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

A score that always falls at the 50th percentile in a distribution is called the

To increase the statistical power of a test,researchers should

Examining the correlation between new employee test scores and their job performance six months after they are hired provides a way to assess:

When studying constructs such as group or team cohesion,_______________ research is being used.

The variance of a distribution is

An important distinction between an experimental design and a quasi-experimental design is that

Dr.Hendry is a psychologist conducting research on pay rates and employee satisfaction.She randomly assigns new employees to one of two different salaries,and she also keeps all other factors constant.The design that best describes her research is

The process used by I-O psychologists to develop an understanding of a job by identifying the duties of the job and the KSAOs required to perform the job is called a(n)

T-test,analyses of variance,and chi-square tests are all examples of

Two types of criterion-related validity are

When workers are given questionnaires to assess their satisfaction with the current level of job satisfaction,the research design used is a(n)

The use of "samples of convenience" typically leads to

The expectation that scientists will be objective and not influenced by biases or prejudices is called

Observational design and survey design are two types of

When research is focused on the interaction of the individual and collective behavior,it is called:

To maximize the extent to which results of an experiment can be generalized to a larger population,the researcher should do all the following except

A corporation administers a personality survey to employees.The exact same survey is given to the same employees the following week to assess:

If a measure is ___________,we would get the same values each time we sampled the behavior.If a measure is ___________,we are gathering either incomplete or inaccurate information.

"Disinterestedness" refers to the notion that