Question 1

Which of the following is a strength of quasi-experimental research designs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allow researchers to make cause and effect conclusions. 
B)  They have the advantage of being conducted in a lab setting. 
C)  They involve studying naturally-occurring work groups in applied work settings. 
D)  Researchers can randomly assign the participants to different conditions or groups. 
A)  They allow researchers to make cause and effect conclusions. 
B)  They have the advantage of being conducted in a lab setting. 
C)  They involve studying naturally-occurring work groups in applied work settings. 
D)  Researchers can randomly assign the participants to different conditions or groups. C

Question 2

What is a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  a prediction about the relationship between two or more events, objects, people, or phenomena 
B)  a value judgment about the decisions pertaining to a test or analysis in a study 
C)  a causal relationship among two or more variables or events 
D)  a qualitative assessment about an observation pertaining to behaviours or phenomena 
A)  a prediction about the relationship between two or more events, objects, people, or phenomena 
B)  a value judgment about the decisions pertaining to a test or analysis in a study 
C)  a causal relationship among two or more variables or events 
D)  a qualitative assessment about an observation pertaining to behaviours or phenomena A

Question 3

Correlation coefficients range from 0.00 to 1.00.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

True score is the degree to which the content (or items) of a test are representative of the domain in question.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is b in the equation Y = bX + c ?

Accepted Answer

A)  constant 
B)  slope 
C)  intercept 
D)  baseline 
A)  constant 
B)  slope 
C)  intercept 
D)  baseline

Question 6

Quasi-experimental designs allow researchers to manipulate and control variables in an applied research setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A hypothesis is a tentative prediction about the relationship between two or more variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Future Inc., a high tech firm, wants to implement a new computerized selection program for its assembly personnel.First, however, it wants to ensure that the new program is at least as effective as the existing paper and pencil test. Last year, all entry-level employees were administered both the paper and pencil and computerized tests, but were hired based only on paper and pencil results.This year, performance data for these employees were compared with the computerized test results.What can this comparison best be described as?

Accepted Answer

A)  an indicator of predictive validity 
B)  an indicator of equivalent forms reliability 
C)  an indicator of concurrent validity 
D)  an indicator of test-retest reliability 
A)  an indicator of predictive validity 
B)  an indicator of equivalent forms reliability 
C)  an indicator of concurrent validity 
D)  an indicator of test-retest reliability

Question 9

As the district manager of McBurger King Restaurants across Canada, you believe that your employees' performance is based upon whether or not they have had any previous work experience, but only when personality is taken into account.In this example, what is performance?

Accepted Answer

A)  a criterion 
B)  a mediator 
C)  a moderator 
D)  a predictor 
A)  a criterion 
B)  a mediator 
C)  a moderator 
D)  a predictor

Question 10

The degree of linear relationship between two variables is known as a criterion variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is a characteristic of bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bias refers to systematic errors in measurement 
B)  Bias involves value judgments about the decisions pertaining to a test 
C)  Bias primarily pertains to qualitative assessments 
D)  Bias refers to a lack of relationship to group membership 
A)  Bias refers to systematic errors in measurement 
B)  Bias involves value judgments about the decisions pertaining to a test 
C)  Bias primarily pertains to qualitative assessments 
D)  Bias refers to a lack of relationship to group membership

Question 12

What is restriction of range? Why is it important to I/O Psychology?

Accepted Answer

Restriction of range is a statistical co

Question 13

What is c in the equation Y = bX + c ?

Accepted Answer

A)  predictor 
B)  slope 
C)  intercept 
D)  criterion 
A)  predictor 
B)  slope 
C)  intercept 
D)  criterion

Question 14

For the equation: Y = bX + a, b = slope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain Alfred Whitehead's (1967) five characteristics of the essential features of "science." How do these characteristics affect the work done by organizational researchers?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Whitehead's five characteristics

Question 16

Compare and contrast bias and fairness.

Accepted Answer

Bias and fairness are two concepts that

Question 17

Which one of the following does the reliability of a test involve?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to make inferences about constructs from test scores 
B)  the extent to which scores are free from measurement errors 
C)  a set of systematically interrelated concepts 
D)  the extent to which your inferences about a test are legitimate. 
A)  the ability to make inferences about constructs from test scores 
B)  the extent to which scores are free from measurement errors 
C)  a set of systematically interrelated concepts 
D)  the extent to which your inferences about a test are legitimate.

Question 18

For the equation: Y = bX + a, b = constant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Alfred Whitehead (1967), how can we characterize "science"?

Accepted Answer

A)  science is atheoretical 
B)  science does not accept prediction and causality as legitimate 
C)  science uses specific rules and procedures in the search for new knowledge 
D)  science is primarily concerned with observers' perception 
A)  science is atheoretical 
B)  science does not accept prediction and causality as legitimate 
C)  science uses specific rules and procedures in the search for new knowledge 
D)  science is primarily concerned with observers' perception

Question 20

The extent of linear relationship between any two variables can be described numerically using which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  an F-test 
B)  a scatter plot 
C)  a meta-analysis 
D)  a correlation coefficient 
A)  an F-test 
B)  a scatter plot 
C)  a meta-analysis 
D)  a correlation coefficient

Which of the following is a strength of quasi-experimental research designs?

What is a hypothesis?

Correlation coefficients range from 0.00 to 1.00.

True score is the degree to which the content (or items) of a test are representative of the domain in question.

What is b in the equation Y = bX + c ?

Quasi-experimental designs allow researchers to manipulate and control variables in an applied research setting.

A hypothesis is a tentative prediction about the relationship between two or more variables.

As the district manager of McBurger King Restaurants across Canada, you believe that your employees' performance is based upon whether or not they have had any previous work experience, but only when personality is taken into account.In this example, what is performance?

The degree of linear relationship between two variables is known as a criterion variable.

Which of the following is a characteristic of bias?

What is restriction of range? Why is it important to I/O Psychology?

What is c in the equation Y = bX + c ?

For the equation: Y = bX + a, b = slope.

Explain Alfred Whitehead's (1967) five characteristics of the essential features of "science." How do these characteristics affect the work done by organizational researchers?

Compare and contrast bias and fairness.

Which one of the following does the reliability of a test involve?

For the equation: Y = bX + a, b = constant.

According to Alfred Whitehead (1967), how can we characterize "science"?

The extent of linear relationship between any two variables can be described numerically using which of the following?

Introduction to Industrialorganizational Psychology

Job Analysis and Competency Models

Recruitment, Selection, and Decision Making

Performance Management

Training

Groups and Teams in Organizations

Job and Organizational Attitudes, Affect, and Behaviours

Motivation

Leadership

Counterproductive Work Behaviour

Occupational Health Psychology

Unionization

Positive Organizational Psychology

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Exam 2: Scientific Methods

Which of the following is a strength of quasi-experimental research designs?

What is a hypothesis?

Correlation coefficients range from 0.00 to 1.00.

True score is the degree to which the content (or items) of a test are representative of the domain in question.

What is b in the equation Y = bX + c ?

Quasi-experimental designs allow researchers to manipulate and control variables in an applied research setting.

A hypothesis is a tentative prediction about the relationship between two or more variables.

As the district manager of McBurger King Restaurants across Canada, you believe that your employees' performance is based upon whether or not they have had any previous work experience, but only when personality is taken into account.In this example, what is performance?

The degree of linear relationship between two variables is known as a criterion variable.

Which of the following is a characteristic of bias?

What is restriction of range? Why is it important to I/O Psychology?

What is c in the equation Y = bX + c ?

For the equation: Y = bX + a, b = slope.

Explain Alfred Whitehead's (1967) five characteristics of the essential features of "science." How do these characteristics affect the work done by organizational researchers?

Compare and contrast bias and fairness.

Which one of the following does the reliability of a test involve?

For the equation: Y = bX + a, b = constant.

According to Alfred Whitehead (1967), how can we characterize "science"?

The extent of linear relationship between any two variables can be described numerically using which of the following?

Introduction to Industrialorganizational Psychology

Job Analysis and Competency Models

Recruitment, Selection, and Decision Making

Performance Management

Training

Groups and Teams in Organizations

Job and Organizational Attitudes, Affect, and Behaviours

Motivation

Leadership

Counterproductive Work Behaviour

Occupational Health Psychology

Unionization

Positive Organizational Psychology

Filters