Question 1

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 2

You feel emotionally attached to your job.Which component of organizational commitment is keeping you at your job?

Accepted Answer

A) occupational commitment 
B) Normative commitment 
C) Continuance commitment 
D) Affective commitment 
A) occupational commitment 
B) Normative commitment 
C) Continuance commitment 
D) Affective commitment

Question 3

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 4

You conduct a study that reveals that the correlation between social support and job satisfaction is stronger for women than for men.You would say that gender __________ the relationship between social support and satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) validates 
B) moderates 
C) extrapolates 
D) corroborates 
A) validates 
B) moderates 
C) extrapolates 
D) corroborates

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of Hofstede's cultural dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A) masculinity 
B) locus of control 
C) power distance 
D) uncertainty avoidance 
A) masculinity 
B) locus of control 
C) power distance 
D) uncertainty avoidance

Question 6

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 7

Cyber Tech is aware that there is a positive correlation between job satisfaction and sales work for single individuals;however the correlation does not exist for married individuals.In this case marital status is a ________ variable in the predictive relationship between job variables and job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) spurious 
B) moderator 
C) mediator 
D) None of the above 
A) spurious 
B) moderator 
C) mediator 
D) None of the above

Question 8

Which cultural value reflects the extent to which organizations focus on achievement and job performance as opposed to employee health and well-being?

Accepted Answer

A) Collectivism 
B) Masculinity 
C) Power distance 
D) Individualism 
A) Collectivism 
B) Masculinity 
C) Power distance 
D) Individualism

Question 9

Clark compartmentalizes his life so that what happens at work has no effect on his home life.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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

What percent of Americans experience underemployment?

Accepted Answer

A) Less than 1% 
B) Approximately 10% 
C) Approximately 25% 
D) Approximately 50% 
A) Less than 1% 
B) Approximately 10% 
C) Approximately 25% 
D) Approximately 50%

Question 14

David has enjoyed all the jobs he's had because he generally tends to enjoy life.This illustrates the _______ model of job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) environment 
B) personality 
C) interactionist 
D) selection 
A) environment 
B) personality 
C) interactionist 
D) selection

Question 15

Which of the following statements about emotional labor is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The form of emotional labor performed can affect both employees and customers who observe it. 
B) The negative effects of surface acting are greater for men than women. 
C) Surface acting can have positive effects on well-being. 
D) Deep acting is associated with higher levels of emotional exhaustion than surface acting. 
A) The form of emotional labor performed can affect both employees and customers who observe it. 
B) The negative effects of surface acting are greater for men than women. 
C) Surface acting can have positive effects on well-being. 
D) Deep acting is associated with higher levels of emotional exhaustion than surface acting.

Question 16

Brian enjoys his job because it is important,involves a variety of tasks,and he has the freedom to do his job as he sees fit.This example illustrates the ______ model of job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A) environmental 
B) personality 
C) interactionist 
D) selection 
A) environmental 
B) personality 
C) interactionist 
D) selection

Question 17

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 18

In general,job satisfaction is related to turnover and related to absence.

Accepted Answer

A) positively;negatively 
B) positively;positively 
C) negatively;negatively 
D) negatively;positively 
A) positively;negatively 
B) positively;positively 
C) negatively;negatively 
D) negatively;positively

Question 19

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 20

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.

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

You feel emotionally attached to your job.Which component of organizational commitment is keeping you at your job?

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

You conduct a study that reveals that the correlation between social support and job satisfaction is stronger for women than for men.You would say that gender __________ the relationship between social support and satisfaction.

Which of the following is NOT one of Hofstede's cultural dimensions?

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

Which cultural value reflects the extent to which organizations focus on achievement and job performance as opposed to employee health and well-being?

Clark compartmentalizes his life so that what happens at work has no effect on his home life.Which hypothesis does this scenario describe?

Job scope is affected by

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

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

What percent of Americans experience underemployment?

David has enjoyed all the jobs he's had because he generally tends to enjoy life.This illustrates the _______ model of job satisfaction.

Which of the following statements about emotional labor is true?

Brian enjoys his job because it is important,involves a variety of tasks,and he has the freedom to do his job as he sees fit.This example illustrates the ______ model of job satisfaction.

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

In general,job satisfaction is related to turnover and related to absence.

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

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

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

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Exam 9: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

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

You feel emotionally attached to your job.Which component of organizational commitment is keeping you at your job?

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

You conduct a study that reveals that the correlation between social support and job satisfaction is stronger for women than for men.You would say that gender __________ the relationship between social support and satisfaction.

Which of the following is NOT one of Hofstede's cultural dimensions?

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

Which cultural value reflects the extent to which organizations focus on achievement and job performance as opposed to employee health and well-being?

Clark compartmentalizes his life so that what happens at work has no effect on his home life.Which hypothesis does this scenario describe?

Job scope is affected by

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

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

What percent of Americans experience underemployment?

David has enjoyed all the jobs he's had because he generally tends to enjoy life.This illustrates the _______ model of job satisfaction.

Which of the following statements about emotional labor is true?

Brian enjoys his job because it is important,involves a variety of tasks,and he has the freedom to do his job as he sees fit.This example illustrates the ______ model of job satisfaction.

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

In general,job satisfaction is related to turnover and related to absence.

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

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

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