Exam 2: Research Methods and Statistics in I-O Psychology

Dr.Groeneveld and Dr.Duran are investigating whether drivers are wearing their seatbelts.They stand on opposite street corners and tally how many drivers passing by are wearing their seatbelts.Which type of reliability does this approach assess when comparing their final tallies across a large number of drivers?

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Question 21

An approach used by researchers seeking converging information from many different sources is referred to as

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Question 22

Jake wants to establish a cause-effect relationship between two variables.He should use _______________ to establish causation between the two variables.

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Question 23

Which of the following characterizes a predictive validity design?

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Question 24

In order for a test to be ____,it must also be _.

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Question 25

Sarah is attempting to draw a general conclusion about the influence of worker satisfaction on productivity by quantitatively combining the results from a number of studies.What statistical method would she use?

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Question 26

As a convention,when visually describing a distribution of scores or numbers,researchers will set the frequency of the scores on the __axis and the score or numbers associated with a particular criterion on the axis.

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Question 27

Professor Merenich hypothesizes that a person's intelligence will determine how well the person will perform on the job.In this example,intelligence is the

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Question 28

An independent variable is the term used to

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Question 29

A psychological concept or characteristic (e.g.,intelligence,personality,leadership)that a predictor is intended to measure is a

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Question 30

According to the text,research designs in I-O psychology can be broken down into three basic types:

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Question 31

When research is focused on individual behavior,it is called:

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Question 32

Erin is testing her hypothesis that people who listen to music while on the job perform better than people who do not listen to music.The best way she can draw an inference about the relationship between music and performance would be to use

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Question 33

Which of the following is true of content-related validation?

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Question 34

The shape of a distribution with a large standard deviation would look

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Question 35

An HR manager is developing a test for hiring new employees.She plans to give current employees the new test and then correlate their scores with the performance records that are currently in their personnel files.Her method for collecting data can be best characterized as a(n)

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Question 36

Dr.Duran,an I-O psychologist,found that as job satisfaction increases,employee absenteeism decreases.This is an example of a ____________ relationship.

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Question 37

The standard deviation refers to

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Question 38

A recent study found that as people's commitment to their job increased,their absences from work decreased.Which correlation coefficient best represents this finding?

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Question 39

In the early days of psychology,experimenters would record their own thoughts and experiences while completing an experimental task.This experimental method is called

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An approach used by researchers seeking converging information from many different sources is referred to as

Jake wants to establish a cause-effect relationship between two variables.He should use _______________ to establish causation between the two variables.

Which of the following characterizes a predictive validity design?

In order for a test to be ____,it must also be _.

Sarah is attempting to draw a general conclusion about the influence of worker satisfaction on productivity by quantitatively combining the results from a number of studies.What statistical method would she use?

As a convention,when visually describing a distribution of scores or numbers,researchers will set the frequency of the scores on the __axis and the score or numbers associated with a particular criterion on the axis.

Professor Merenich hypothesizes that a person's intelligence will determine how well the person will perform on the job.In this example,intelligence is the

An independent variable is the term used to

A psychological concept or characteristic (e.g.,intelligence,personality,leadership)that a predictor is intended to measure is a

According to the text,research designs in I-O psychology can be broken down into three basic types:

When research is focused on individual behavior,it is called:

Erin is testing her hypothesis that people who listen to music while on the job perform better than people who do not listen to music.The best way she can draw an inference about the relationship between music and performance would be to use

Which of the following is true of content-related validation?

The shape of a distribution with a large standard deviation would look

An HR manager is developing a test for hiring new employees.She plans to give current employees the new test and then correlate their scores with the performance records that are currently in their personnel files.Her method for collecting data can be best characterized as a(n)

Dr.Duran,an I-O psychologist,found that as job satisfaction increases,employee absenteeism decreases.This is an example of a ____________ relationship.

The standard deviation refers to

A recent study found that as people's commitment to their job increased,their absences from work decreased.Which correlation coefficient best represents this finding?

In the early days of psychology,experimenters would record their own thoughts and experiences while completing an experimental task.This experimental method is called

What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Individual Differences and Assessment

Job Analysis and Performance

Performance Measurement

Staffing Decisions

Training and Development

The Motivation to Work

Attitudes,emotions,and Work

Stress and Worker Well-Being

Fairness,justice,and Diversity in the Workplace

Leadership at Work

Teams in Organizations

Organizational Theory,dynamics,and Change

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Exam 2: Research Methods and Statistics in I-O Psychology

An approach used by researchers seeking converging information from many different sources is referred to as

Jake wants to establish a cause-effect relationship between two variables.He should use _______________ to establish causation between the two variables.

Which of the following characterizes a predictive validity design?

In order for a test to be ________________,it must also be _____________.

Sarah is attempting to draw a general conclusion about the influence of worker satisfaction on productivity by quantitatively combining the results from a number of studies.What statistical method would she use?

As a convention,when visually describing a distribution of scores or numbers,researchers will set the frequency of the scores on the ______axis and the score or numbers associated with a particular criterion on the ____ axis.

Professor Merenich hypothesizes that a person's intelligence will determine how well the person will perform on the job.In this example,intelligence is the

An independent variable is the term used to

A psychological concept or characteristic (e.g.,intelligence,personality,leadership)that a predictor is intended to measure is a

According to the text,research designs in I-O psychology can be broken down into three basic types:

When research is focused on individual behavior,it is called:

Erin is testing her hypothesis that people who listen to music while on the job perform better than people who do not listen to music.The best way she can draw an inference about the relationship between music and performance would be to use

Which of the following is true of content-related validation?

The shape of a distribution with a large standard deviation would look

An HR manager is developing a test for hiring new employees.She plans to give current employees the new test and then correlate their scores with the performance records that are currently in their personnel files.Her method for collecting data can be best characterized as a(n)

Dr.Duran,an I-O psychologist,found that as job satisfaction increases,employee absenteeism decreases.This is an example of a ____________ relationship.

The standard deviation refers to

A recent study found that as people's commitment to their job increased,their absences from work decreased.Which correlation coefficient best represents this finding?

In the early days of psychology,experimenters would record their own thoughts and experiences while completing an experimental task.This experimental method is called

What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Individual Differences and Assessment

Job Analysis and Performance

Performance Measurement

Staffing Decisions

Training and Development

The Motivation to Work

Attitudes,emotions,and Work

Stress and Worker Well-Being

Fairness,justice,and Diversity in the Workplace

Leadership at Work

Teams in Organizations

Organizational Theory,dynamics,and Change

Filters

In order for a test to be ____,it must also be _.

As a convention,when visually describing a distribution of scores or numbers,researchers will set the frequency of the scores on the __axis and the score or numbers associated with a particular criterion on the axis.