Test Bank For Industrial Organizational Psychology An Applied Approach 8th Edition by Michael G. Aamodt

Multiple Choice

1. I/O Psychology is a branch of psychology that _____ in the workplace.​

  a.  ​treats psychological disorders

  b.  ​applies the principles of psychology

  c.  ​provides therapy to employees

  d.  ​all of these equally define I/O psychology

ANSWER:   b

2. I/O psychology examines factors that affect the _______ in an organization, whereas business fields examine the broader aspects of running an organization.

  a.  ​people

  b.  machines

  c.  ​stock performance

  d.  ​I/O psychology examines all three factors

ANSWER:   a

3. ​I/O psychologists who are involved in ________ study and practice in such areas as employee selection, job analysis, and job evaluation.

  a.  ​personnel psychology

  b.  ​organizational psychology

  c.  ​training and development

  d.  ​human factors

ANSWER:   a

4. ​The study of leadership is part of:

  a.  ​personnel psychology

  b.  ​training and development

  c.  ​human factors

  d.  ​organizational psychology

ANSWER:   d

5. ​Psychologists involved in _______ study leadership, job satisfaction, and employee motivation.

  a.  ​personnel psychology

  b.  ​organizational psychology

  c.  ​training and development

  d.  ​human factors

ANSWER:   b

6. ​Regardless of the official start date, I/O psychology was born in the:

  a.  ​mid 1800s

  b.  ​late 1800s

  c.  ​early 1900s

  d.  ​mid 1900s

ANSWER:   c

7. I/O Psychology first started about:​

  a.  ​1840

  b.  ​1938

  c.  ​1903

  d.  ​1957

ANSWER:   c

8. ​The _____ were a husband and wife team who were among the first scientists to improve productivity and reduce fatigue by studying the motions used by workers.

  a.  ​Watsons

  b.  Scotts

  c.  ​Binghams

  d.  ​Gilbreths

ANSWER:   d

9. In which decade were the Hawthorne studies published.​

  a.  ​1920s

  b.  ​1930s

  c.  ​1960s

  d.  ​1980s

ANSWER:   b

10. ​Changes in employee behavior that result from an employee being studied or receiving increased attention from mangers is called the:

  a.  ​Hawthorne effect

  b.  ​Premack principle

  c.  ​Pygmalion effect

  d.  ​Peter principle

ANSWER:   a

12. ​The use of more sophisticated statistical techniques, a more aggressive approach in developing methods to select employees, and an increased interest in the application of cognitive psychology to industry took place in the:

  a.  ​1920s and 30s

  b.  ​1940s and 50s

  c.  ​1960s and 70s

  d.  ​1980s and 90s

ANSWER:   d

13. ​The greatest number of Ph.D. I/O psychologists work in:

  a.  ​universities

  b.  ​consulting firms

  c.  ​private industry

  d.  ​the public sector

ANSWER:   a

14. ​Compared to Ph.D.’s, master’s level graduates are less often employed by:

  a.  universities

  b.  ​consulting firms

  c.  ​the private industry

  d.  ​the public sector

ANSWER:   a

15. To get accepted into a graduate program in I/O psychology, a student usually must take which of the following standardized tests?​

  a.  ​LSAT

  b.  ​MCAT

  c.  ​SAT

  d.  ​GRE

ANSWER:   d