Question 1

Management games may be ineffective in training managers because

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A)  managers are too competitive. 
B)  participants cannot play in groups. 
C)  learning may not generalize to the actual work situation. 
D)  no real management principles are taught in these games. 
A)  managers are too competitive. 
B)  participants cannot play in groups. 
C)  learning may not generalize to the actual work situation. 
D)  no real management principles are taught in these games.

Question 2

Trainees' assessments of a training program's value is a measure of

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction criteria. 
B)  learning criteria. 
C)  behavioral criteria. 
D)  results criteria. 
A)  reaction criteria. 
B)  learning criteria. 
C)  behavioral criteria. 
D)  results criteria.

Question 3

Job rotation benefits the organization most directly by

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A)  increasing the job satisfaction of workers. 
B)  "cross-training" workers. 
C)  reducing absenteeism. 
D)  increasing worker productivity. 
A)  increasing the job satisfaction of workers. 
B)  "cross-training" workers. 
C)  reducing absenteeism. 
D)  increasing worker productivity.

Question 4

If you observe a recently-trained employee performing a newly-learned behavior, this is evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)  trainee readiness. 
B)  modeling. 
C)  cognitive learning. 
D)  transfer of training. 
A)  trainee readiness. 
B)  modeling. 
C)  cognitive learning. 
D)  transfer of training.

Question 5

Which of the following professions is most likely to use true apprenticeship as a training method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Teaching 
B)  Printing 
C)  Dancing 
D)  Nursing 
A)  Teaching 
B)  Printing 
C)  Dancing 
D)  Nursing

Question 6

Cognitive theories of learning are particularly important in understanding

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A)  how workers respond to environmental stimuli. 
B)  how workers make decisions and solve problems. 
C)  how workers perform simple repetitive actions. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  how workers respond to environmental stimuli. 
B)  how workers make decisions and solve problems. 
C)  how workers perform simple repetitive actions. 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Asking trainees to pretend that they are supervisors who are conducting performance
appraisals is an example of simulation training.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The most modern, technologically advanced form of programmed instruction involves

Accepted Answer

A)  vestibule training. 
B)  audiovisual instruction. 
C)  interactive computer-video programs. 
D)  computer assisted instruction. 
A)  vestibule training. 
B)  audiovisual instruction. 
C)  interactive computer-video programs. 
D)  computer assisted instruction.

Question 9

The Solomon four-group design involves

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A)  two trained groups measured before and after a training program. 
B)  two control groups measured after a training program, and two trained groups measured before and after training. 
C)  a training group and a control group measured before and after training, and a training and control group measured after training. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  two trained groups measured before and after a training program. 
B)  two control groups measured after a training program, and two trained groups measured before and after training. 
C)  a training group and a control group measured before and after training, and a training and control group measured after training. 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Role playing teaches specific managerial skills and also helps managers to develop

Accepted Answer

A)  positive attitudes about work. 
B)  ways to get along with lower-level workers. 
C)  communication and presentation skills. 
D)  ways to manipulate others. 
A)  positive attitudes about work. 
B)  ways to get along with lower-level workers. 
C)  communication and presentation skills. 
D)  ways to manipulate others.

Question 11

Which of the following are management training methods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Role playing 
B)  Problem-solving case study 
C)  Mentoring 
D)  Management games 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Role playing 
B)  Problem-solving case study 
C)  Mentoring 
D)  Management games 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

On-site methods of job training include

Accepted Answer

A)  on-the-job training, job rotation, and simulation techniques. 
B)  job rotation, vestibule training, and apprenticeship. 
C)  on-the-job training, job rotation, and seminars. 
D)  job rotation, seminars, and programmed instruction. 
A)  on-the-job training, job rotation, and simulation techniques. 
B)  job rotation, vestibule training, and apprenticeship. 
C)  on-the-job training, job rotation, and seminars. 
D)  job rotation, seminars, and programmed instruction.

Question 13

Which of the following is least likely to be involved in mentoring programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men as mentors. 
B)  Men as protegés. 
C)  Women as mentors. 
D)  Women as protegés. 
A)  Men as mentors. 
B)  Men as protegés. 
C)  Women as mentors. 
D)  Women as protegés.

Question 14

One disadvantage of on-the-job training is

Accepted Answer

A)  it is very expensive to the organization. 
B)  employees are not able to work while they learn. 
C)  trainers may not be motivated to train the new worker. 
D)  trainers always follow established procedures. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  it is very expensive to the organization. 
B)  employees are not able to work while they learn. 
C)  trainers may not be motivated to train the new worker. 
D)  trainers always follow established procedures. 
E)  All of the above

Question 15

The major drawback to vestibule training is the cost of trainers, space, and equipment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe the equal opportunity issues related to employee training.
CHAPTER 8 : Motivation

Accepted Answer

Equal opportunity issues related to empl

Question 17

Simulation training is most likely to be used in training

Accepted Answer

A)  construction workers. 
B)  teachers. 
C)  nuclear power plant operators. 
D)  business executives. 
A)  construction workers. 
B)  teachers. 
C)  nuclear power plant operators. 
D)  business executives.

Question 18

A job description is the starting point for which level of training needs analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational analysis 
B)  Task analysis 
C)  Person analysis 
D)  Demographic analysis 
A)  Organizational analysis 
B)  Task analysis 
C)  Person analysis 
D)  Demographic analysis

Question 19

Working in another culture

Accepted Answer

A)  is easily accomplished by most workers. 
B)  requires training in foreign organizational structures. 
C)  requires training in foreign language, the general culture of the country, and the business rules and practices of the foreign country. 
D)  is becoming less necessary in modern jobs. 
A)  is easily accomplished by most workers. 
B)  requires training in foreign organizational structures. 
C)  requires training in foreign language, the general culture of the country, and the business rules and practices of the foreign country. 
D)  is becoming less necessary in modern jobs.

Question 20

Cognitive theories of learning characterize human beings as

Accepted Answer

A)  responding only to complex stimuli. 
B)  influenced solely by monetary incentives. 
C)  information processors. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  responding only to complex stimuli. 
B)  influenced solely by monetary incentives. 
C)  information processors. 
D)  All of the above

Management games may be ineffective in training managers because

Trainees' assessments of a training program's value is a measure of

Job rotation benefits the organization most directly by

If you observe a recently-trained employee performing a newly-learned behavior, this is evidence of

Which of the following professions is most likely to use true apprenticeship as a training method?

Cognitive theories of learning are particularly important in understanding

Asking trainees to pretend that they are supervisors who are conducting performance appraisals is an example of simulation training.

The most modern, technologically advanced form of programmed instruction involves

The Solomon four-group design involves

Role playing teaches specific managerial skills and also helps managers to develop

Which of the following are management training methods?

On-site methods of job training include

Which of the following is least likely to be involved in mentoring programs?

One disadvantage of on-the-job training is

The major drawback to vestibule training is the cost of trainers, space, and equipment.

Describe the equal opportunity issues related to employee training. CHAPTER 8 : Motivation

Simulation training is most likely to be used in training

A job description is the starting point for which level of training needs analysis?

Working in another culture

Cognitive theories of learning characterize human beings as

Introduction: Definitions and History

Research Methods in Industrialorganizational Psychology

Job Analysis

Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Placement

Methods for Assessing and Selecting Employees

Evaluating Employee Performance

Motivation

Positive Employee Attitudes and Behaviors

Worker Stress and Negative Employee Attitudes Behaviors

Communication in the Work Place

Group Processes in Work Organizations

Leadership

Influence, Power, and Politics

Organizational Structure, Culture, and Development

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Exam 7: Employee Training and Development

Management games may be ineffective in training managers because

Trainees' assessments of a training program's value is a measure of

Job rotation benefits the organization most directly by

If you observe a recently-trained employee performing a newly-learned behavior, this is evidence of

Which of the following professions is most likely to use true apprenticeship as a training method?

Cognitive theories of learning are particularly important in understanding

Asking trainees to pretend that they are supervisors who are conducting performance appraisals is an example of simulation training.

The most modern, technologically advanced form of programmed instruction involves

The Solomon four-group design involves

Role playing teaches specific managerial skills and also helps managers to develop

Which of the following are management training methods?

On-site methods of job training include

Which of the following is least likely to be involved in mentoring programs?

One disadvantage of on-the-job training is

The major drawback to vestibule training is the cost of trainers, space, and equipment.

Describe the equal opportunity issues related to employee training. CHAPTER 8 : Motivation

Simulation training is most likely to be used in training

A job description is the starting point for which level of training needs analysis?

Working in another culture

Cognitive theories of learning characterize human beings as

Introduction: Definitions and History

Research Methods in Industrialorganizational Psychology

Job Analysis

Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Placement

Methods for Assessing and Selecting Employees

Evaluating Employee Performance

Motivation

Positive Employee Attitudes and Behaviors

Worker Stress and Negative Employee Attitudes Behaviors

Communication in the Work Place

Group Processes in Work Organizations

Leadership

Influence, Power, and Politics

Organizational Structure, Culture, and Development

Filters