Question 1

Assessment centers often have applicants role-play activities that are similar to those they would encounter in the actual job.This is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) unstructured interviews. 
B) performance appraisals. 
C) job simulations. 
D) 360-degree feedback. 
A) unstructured interviews. 
B) performance appraisals. 
C) job simulations. 
D) 360-degree feedback.

Question 2

The use of rewards and punishments to encourage employee or team member behavior is characteristic of which leadership style?

Accepted Answer

A) transactional 
B) laissez-faire 
C) abusive 
D) transformational 
A) transactional 
B) laissez-faire 
C) abusive 
D) transformational

Question 3

Which of the following is generally true about the effectiveness of self-report personality tests versus cognition-based selection testing?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive testing is a better predictor of job performance than personality testing. 
B) Personality testing is a better predictor of job performance than cognitive testing. 
C) Both cognitive and personality testing are equally effective. 
D) Neither cognitive nor personality testing are valid predictors of job performance. 
A) Cognitive testing is a better predictor of job performance than personality testing. 
B) Personality testing is a better predictor of job performance than cognitive testing. 
C) Both cognitive and personality testing are equally effective. 
D) Neither cognitive nor personality testing are valid predictors of job performance.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a situational interview question?

Accepted Answer

A) Have you ever had disagreements with an employer in the past? 
B) If you are hired,would you be able to start right away? 
C) What would you do if one of our clients asked you to make an illegal stock trade? 
D) Do you have any children? If not,are you planning on having any? 
A) Have you ever had disagreements with an employer in the past? 
B) If you are hired,would you be able to start right away? 
C) What would you do if one of our clients asked you to make an illegal stock trade? 
D) Do you have any children? If not,are you planning on having any?

Question 5

_____ is the rate at which existing employees leave the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) Burnout 
B) Negative affect 
C) Turnover 
D) Job satisfaction 
A) Burnout 
B) Negative affect 
C) Turnover 
D) Job satisfaction

Question 6

The phenomenon of ______________ may cause women,African Americans,and members of other groups to underperform on cognitive-based selection tests.

Accepted Answer

A) burnout 
B) negative affect 
C) stereotype threat 
D) group-based neuroticism 
A) burnout 
B) negative affect 
C) stereotype threat 
D) group-based neuroticism

Question 7

An assessment center is:

Accepted Answer

A) an office or meeting room that is used for structured interviews. 
B) a process of screening potential employees using a variety of tests and simulations. 
C) a method of evaluating how well a current employee is performing. 
D) a personality test. 
A) an office or meeting room that is used for structured interviews. 
B) a process of screening potential employees using a variety of tests and simulations. 
C) a method of evaluating how well a current employee is performing. 
D) a personality test.

Question 8

Production or project teams that are physically separated but operate largely (or completely)by electronic communications are referred to as ________ teams.

Accepted Answer

A) cyber 
B) virtual 
C) simulated 
D) electronic 
A) cyber 
B) virtual 
C) simulated 
D) electronic

Question 9

In _______________,researchers administer tests to a large sample of incumbents and evaluate their performance to find correlations between job performance and personality traits or cognitive abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) validation studies 
B) performance appraisals 
C) job simulations 
D) job analyses 
A) validation studies 
B) performance appraisals 
C) job simulations 
D) job analyses

Question 10

A career center is a process that capitalizes on multiple approaches to personnel selection by combining personality,cognitive,and sometimes physical ability tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Lauren,your boss,encourages you to work hard by paying you extra when you succeed.What is her style of leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Transactional 
B) Transformational 
C) Instinctive 
D) Laissez-faire 
A) Transactional 
B) Transformational 
C) Instinctive 
D) Laissez-faire

Question 12

Multisource assessment or __________________ provides evaluation information from many different perspectives within and beyond an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) a validation study 
B) an assessment center 
C) job simulation 
D) 360-degree feedback 
A) a validation study 
B) an assessment center 
C) job simulation 
D) 360-degree feedback

Question 13

What typically causes worker exhaustion?

Accepted Answer

A) dull and repetitive work 
B) too heavy of a work load 
C) both dull work and being overloaded can lead to exhaustion 
D) exhaustion is caused by internal motivation,not the nature of the work 
A) dull and repetitive work 
B) too heavy of a work load 
C) both dull work and being overloaded can lead to exhaustion 
D) exhaustion is caused by internal motivation,not the nature of the work

Question 14

"The scientific study of behavior and thought in work settings" describes _______________ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) employee/employer 
B) industrial and organizational 
C) job analysis 
D) personnel 
A) employee/employer 
B) industrial and organizational 
C) job analysis 
D) personnel

Question 15

An I/O psychologist would most likely describe an employee who is content with his or her work as having high

Accepted Answer

A) job satisfaction. 
B) trait affectivity. 
C) job accomplishment. 
D) job assessment. 
A) job satisfaction. 
B) trait affectivity. 
C) job accomplishment. 
D) job assessment.

Question 16

Negative affect is related to the Big Five trait of __________ while positive affect is related to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) neuroticism; openness 
B) pessimism; openness 
C) neuroticism; extraversion 
D) pessimism; extraversion 
A) neuroticism; openness 
B) pessimism; openness 
C) neuroticism; extraversion 
D) pessimism; extraversion

Question 17

Which of the following most accurately describes the halo effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees who are good at one aspect of their job tend to be good at other aspects of their job. 
B) Employees who perform one aspect of their job well tend to be rated highly for other aspects. 
C) An average worker is rated as substandard because they are compared to an above average employee. 
D) Employees who associate with above average coworkers are rated higher than those who do not. 
A) Employees who are good at one aspect of their job tend to be good at other aspects of their job. 
B) Employees who perform one aspect of their job well tend to be rated highly for other aspects. 
C) An average worker is rated as substandard because they are compared to an above average employee. 
D) Employees who associate with above average coworkers are rated higher than those who do not.

Question 18

The most effective leaders are neither the least assertive nor the most assertive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following most accurately describes the contrast effect?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees who are good at one aspect of their job tend to be viewed as poor at other aspects of their job. 
B) Employees who perform one aspect of their job well tend to be rated highly for other aspects. 
C) An average worker is rated as substandard because he or she is compared to an above average employee. 
D) An average worker is rated as above average because he or she is compared to another above average employee. 
A) Employees who are good at one aspect of their job tend to be viewed as poor at other aspects of their job. 
B) Employees who perform one aspect of their job well tend to be rated highly for other aspects. 
C) An average worker is rated as substandard because he or she is compared to an above average employee. 
D) An average worker is rated as above average because he or she is compared to another above average employee.

Question 20

The design and layout of a work facility,along with the way in which bosses and employees are organized,is considered a(n)_____.

Accepted Answer

A) input 
B) output 
C) process 
D) leadership style 
A) input 
B) output 
C) process 
D) leadership style

Assessment centers often have applicants role-play activities that are similar to those they would encounter in the actual job.This is referred to as

The use of rewards and punishments to encourage employee or team member behavior is characteristic of which leadership style?

Which of the following is generally true about the effectiveness of self-report personality tests versus cognition-based selection testing?

Which of the following is an example of a situational interview question?

_____ is the rate at which existing employees leave the organization.

The phenomenon of ______________ may cause women,African Americans,and members of other groups to underperform on cognitive-based selection tests.

An assessment center is:

Production or project teams that are physically separated but operate largely (or completely)by electronic communications are referred to as ________ teams.

In _______________,researchers administer tests to a large sample of incumbents and evaluate their performance to find correlations between job performance and personality traits or cognitive abilities.

A career center is a process that capitalizes on multiple approaches to personnel selection by combining personality,cognitive,and sometimes physical ability tests.

Lauren,your boss,encourages you to work hard by paying you extra when you succeed.What is her style of leadership?

Multisource assessment or __________________ provides evaluation information from many different perspectives within and beyond an organization.

What typically causes worker exhaustion?

"The scientific study of behavior and thought in work settings" describes _______________ psychology.

An I/O psychologist would most likely describe an employee who is content with his or her work as having high

Negative affect is related to the Big Five trait of while positive affect is related to __.

Which of the following most accurately describes the halo effect?

The most effective leaders are neither the least assertive nor the most assertive.

Which of the following most accurately describes the contrast effect?

The design and layout of a work facility,along with the way in which bosses and employees are organized,is considered a(n)_____.

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Assessment centers often have applicants role-play activities that are similar to those they would encounter in the actual job.This is referred to as

The use of rewards and punishments to encourage employee or team member behavior is characteristic of which leadership style?

Which of the following is generally true about the effectiveness of self-report personality tests versus cognition-based selection testing?

Which of the following is an example of a situational interview question?

_____ is the rate at which existing employees leave the organization.

The phenomenon of ______________ may cause women,African Americans,and members of other groups to underperform on cognitive-based selection tests.

An assessment center is:

Production or project teams that are physically separated but operate largely (or completely)by electronic communications are referred to as ________ teams.

In _______________,researchers administer tests to a large sample of incumbents and evaluate their performance to find correlations between job performance and personality traits or cognitive abilities.

A career center is a process that capitalizes on multiple approaches to personnel selection by combining personality,cognitive,and sometimes physical ability tests.

Lauren,your boss,encourages you to work hard by paying you extra when you succeed.What is her style of leadership?

Multisource assessment or __________________ provides evaluation information from many different perspectives within and beyond an organization.

What typically causes worker exhaustion?

"The scientific study of behavior and thought in work settings" describes _______________ psychology.

An I/O psychologist would most likely describe an employee who is content with his or her work as having high

Negative affect is related to the Big Five trait of __________ while positive affect is related to ____________.

Which of the following most accurately describes the halo effect?

The most effective leaders are neither the least assertive nor the most assertive.

Which of the following most accurately describes the contrast effect?

The design and layout of a work facility,along with the way in which bosses and employees are organized,is considered a(n)_____.

Introducing Psychological Science

Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thought and Language

Intelligence, aptitude, and Cognitive Abilities

Life Span Development

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

Krause and Corts

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Negative affect is related to the Big Five trait of while positive affect is related to __.