Deck 3: Career

Question 1

Pick a set of three words that work with the definition of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology.

A)Jobs, people, money
B)Individual behavior, environment, organizational structure
C)Formal, reverse, job related
D)Machines, people, habits

Answer 1

Individual behavior, environment, organizational structure

Question 2

Industrial/Organizational psychology is a combination of three major areas. They include:

A)Human Factors and Organizational Psychology
B)Personnel and Organizational Psychology
C)Abnormal and Social Psychology
D)Both A and B

Answer 2

Both A and B

Question 3

What does Human Factor Psychology address?

A)Human input
B)Machines, tools
C)Devices that produce a product or service
D)All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

Personnel Psychology is obviously related with personnel. What would that include?

A)Telephones, monitoring people
B)Transportation, work hours
C)Recruiting, selecting, training
D)Giggles, coffee breaks, lol

Question 5

What does an employee performance evaluation tell a company?

A)Both B and D
B)Any concerns the employee may have
C)How much time is being spent at the 'water cooler'
D)Identifies training needs, present employee skill level

Question 6

What two words best describe a Job Analysis?

A)Recruitment, selection
B)Description, tasks
C)Structured, machines
D)Relaxed, friendly

Question 7

Sexual harassment is a big part of the work environment and takes place in the political and academic setting, as well as in the workplace. Pick out the true statements about sexual harassment listed below.

A)Older women who report are often ignored or ridiculed
B)Younger, prettier women who report are often said to be asking for it
C)Victims often face difficulties such as unemployment or demotions if they resist or report
D)All of the above

Question 8

Sexual harassment is primarily _____________and not an expression of sexual desire.

A)An animal act
B)A primitive act
C)An act of stupidity
D)An assertion and abuse of power

Question 9

There have been two basic types of managers identified by their different assumptions about human nature. Pick their theories based on McGregor's theories on managerial attitudes.

A)Theory A -all employees spend too much time visiting
B)Theory X - all employees dislike work and are lazy
C)Theory Y- all employees like work and seek responsibility
D)Both B and C

Question 10

A key method of Theory Y management is the idea that the people involved in implementing a decision are also involved in making it. This is referred to as:

A)Participative Decision Making
B)Combination Decision Making
C)Management Decision Making
D)Employee Decision Making

Question 11

Why do some workers put in long hours and stay late while some arrive late and leave early? These differences are why employers are interested in Worker Motivation. There are three Theories that promote worker motivation. Pick the one listed here.

A)Working longer hours theory
B)Equity theory
C)Motivate theory
D)Work balance theory

Question 12

Part of Personnel Psychology includes interviewing. Most people hate being interviewed. One of the reasons for this is something called 'First date' syndrome. What is not associated with this syndrome?

A)Unstated outcome
B)Behaving with artificial care/skill
C)Not knowing how to interview
D)None of the above

Question 13

Why are interviewees tense and anxious?

A)They know they are being evaluated and compared
B)They usually don't know the interviewer
C)They don't think they are good enough
D)People are always nervous in new situations

Question 14

When one person meets another, impressions tend to be formed immediately. These first impressions are often difficult to change. What word, or words, is given to describe or mean this situation?

A)First Meeting syndrome
B)Subjectivity
C)Impression syndrome
D)None of the above

Question 15

There are some things that can help an interviewee be more prepared, and thus less nervous, for an interview. Which of the following is not one of these things?

A)Research job
B)Role playing
C)Being yourself
D)Taking charge of interview

Question 16

Nearly all companies do employee evaluations at least every year. During the evaluation process, there is something referred to as the 'Halo Effect.' What does this refer to?

A)That the person named is perfect
B)The person concerned is religious
C)Tendency to rate people on one outstanding trait
D)Tendency to rate people too high

Question 17

Employee training typically begins with an orientation program. What is the major unstated goal of orientation?

A)Transmitting organizational culture
B)Developing technical skills
C)Learning where the break room is located
D)None of the above

Question 18

A career counselor can help people develop the skills needed for effective job seeking. What are two of these skills?

A)Driving a car; telephone etiquette
B)Resume writing; interview techniques
C)Organization; hand writing
D)Career counselors do not help people develop job seeking skills

Question 19

When meeting with a client, a career counselor might _____________.

A)Have the client take an interest inventory
B)Assist the client with self-exploration to determine goals
C)Teach decision-making skills
D)All of the above

Question 20

In the Social Cognitive Career theory, people sometimes eliminate many career possibilities when looking at choices because ________________.

A)They have very narrow interests
B)They have faulty self-efficacy beliefs
C)They follow their parents' footsteps
D)None of the above

Question 21

In Social Cognitive Career theory, counselors may need to assist a client to ______________.

A)Analyze career barrier perceptions
B)Identify closed occupational possibilities
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above

Question 22

In modifying faulty self-efficacy beliefs, a social cognitive career counselor may assist their client to __________ and ____________.

A)Adjust their attitude and create new outcomes
B)Develop new performance beliefs and reanalyze past experiences
C)Regroup their skills and reorganize their resume
D)None of the above

Question 23

What is the role of the Occupational Outlook Handbook in career counseling?

A)Paperweight
B)Source of information
C)Evaluation tool
D)None of the above

Question 24

Who created the Archway Model of Career Determinates theory?

A)Erik Erikson
B)James Joyce
C)Donald Super
D)Jean Piaget

Question 25

How many classifications are included in Holland's theory of Vocational Types?

A)Five
B)Four
C)Six
D)Eight

Question 26

In Bandura's social cognitive theory, what is the meaning of self-efficacy?

A)It is a person's belief in their ability to organize and perform the actions required to produce a desired outcome
B)It is the belief that all actions a person takes will be beneficial to one's self
C)It is a theory that all people believe the best about themselves
D)None of the above

Question 27

A person who scores highly in the Realistic area of Holland's vocational types is someone who_____.

A)Is very realistic in their goals.
B)Enjoys helping others reach their goals
C)Likes to work with their hands, machines, and tools.
D)Has a down-to-earth approach to live

Question 28

What is the meaning of life roles as it applies to career counseling?

A)We take on a variety of roles in life as we age and this affects our career choices
B)Life roles are how a person views one's self
C)There are no "life roles" as it applies to career counseling
D)Both A and B

Question 29

In Super's theory, one of the stages is exploration. What is the age range for this stage?

A)Birth to mid teens
B)Mid teens to early twenties
C)Early twenties to mid thirties
D)There is no stage of exploration in Super's theory