Exam 2: Research Methods in I0 Psychology

A hypothesis is

You want to know whether the trained and untrained employees at your organization differ in their job performance.The variability in performance observed among the trained employees is called

Random assignment enhances the generalizability of a study.

While evaluating tests for selecting sales staff,Pat finds that a measure of extraversion is related to sales performance.This test has:

In which of the following research designs would it be MOST difficult to draw causal conclusions?

Case studies,participant observation,and interviews are all forms of:

An I/O psychologist must protect the well being of subjects in research,but not in practice.

Your boss tells a friend that he is sure all of his employees love their jobs because every time he sees them they are smiling and they always tell him how much they like their jobs.As an I/O psychologist you would say that your boss' measures of employee satisfaction have high

An ethical principle dictates that subjects of studies should be told about the nature and purpose of a study before they participate.This can be accomplished through the use of:

You want to know whether group size influences the success of employee training.Rather than do a new study you find 20 previous studies on this question and statistically combine their results.What is this analysis called?

When I/O psychologists conduct research in organizational settings they are said to be conducting _________ research.

Approximately what percentage of I/O studies published in major journals was performed in laboratory settings?

Which of the following research projects is performed in a laboratory setting?

When conducting survey research psychologists use the term to refer to the percentage of those surveyed who agree to participate.

In your study of motivation and performance you record each respondent's gender,and assign the number "1" to males and "2" to females.This type of measurement is referred to as

The variance statistic is a measure of ____________.

The fewer items in a test,the better the test's internal consistency.

Assume you study effects of pay (high vs.low)and leadership style (democratic vs.autocratic)on performance.Which of the following is an independent variable?

In your study of motivation and performance you count the number of computer chips assembled by each worker.This type of measurement is called

You use applicant scores on two tests (intelligence and mechanical aptitude)to predict their performance,and then hire the applicants with the highest predicted performance.You have used the _________ technique.