Question 1

Work and organizational psychology is concerned principally with:

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals and teams 
B) Organizations 
C) Only individuals 
D) Both a and b above 
A) Individuals and teams 
B) Organizations 
C) Only individuals 
D) Both a and b above D

Question 2

Personnel psychology is a branch of work psychology that typically focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A) Careers and vocational behaviour 
B) Core Human Resource tasks and functions 
C) Ergonomics 
D) All of the above 
A) Careers and vocational behaviour 
B) Core Human Resource tasks and functions 
C) Ergonomics 
D) All of the above B

Question 3

Compared to US I/O psychology, work and organizational psychology in Europe typically focusesmore on:

Accepted Answer

A) Ethics 
B) Business 
C) Worker welfare 
D) Worker performance 
A) Ethics 
B) Business 
C) Worker welfare 
D) Worker performance C

Question 4

Work and organizational psychology is a branch of:

Accepted Answer

A) Business psychology 
B) Applied psychology 
C) Developmental psychology 
D) Cognitive psychology 
A) Business psychology 
B) Applied psychology 
C) Developmental psychology 
D) Cognitive psychology

Question 5

Sustainable development includes attention to social, environmental and ____ areas?

Accepted Answer

A) psychological 
B) organizational 
C) economic 
D) cultural 
A) psychological 
B) organizational 
C) economic 
D) cultural

Question 6

Roots of modern applications of work psychology can be traced back to:

Accepted Answer

A) First World War 
B) Second World War 
C) Medieval times 
D) The mid-1960s 
A) First World War 
B) Second World War 
C) Medieval times 
D) The mid-1960s

Question 7

In which decades did the Organization Studies group at Aston University in Birmingham carry outearly studies of whole organizations from a psychological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) 1980s and 1990s 
B) 1950s and 1960s 
C) 1940s and 1950s 
D) 1960s and 1970s 
A) 1980s and 1990s 
B) 1950s and 1960s 
C) 1940s and 1950s 
D) 1960s and 1970s

Question 8

Which of the following is not a core value in work and organizational psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Science 
B) Pragmatism 
C) Ethics 
D) Profit 
A) Science 
B) Pragmatism 
C) Ethics 
D) Profit

Question 9

Which of the following is not a professional organization in work and organizational psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) SIOP 
B) EAWOP 
C) GAOP 
D) BPS-DOP 
A) SIOP 
B) EAWOP 
C) GAOP 
D) BPS-DOP

Question 10

What did Cooper do in the 1980s for the field of work psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Put the study and management of work stress firmly on the work psychology agenda. 
B) Created ethical guidelines that are still in place today 
C) Looked at organizations as a whole for the first time 
D) Thought it was better to look at worker efficiency rather than worker wellbeing. 
A) Put the study and management of work stress firmly on the work psychology agenda. 
B) Created ethical guidelines that are still in place today 
C) Looked at organizations as a whole for the first time 
D) Thought it was better to look at worker efficiency rather than worker wellbeing.

Question 11

The measurement and management of human behaviour in basic elementary chunks is a hallmarkof:

Accepted Answer

A) Taylorism 
B) Psychology 
C) Pragmatism 
D) Post-modernism 
A) Taylorism 
B) Psychology 
C) Pragmatism 
D) Post-modernism

Question 12

Key emergent themes in work and organizational psychology include:

Accepted Answer

A) Ethics and social responsibility 
B) Globalization and cross-cultural issues 
C) Environment and sustainability 
D) All of the above 
A) Ethics and social responsibility 
B) Globalization and cross-cultural issues 
C) Environment and sustainability 
D) All of the above

Work and organizational psychology is concerned principally with:

Personnel psychology is a branch of work psychology that typically focuses on:

Compared to US I/O psychology, work and organizational psychology in Europe typically focusesmore on:

Work and organizational psychology is a branch of:

Sustainable development includes attention to social, environmental and ____ areas?

Roots of modern applications of work psychology can be traced back to:

In which decades did the Organization Studies group at Aston University in Birmingham carry outearly studies of whole organizations from a psychological perspective?

Which of the following is not a core value in work and organizational psychology?

Which of the following is not a professional organization in work and organizational psychology?

What did Cooper do in the 1980s for the field of work psychology?

The measurement and management of human behaviour in basic elementary chunks is a hallmarkof:

Key emergent themes in work and organizational psychology include:

Individual Differences at Work

Attitudes and Behaviour in Organizations

Motivation at Work

Recruitment and Selection

Learning, Training and Development

Performance Management

Careers and Career Management

Safety, Stress and Health at Work

Organizations: Strategy and Structure

Leadership in Organizations

Teams and Teamwork

Organizational Culture, Climate and Change

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Exam 1: Introduction

Work and organizational psychology is concerned principally with:

Personnel psychology is a branch of work psychology that typically focuses on:

Compared to US I/O psychology, work and organizational psychology in Europe typically focusesmore on:

Work and organizational psychology is a branch of:

Sustainable development includes attention to social, environmental and ____ areas?

Roots of modern applications of work psychology can be traced back to:

In which decades did the Organization Studies group at Aston University in Birmingham carry outearly studies of whole organizations from a psychological perspective?

Which of the following is not a core value in work and organizational psychology?

Which of the following is not a professional organization in work and organizational psychology?

What did Cooper do in the 1980s for the field of work psychology?

The measurement and management of human behaviour in basic elementary chunks is a hallmarkof:

Key emergent themes in work and organizational psychology include:

Individual Differences at Work

Attitudes and Behaviour in Organizations

Motivation at Work

Recruitment and Selection

Learning, Training and Development

Performance Management

Careers and Career Management

Safety, Stress and Health at Work

Organizations: Strategy and Structure

Leadership in Organizations

Teams and Teamwork

Organizational Culture, Climate and Change

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