PSY 255 QUIZ CHAPTER 6 COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Dr. Hendry is a psychologist conducting research on pay rates and
employee satisfaction. She randomly assigns new employees to one
of two different salaries, and she also keeps all other factors
constant. The design that best describes her research is
a. experimental.
b. quasi-experimental.
c. part experimental.
d. non-experimental.
Answer: a. experimental
◉ John has read several books about how to repair a car engine,
even though he has never seen one up close. Joy, on the other hand,
grew up in her parents' auto shop and repairs car engines on a daily
basis. When it comes to car repair, it is appropriate to say that John
has _____________ knowledge, whereas Joy has _____________ knowledge.
a. procedural; tacit
b. tacit; procedural
c. declarative; procedural
d. procedural; declarative
Answer: c. declarative; procedural
,◉ Many of the employees from the marketing department know the
manager would not be able to attend this week's meeting and
decided not to go. Mary reminded everyone how they would have
twice as much work the following week of they didn't go. This is an
example of
a.altruism.
b.generalized compliance.
c.job-specific task proficiency.
d.task performance.
Answer: b. generalized compliance
◉ A police officer is required to re-take a driving test. This is an
example of a(n) ______ performance measure.
a.objective
b.cognitive
c.judgmental
d.hands-on
Answer: d. hands-on
◉ If an individual was hired into an organization based on his test
scores but did not perform well on the job, this would be an example
of a(n)
a.false positive.
,b.false negative.
c.true positive.
d.true negative
Answer: a. false positive
◉ A graphic designer for an Internet web design company goes
through a six-week training program. Various technical skills for
using software applications are acquired. This type of learning
outcome is
a.cognitive.
b.behavioral.
c.skill-based.
d.affective.
Answer: c. skill-based
◉ If employees' primary reason for working is to feed their family,
which level of Maslow's need hierarchy are they focused on?
a.security
b.physiological
c.esteem
d.self-actualization
Answer: b. physiological
, ◉ Jane would never consider leaving Lunar Company. She has
worked there for more than 10 years and firmly believes in what the
organization stands for; quality and commitment. What type of
commitment is Jane most likely displaying?
a.occupational commitment
b.continuance commitment
c.normative commitment
d.affective commitment
Answer: d. affective commitment
◉ Sarah, a manager at a large company, is generally unhappy with
her job. She often smiles and appears cheerful even though she is
feeling intense frustration and anger. She is regulating her emotions
through what method?
a.deep acting
b.surface acting
c.method acting
d.reality acting
Answer: b. surface acting
◉ An employee learns that a co-worker received a higher annual
bonus that he did. The employee believes this outcome is unfair
because he has more responsibilities than his co-worker. Which type
of justice does this situation refer to?
GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Dr. Hendry is a psychologist conducting research on pay rates and
employee satisfaction. She randomly assigns new employees to one
of two different salaries, and she also keeps all other factors
constant. The design that best describes her research is
a. experimental.
b. quasi-experimental.
c. part experimental.
d. non-experimental.
Answer: a. experimental
◉ John has read several books about how to repair a car engine,
even though he has never seen one up close. Joy, on the other hand,
grew up in her parents' auto shop and repairs car engines on a daily
basis. When it comes to car repair, it is appropriate to say that John
has _____________ knowledge, whereas Joy has _____________ knowledge.
a. procedural; tacit
b. tacit; procedural
c. declarative; procedural
d. procedural; declarative
Answer: c. declarative; procedural
,◉ Many of the employees from the marketing department know the
manager would not be able to attend this week's meeting and
decided not to go. Mary reminded everyone how they would have
twice as much work the following week of they didn't go. This is an
example of
a.altruism.
b.generalized compliance.
c.job-specific task proficiency.
d.task performance.
Answer: b. generalized compliance
◉ A police officer is required to re-take a driving test. This is an
example of a(n) ______ performance measure.
a.objective
b.cognitive
c.judgmental
d.hands-on
Answer: d. hands-on
◉ If an individual was hired into an organization based on his test
scores but did not perform well on the job, this would be an example
of a(n)
a.false positive.
,b.false negative.
c.true positive.
d.true negative
Answer: a. false positive
◉ A graphic designer for an Internet web design company goes
through a six-week training program. Various technical skills for
using software applications are acquired. This type of learning
outcome is
a.cognitive.
b.behavioral.
c.skill-based.
d.affective.
Answer: c. skill-based
◉ If employees' primary reason for working is to feed their family,
which level of Maslow's need hierarchy are they focused on?
a.security
b.physiological
c.esteem
d.self-actualization
Answer: b. physiological
, ◉ Jane would never consider leaving Lunar Company. She has
worked there for more than 10 years and firmly believes in what the
organization stands for; quality and commitment. What type of
commitment is Jane most likely displaying?
a.occupational commitment
b.continuance commitment
c.normative commitment
d.affective commitment
Answer: d. affective commitment
◉ Sarah, a manager at a large company, is generally unhappy with
her job. She often smiles and appears cheerful even though she is
feeling intense frustration and anger. She is regulating her emotions
through what method?
a.deep acting
b.surface acting
c.method acting
d.reality acting
Answer: b. surface acting
◉ An employee learns that a co-worker received a higher annual
bonus that he did. The employee believes this outcome is unfair
because he has more responsibilities than his co-worker. Which type
of justice does this situation refer to?
