Question 1

Those who view their work as a career are especially likely to be concerned about opportunities for

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A)  outsourcing. 
B)  creating action plans. 
C)  transformational leadership. 
D)  increasingly better employment positions. 
A)  outsourcing. 
B)  creating action plans. 
C)  transformational leadership. 
D)  increasingly better employment positions.

Question 2

Human factors psychologists are most likely to be involved in

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A)  designing training programs to prepare unemployed persons for existing jobs. 
B)  exploring how machines can be optimally designed to fit human abilities. 
C)  assessing the impact of supervisors' management styles on business productivity. 
D)  matching people's strengths with specific job assignments. 
A)  designing training programs to prepare unemployed persons for existing jobs. 
B)  exploring how machines can be optimally designed to fit human abilities. 
C)  assessing the impact of supervisors' management styles on business productivity. 
D)  matching people's strengths with specific job assignments.

Question 3

A study that followed 400,000 high school students over time found that their subsequent income success was best predicted by the extent to which their vocations were well-matched to their

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A)  ability levels. 
B)  personality traits. 
C)  physical appearance. 
D)  personal interests. 
A)  ability levels. 
B)  personality traits. 
C)  physical appearance. 
D)  personal interests.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Robert Owen demonstrated transformational leadership?

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A)  He developed a nursery school for children. 
B)  He created assisted listening technology. 
C)  He offered Sundays off from work. 
D)  He provided health care to workers. 
A)  He developed a nursery school for children. 
B)  He created assisted listening technology. 
C)  He offered Sundays off from work. 
D)  He provided health care to workers.

Question 5

Managers who excel at task leadership typically

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A)  demonstrate charisma. 
B)  use a directive style. 
C)  discourage performance appraisals. 
D)  use a democratic style. 
A)  demonstrate charisma. 
B)  use a directive style. 
C)  discourage performance appraisals. 
D)  use a democratic style.

Question 6

The practice of 360-degree feedback is especially likely to involve

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A)  a democratic management style. 
B)  the experience of flow. 
C)  checklists and behavior rating scales. 
D)  transformational leadership. 
A)  a democratic management style. 
B)  the experience of flow. 
C)  checklists and behavior rating scales. 
D)  transformational leadership.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a factor that helps explain the interviewer illusion?

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A)  Interviewers presume that people are what they seem to be in the interview situation. 
B)  Interviewers' preconceptions and moods color how they perceive interviewees' responses. 
C)  Interviewers fail to judge people relative to those interviewed just before and after them. 
D)  Interviews disclose the interviewee's good intentions,which are less revealing than habitual behaviors. 
A)  Interviewers presume that people are what they seem to be in the interview situation. 
B)  Interviewers' preconceptions and moods color how they perceive interviewees' responses. 
C)  Interviewers fail to judge people relative to those interviewed just before and after them. 
D)  Interviews disclose the interviewee's good intentions,which are less revealing than habitual behaviors.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an interest type assessed by the U.S.Department of Labor Occupational Information Network?

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A)  realistic 
B)  investigative 
C)  conventional 
D)  interpersonal 
A)  realistic 
B)  investigative 
C)  conventional 
D)  interpersonal

Question 9

Developing assessment tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct relevance to

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A)  clinical psychology. 
B)  organizational psychology. 
C)  human factors psychology. 
D)  personnel psychology. 
A)  clinical psychology. 
B)  organizational psychology. 
C)  human factors psychology. 
D)  personnel psychology.

Question 10

Your supervisor is evaluating your performance.She is rating your productivity and dependability on a five-point scale,which is referred to as a

Accepted Answer

A)  checklist. 
B)  graphic rating scale. 
C)  behavior rating scale. 
D)  structured interview. 
A)  checklist. 
B)  graphic rating scale. 
C)  behavior rating scale. 
D)  structured interview.

Question 11

Dr.Ford assesses people's personalities and interests and then alerts them to vocations with a good person-environment fit.His specialty is

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A)  worker productivity. 
B)  designing optimum worker environments. 
C)  career counseling. 
D)  developing system technologies. 
A)  worker productivity. 
B)  designing optimum worker environments. 
C)  career counseling. 
D)  developing system technologies.

Question 12

Regardless of culture,research has found that successful leaders

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A)  punish employee deficiencies. 
B)  encourage employee privacy. 
C)  fulfill expectations. 
D)  promote employee independence. 
A)  punish employee deficiencies. 
B)  encourage employee privacy. 
C)  fulfill expectations. 
D)  promote employee independence.

Question 13

Work activities that are specifically suited to your strengths are most likely to be those associated with the experience of

Accepted Answer

A)  flow. 
B)  360-degree feedback. 
C)  implementation intentions. 
D)  external rewards. 
A)  flow. 
B)  360-degree feedback. 
C)  implementation intentions. 
D)  external rewards.

Question 14

Poor person-environment fit can result in all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  frustration. 
B)  increased earnings. 
C)  lack of productivity. 
D)  hostile work behavior. 
A)  frustration. 
B)  increased earnings. 
C)  lack of productivity. 
D)  hostile work behavior.

Question 15

James' grandfather worked on a farm.His father worked in a factory.Most likely James will

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A)  be a farmer. 
B)  work in a factory. 
C)  have a manufacturing job. 
D)  have a career related to knowledge work. 
A)  be a farmer. 
B)  work in a factory. 
C)  have a manufacturing job. 
D)  have a career related to knowledge work.

Question 16

Engaged employees are likely to

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A)  practice human factors psychology. 
B)  view their work as a job rather than a calling. 
C)  prefer working for managers with a directive management style. 
D)  know what is expected of them at their workplace. 
A)  practice human factors psychology. 
B)  view their work as a job rather than a calling. 
C)  prefer working for managers with a directive management style. 
D)  know what is expected of them at their workplace.

Question 17

You just started a supervisory position at a company.What is one thing that you can do to increase employee engagement,customer satisfaction,and profitability?

Accepted Answer

A)  punish employee deficiencies 
B)  identify and enhance employee strengths 
C)  promote employee independence 
D)  encourage employee privacy 
A)  punish employee deficiencies 
B)  identify and enhance employee strengths 
C)  promote employee independence 
D)  encourage employee privacy

Question 18

James is an accountant and is extremely conscientious.Based on the concept of the person-environment fit,which of the following is most likely to be true of James and his current job?

Accepted Answer

A)  James is likely to dislike his job. 
B)  James is currently looking for a new job. 
C)  James is not likely to earn much money. 
D)  James is likely to earn a good income as an accountant. 
A)  James is likely to dislike his job. 
B)  James is currently looking for a new job. 
C)  James is not likely to earn much money. 
D)  James is likely to earn a good income as an accountant.

Question 19

After studying artists who would spend hour after hour painting or sculpting with focused concentration,Csikszentmihalyi formulated the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  transformational leadership. 
B)  strengths-based leadership. 
C)  360-degree feedback. 
D)  flow. 
A)  transformational leadership. 
B)  strengths-based leadership. 
C)  360-degree feedback. 
D)  flow.

Question 20

Mr.Walters has many years of experience as a personnel officer for a large corporation.He does not review most job applicants' reference files because he is confident in his ability to predict their future work performance based on direct face-to-face conversations.Mr.Walters' confidence best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  360-degree feedback. 
B)  the experience of flow. 
C)  transformational leadership. 
D)  the interviewer illusion. 
A)  360-degree feedback. 
B)  the experience of flow. 
C)  transformational leadership. 
D)  the interviewer illusion.

Those who view their work as a career are especially likely to be concerned about opportunities for

Human factors psychologists are most likely to be involved in

A study that followed 400,000 high school students over time found that their subsequent income success was best predicted by the extent to which their vocations were well-matched to their

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Robert Owen demonstrated transformational leadership?

Managers who excel at task leadership typically

The practice of 360-degree feedback is especially likely to involve

Which of the following is NOT a factor that helps explain the interviewer illusion?

Which of the following is NOT an interest type assessed by the U.S.Department of Labor Occupational Information Network?

Developing assessment tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct relevance to

Your supervisor is evaluating your performance.She is rating your productivity and dependability on a five-point scale,which is referred to as a

Dr.Ford assesses people's personalities and interests and then alerts them to vocations with a good person-environment fit.His specialty is

Regardless of culture,research has found that successful leaders

Work activities that are specifically suited to your strengths are most likely to be those associated with the experience of

Poor person-environment fit can result in all of the following EXCEPT

James' grandfather worked on a farm.His father worked in a factory.Most likely James will

Engaged employees are likely to

You just started a supervisory position at a company.What is one thing that you can do to increase employee engagement,customer satisfaction,and profitability?

James is an accountant and is extremely conscientious.Based on the concept of the person-environment fit,which of the following is most likely to be true of James and his current job?

After studying artists who would spend hour after hour painting or sculpting with focused concentration,Csikszentmihalyi formulated the concept of

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Exam 17: Psychology at Work

Those who view their work as a career are especially likely to be concerned about opportunities for

Human factors psychologists are most likely to be involved in

A study that followed 400,000 high school students over time found that their subsequent income success was best predicted by the extent to which their vocations were well-matched to their

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Robert Owen demonstrated transformational leadership?

Managers who excel at task leadership typically

The practice of 360-degree feedback is especially likely to involve

Which of the following is NOT a factor that helps explain the interviewer illusion?

Which of the following is NOT an interest type assessed by the U.S.Department of Labor Occupational Information Network?

Developing assessment tools for selecting and placing employees is of most direct relevance to

Your supervisor is evaluating your performance.She is rating your productivity and dependability on a five-point scale,which is referred to as a

Dr.Ford assesses people's personalities and interests and then alerts them to vocations with a good person-environment fit.His specialty is

Regardless of culture,research has found that successful leaders

Work activities that are specifically suited to your strengths are most likely to be those associated with the experience of

Poor person-environment fit can result in all of the following EXCEPT

James' grandfather worked on a farm.His father worked in a factory.Most likely James will

Engaged employees are likely to

You just started a supervisory position at a company.What is one thing that you can do to increase employee engagement,customer satisfaction,and profitability?

James is an accountant and is extremely conscientious.Based on the concept of the person-environment fit,which of the following is most likely to be true of James and his current job?

After studying artists who would spend hour after hour painting or sculpting with focused concentration,Csikszentmihalyi formulated the concept of

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Behavior

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Developing Through the Life Span

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life

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