Exam 17: Application Module C: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Industrial and organizational psychology focuses primarily on ____.

____ permit organizations to discriminate in hiring individuals in a protected class on the basis of a qualification that is deemed reasonably necessary to the operation of the business.

The best source in overall hiring volume, quality of hires, speed (application-to-hire time in days), and best employee retention after one and two years is ____.

Which company was rated the best company to work for (based on employee input)by Fortune in 2019, and why?

Kat tells her daughters that whomever does the most work will earn the highest allowance that week. At the end of the week, her younger daughter has done far more work than her older daughter. Consequently, the younger daughter gets twice the payment as her older sister. "That's not fair! I was saving up for some earrings," complains the older sister. Which sort of "fairness" is the older sister upset about?

Rasha, who works as an accountant in an office, recently embezzled a large sum of money. Rasha is displaying ____.

One of the defining characteristics of industrial/organizational psychology is its _____. ​

Group homogeneity refers to ____.

If an employee compares how much effort he puts in at work and feels undercompensated for that effort, he may reduce his effort in the future, according to ____.

Two or more employees who "(a)exist to perform organizationally relevant tasks, (b)share one or more common goals, (c)interact socially, (d)exhibit task interdependencies (i.e., work flow, goals, outcomes), (e)maintain and manage boundaries, and (f)are embedded in an organizational context that sets boundaries, constrains the team, and influences exchanges with other units in the broader entity" form a ____.

Janae is doing an interview with a series of prospective employees. She asks each candidate the same questions in the same order and rates their answers on a predetermined rating scale. Janae is conducting a(n)____ interview. ​

When should an employee be given a copy of the performance review form that will be used in performance evaluation?

The identification of the critical elements of a job is accomplished through ____.

Employment law in the United States is primarily meant to ____.

You are taking a test for a job as an accountant. The test requires you to answer questions about science fiction literature. This test MOST lacks ____.

The process organizations use to identify qualified employees for a job is ____.

Phil comes to work late, routinely misses meetings, and always uses the office copier for personal business. Phil is engaged in ____. ​