Deck 1: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Question 1

SIOP's training guidelines states that a central tenet of I-O psychology is the ______ model.

A) Performance-Health
B) Teacher-Practitioner
C) Research-Teaching
D) Scientist-Practitioner

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The first I-O psychologists were trained in ________ lab.

A) James McKeen Cattell's
B) Wilhelm Wundt's
C) Hugo Munsterberg's
D) Walter Dill Scott's

Answer 2

B

Question 3

This area of psychology specifically focuses on improving the welfare of people in low-income nations, as opposed to just wealthy and industrialized nations.

A) world psychology
B) humanitarian work psychology
C) health psychology
D) occupational health psychology

Answer 3

B

Question 4

An I-O psychologist would be qualified to investigate all of the following EXCEPT:

A) how personality characteristics influence work behavior.
B) how to best diagnose clinical disorders and offer therapy to employees.
C) how individuals' work affects their home life.
D) how culture influences people's perceptions of their working environments.

Question 5

______ refers to situations in which workers work from a remote location away from a work site or standard office.

A) Telework
B) Coworking
C) Satellitework
D) Peripheral specialization

Question 6

The U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 led I-O psychologists to place more of an emphasis on:

A) efficient and effective performance management systems.
B) psychometrically sound worker assessments.
C) fair and valid selection procedures.
D) cost effective human resource management.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the high-tech HR era?

A) employee resumes stored in secured filing cabinets
B) applications submitted electronically
C) employees trained via online materials and trainers
D) applicant testing administered online and scored immediately

Question 8

Sarah investigated the role of different levels of heat in the work environment. In her study, she had two conditions: a warm workplace and a cool workplace. To her surprise, participants in both conditions demonstrated nearly equal levels of productivity. In speaking with the participants later, they all said they worked harder because they wanted to please her. This is called the ____.

A) Hawthorne Effect
B) Bystander Effect
C) Diffusion of Responsibility
D) Social Loafing

Question 9

_______ used motion pictures to conduct time-and-motion studies aimed at understanding the most efficient ways to do work.

A) Hugo Munsterberg
B) Walter Dill Scott, Fred Garrison
C) Frank Gilbreth, Lillian Gilbreth
D) Wilhelm Wundt

Question 10

These I-O psychologists trained under Wilhelm Wundt and later moved to the U.S. Both focused on the role of individual differences in human behavior.

A) Walter Dill Scott, Frederick Taylor
B) Hugo Munsterberg, James McKeen Cattell
C) Frederick Taylor, James McKeen Cattell
D) Frank Gilbreth, Lillian Gilbreth

Question 11

he Hawthorne Effect refers to situations in which:

A) research participants behave in a certain way because they know they are part of a study.
B) researchers investigate a psychological phenomenon that they have personally faced.
C) researchers are biased in favor of the organization over the worker.
D) research participants believe the researcher is colluding with the organization.

Question 12

_______ is often cited as the first person to receive a Ph.D. in industrial psychology.

A) Lillian Gilbreth
B) Frank Gilbreth
C) Walter Dill Scott
D) Frederick Taylor

Question 13

The first known I-O psychology textbook was written by:

A) James McKeen Cattell
B) Wilhelm Wundt
C) Hugo Munsterberg
D) Walter Dill Scott

Question 14

The professional organization to which most Industrial-Organizational psychologists in the US belong is ____.

A) SIOP
B) Alpha
C) ION
D) Beta

Question 15

The test used in World War I to screen personnel for the US military was _____.

A) Army Alpha
B) Army Beta
C) Hawthorne Test
D) Both the Army Alpha and Army Beta were used.

Question 16

Which movement in the 1960s most influenced the practice of industrial psychology in the US?

A) Civil rights movement
B) Harking movement
C) Anti-war movement
D) Hawthorne movement

Question 17

Which of the following is a current trend in I-O psychology?

A) increasing focus on diversity at work
B) the development of Humanitarian Work Psychology
C) the development of Occupational Health Psychology
D) All of the above.

Question 18

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth (of Cheaper by the Dozen) are most closely associated with

A) Scientific Management
B) The Human Relations movement
C) The Hawthorne Studies
D) The Civil Rights movement

Question 19

Traditionally, Industrial psychology includes the area of ____.

A) Personnel Selection
B) Motivation
C) Leadership
D) Teams

Question 20

The professional organization for I-O psychologists in Europe is _____.

A) SIOP
B) Alpha
C) EAWOP
D) Beta

Question 21

Which of the following terms characterize "big data"?

A) volume
B) variety
C) velocity
D) All of the above characterize big data.

Question 22

Creating an environment where people from different backgrounds can feel safe to be their authentic selves and ensuring that people feel that they can influence important decisions are part of ____.

A) diversity
B) inclusion
C) team management
D) 21st century leadership

Question 23

A recent review on diversity by Roberson et al. (2017) notes that work still needs to be done on ____.

A) how best to promote diversity in organizations
B) understanding the importance of workplace diversity
C) placing older workers into the right jobs for them
D) persuading older and younger people to work together

Question 24

Diversity management is best achieved through _____.

A) a fair selection system
B) offering training to managers to understand diversity
C) randomly assigning people from different backgrounds to work together
D) All of the above as diversity management is best achieved through multiple workplace practices.

Question 25

The term "bridge employment" refers to _____.

A) people working different "gigs" over their lifetimes
B) working in an internship to get trained for your ideal job
C) taking on a job short-term until a person gets the job they want
D) when people work beyond their normal retirement age

Question 26

The human relations movement is most closely associate with _____.

A) the Hawthorne studies
B) Scientific Misalignment movement
C) the Civic Alignment movement
D) All of the above

Question 27

To be considered a psychologist in the US, one has to have _____.

A) a bachelor's degree
B) a master's degree
C) a doctoral degree
D) specialized training on the social psychology of groups

Question 28

The most recent era in I-O psychology is _____.

A) the high-tech HR era
B) the era of blossoming data
C) the divided era
D) the civil rights era

Question 29

Traditionally, Organizational psychology includes the area of ____.

A) Training
B) Motivation
C) Selection
D) Job Analysis

Question 30

A field related to I-O psychology that focuses on worker health, well-being, and safety is _____.

A) humanitarian work psychology
B) diversity and inclusion management
C) occupational health psychology
D) human relations

Question 31

A central tenet of I-O psychology states that a strong I-O psychologist will be both a scientist/researcher as well as a strong practitioner.

Question 32

The version of the Stanford-Binet adapted during World War I for use with large numbers of army recruits who were illiterate was the Army Alpha.

Question 33

The "father" of Scientific Management was Frank Gilbreth.

Question 34

The first PhD in I-O psychology was awarded to Frederick Taylor.

Question 35

Portrayed in the novel Cheaper by the Dozen, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth had 12 children and used motion pictures in their time-and-motion studies.

Question 36

Occupational Health Psychology was a movement that touted the effects of considering workers' feelings and attitudes on performance.

Question 37

Having people feel that they can be their authentic selves and that they have a voice in decisions are part of the concept of inclusion.

Question 38

Working from a remote location away from a standard office or work site is referred to as work-life balance.

Question 39

Humanitarian work psychology focuses on using organizational psychology to improve the welfare of people, not only in relatively wealthy industrialized countries, but in low-income nations as well.

Question 40

Occupational health psychology (OHP) is a field related to I-O psychology and focuses on a range of topics to benefit workers in terms of their health, well-being, and safety.

Question 41

The European Certificate of Psychology that provides a standard for evaluating the professional training of psychologists in Europe, and that provides a subspecialty in work and organizational psychology, is called _____.

Question 42

_____ is a central tenet of I-O psychology stating that a strong I-O psychologist will be both a researcher as well as a strong practitioner.

Question 43

The version of the Stanford-Binet adapted during World War I for use with large numbers of army recruits who were able to read was called _____.

Question 44

The version of the Stanford-Binet adapted during World War I for use with large numbers of army recruits who were illiterate was called _____.

Question 45

_____ was the "father" of Scientific Management, he proposed a break from the simple "common sense" approach to management.

Question 46

The first person in the US to be awarded a PhD in I-O psychology was _____.

Question 47

The ______ movement touted the effects of considering workers' feelings and attitudes on performance.

Question 48

When participants in psychological research behave in certain ways because they know that they are in a study it is called _____.

Question 49

_____ focuses on using organizational psychology to improve the welfare of people, not only in relatively wealthy industrialized countries, but in low-income nations as well.

Question 50

A field related to I-O psychology that focuses on a range of topics to benefit workers in terms of their health, well-being, and safety is called _____.

Question 51

_____ is the legislation that caused I-O psychologists to focus on fair and valid hiring procedures.

Question 52

What are the general criteria for admitting students to a graduate program in I-O psychology?

Question 53

In what way was Wilhelm Wundt an important figure in the early years of I-O psychology?

Question 54

In what ways did the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 influence personnel selection procedures?

Question 55

How has increased globalization influenced the field of I-O psychology?

Question 56

In recent years, I-O psychologists have become more interested in "big data." What are "big data" and what are some challenges I-O psychologists face when working with "big data?"

Question 57

Why were World War I and World War II important time periods in the history of I-O psychology?

Question 58

What are the typical responsibilities of an I-O psychologist who works in an academic job?

Question 59

Outside of an academic setting, in what type of a setting and what type of work might an I-O psychologist perform?

Question 60

Identify and briefly describe two current forces that are shaping the research and practice in I-O psychology.