Exam 1: Introduction to I/O Psychology

Meta-analyses looking at the difference between two groups would use ___ as the effect size whereas meta-analyses looking at the relationship between two variables would use ___ as the effect size.

The _____ were a husband and wife team who were among the first scientists to improve productivity and reduce fatigue by studying the motions used by workers.

What are the three major fields of I/O psychology?

After all the data have been collected, the results are then:

What are the differences between ideas, hypotheses, and theories?

Compared to Ph.D.'s, master's level graduates are less often employed by:

The level of statistical significance that we use in psychology is:

If researchers have trouble forming a hypothesis, they:

Hypotheses are based on:

What are important considerations when choosing a research sample?

The use of more sophisticated statistical techniques, a more aggressive approach in developing methods to select employees, and an increased interest in the application of cognitive psychology to industry took place in the:

The main difference between a quasi-experiment and an experiment is that the independent variable:

Which of the following was NOT a reason why you should understand research and statistics?

Which of the following research methods can determine a cause and effect relationship?

Which of the following survey methods has the lowest response rate?

The variable that is manipulated in an experiment is the ________ variable.

The majority of research in the field of I/O psychology is conducted at universities using students as subjects rather than employees. In fact, college students serve as subjects in approximately ____ percent of all published I/O research.

The study of leadership is part of:

Significance levels tell us the ______ significance of a study and effect size tells us the _______ of a study.

To ensure that subjects are participating in a study of their own free will, researchers must obtain :