
D) the 1970's

Question 5

The best known Hawthorne study was that of lighting-level effects by Roethlisberger and Dickson (1939).In this study employees were taken to a special room where lighting levels were varied from day to day to see how performance would be affected.They found that

Accepted Answer

A) performance depended not only on lighting level,but also on who an employee was working with that day. 
B) newer employees did better with more light,while more experienced employees were unaffected by light conditions. 
C) no matter how light levels were changed,productivity remained the same unless established work groups were broken up. 
D) over the course of the study,productivity increased and seemed to have little to do with lighting levels. 
A) performance depended not only on lighting level,but also on who an employee was working with that day. 
B) newer employees did better with more light,while more experienced employees were unaffected by light conditions. 
C) no matter how light levels were changed,productivity remained the same unless established work groups were broken up. 
D) over the course of the study,productivity increased and seemed to have little to do with lighting levels.

Results of some of the Hawthorne studies were tentatively explained by what has come to be know as the Hawthorne Effect,in which

Becky has finally finished her degree in I/O psychology! What are the three most common settings in which she would be most likely to work?

Who wrote the first I/O psychology text?

The U.S.Army began to use I/O psychologists in _______ ; the first large-scale application of psychological testing to place individuals into jobs.

The best known Hawthorne study was that of lighting-level effects by Roethlisberger and Dickson (1939).In this study employees were taken to a special room where lighting levels were varied from day to day to see how performance would be affected.They found that

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

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Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

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Exam 1: Introduction

Results of some of the Hawthorne studies were tentatively explained by what has come to be know as the Hawthorne Effect,in which

Becky has finally finished her degree in I/O psychology! What are the three most common settings in which she would be most likely to work?

Who wrote the first I/O psychology text?

The U.S.Army began to use I/O psychologists in _______ ; the first large-scale application of psychological testing to place individuals into jobs.

The best known Hawthorne study was that of lighting-level effects by Roethlisberger and Dickson (1939).In this study employees were taken to a special room where lighting levels were varied from day to day to see how performance would be affected.They found that

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Selecting Employees

Training

Theories of Employee Motivation

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

Organizational Development and Theory

Filters