Deck 1: Introduction to Industrialorganizational Psychology

Question 1

Which of the following is a core competency area in which I/O psychologists should be trained?

A) individual assessment
B) research methods
C) decision theory
D) program evaluation

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Hugo Munsterberg is recognized as the most influential early I/O psychologist.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What was a method of selection known as the "Assessment Centre" originally developed to select?

A) fighter pilots
B) spies
C) commanders
D) soldiers

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What does the term "presenteeism" refer to?

A) employees showing up to work even though they may be sick
B) employees introducing their clients to other employees
C) managers presenting on topics related to team performance
D) managers evaluating employee performance based on attendance

Question 5

Which German psychologist's lab was the starting point for much of I/O Psychology?

A) Walter Dill Scott
B) Hugo Munsterberg
C) Emil Kraepelin
D) Wilhelm Wundt

Question 6

What is the notion of "boom, bust, and echo" put forth by David Foot (2001) from the University of Toronto a characterization of?

A) the age profile of the workforce
B) the Canadian economy after World War II
C) the changes in the workplace as a result of technology
D) the available employment opportunities in the workforce

Question 7

Industrial/Organizational Psychology was first developed in Canada.

Question 8

Which of the following is one of the ways that Industrial/Organizational psychology aims to further the welfare of people?

A) determining group effects on work performance
B) assisting in the selection and training of competent leaders
C) assisting organizations in the effective management of human resources
D) providing psychological counselling for individuals in the workplace

Question 9

Which researcher helped pioneer the use of job analysis while working with the military in the development of selection tests?

A) Walter Dill Scott
B) Walter Bingham
C) Hugo Münsterberg
D) Robert Yerkes

Question 10

The Army Alpha Test was developed for placement of U.S.soldiers during World War I to measure which of the following?

A) literacy skills
B) cognitive ability
C) personality traits
D) nonverbal intelligence

Question 11

McGill University Professor Ed Webster made a substantial contribution to I/O Psychology in Canada through his scholarly work on what topic?

A) morale research
B) the Assessment Centre
C) the employment interview
D) work-life balance research

Question 12

Which of the following factors was a major influence on the development of I/O Psychology?

A) industrial
B) economic
C) social
D) psychological

Question 13

The Army Beta test is a measure of cognitive ability developed for placement of U.S.soldiers during World War I.

Question 14

In the Hawthorne studies, when the researchers increased the level of illumination, worker productivity went up.When researchers decreased the level of illumination, worker productivity went down.

Question 15

Which of the following does the Hawthorne effect suggest?

A) one small change will have a cascading effect
B) a prediction causes itself to become true
C) any intervention may have the desired effect
D) increasing light in the workplace will increase productivity

Question 16

Which one of the following led industrial psychologists to expand their scope of research interests to issues related to employee morale, group processes, and job attitudes?

A) World War I
B) World War II
C) the Hawthorne studies
D) the Wundt studies

Question 17

According to Dr.Theresa Kline (1996), which of the following might I/O psychologists be called upon to do?

A) assist in the selection of employees
B) provide support for employee counselling
C) assist in the assignment of work tasks
D) provide recommendations on health benefits for employees

Question 18

Job and task analysis is a core competency in which I/O psychologists should receive training.

Question 19

What year was the Industrial and Business Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association first formed?

A) 1945
B) 1950
C) 1964
D) 1973

Question 20

One of the most important aspects of CSIOP's definition of I/O psychology is the view that I/O psychology focuses on which perspective?

A) individual-organizational perspective
B) dual-practitioner perspective
C) scientist-practitioner perspective
D) professional-scientist perspective

Question 21

What was the most important outcome of the Hawthorne studies to the field of I/O Psychology?

Question 22

Some experts have labelled Walter Dill Scott as the "first" industrial psychologist; however, other experts claim that the title belongs to Hugo Munsterberg.Briefly explain why both psychologists could be considered "first" in the field of I/O Psychology.

Question 23

The initial two divisions of the Canadian Psychological Association in 1972 were experimental psychology and applied psychology.

Question 24

Although Army Alpha and Army Beta tests were no longer used after World War I, their use had a marked influence on the field.Briefly explain what these tests were used for and why they had such an impact, even after they were no longer used.