,
,
, TUVIA?_APPROVED?
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Introduction to I/O Psychology
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
11. Which decade was characterized by the development of assessment centers and biodata?
a. 1950s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
d. 1980s
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
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,
, TUVIA?_APPROVED?
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Introduction to I/O Psychology
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
11. Which decade was characterized by the development of assessment centers and biodata?
a. 1950s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
d. 1980s
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
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