IOP3701/201/1/2018
Tutorial Letter 201/1/2018
Industrial Psychological Assessment
IOP3701
Semester 1
Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains feedback on your assignments.
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CONTENTS
Page
1. LECTURERS ....................................................................................................................................3
2. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01...................................................................................................3
3. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 02...................................................................................................7
4. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 03 ................................................................................................ 16
5. THE EXAMINATION ....................................................................................................................... 19
6. EXAMPLE OF A PREVIOUS EXAMINATION PAPER ................................................................... 20
7. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................ 29
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, IOP3701/201/1/2018
Dear Student
This is the final tutorial letter in Semester 1 for students of Industrial Psychological Assessment (IOP3701).
We trust that you have enjoyed the module thus far, that you have found the content interesting, and that
you have learned some valuable information that you can apply in your work environment. In this tutorial
letter, you will find feedback to all the assignments, general information about the examination and an
example of an examination paper.
1. LECTURERS
The general contact details for the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology are:
Help desk(s): +27 12 429 8033 or +27 12 429 8054
Fax: +27 12 429 8368
E-mail:
The lecturers responsible for this module are:
Name Office Email address Telephone number
AJH van der Walt 3-78
Mr Tshepo Matjie 012 429 3476
(Unisa Muckleneuk campus)
AJH van der Walt 3-118
Mrs Linda Steyn 012 429 3794
(Unisa Muckleneuk campus)
2. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01
Many students ask how long their answers should be. Since handwriting can differ considerably from
person to person, it is not easy to give an exact answer. However, to provide you with an indication of how
long an answer to a question should be, we use a guideline of roughly one page per ten marks, depending
on the nature of the question. This indication is used for paragraph and essay-type questions.
Below we provide general, brief guidelines on what was expected for each question, together with
reference to Foxcroft and Roodt (2009, 2013). Use what we provide here as a guideline.
SEMESTER 1
ASSIGNMENT 01: COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT
Closing date: 15 March 2018
Total: 50 marks
Unique number: 754020
QUESTION 1 (Learning Unit 9)
Discuss the impact of social desirability on personality testing and the measures devised to overcome this
problem. (10)
The transparency of personality questionnaires makes it possible for some examinees to attempt to
manipulate the results. A discussion on test-taking attitudes and response biases is provided in Section
9.5 of the study guide.
Response biases (5 Marks)
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Tutorial Letter 201/1/2018
Industrial Psychological Assessment
IOP3701
Semester 1
Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This tutorial letter contains feedback on your assignments.
2
Define tomorrow.
, IOP3701/201/1/2018
CONTENTS
Page
1. LECTURERS ....................................................................................................................................3
2. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01...................................................................................................3
3. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 02...................................................................................................7
4. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 03 ................................................................................................ 16
5. THE EXAMINATION ....................................................................................................................... 19
6. EXAMPLE OF A PREVIOUS EXAMINATION PAPER ................................................................... 20
7. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................ 29
2
, IOP3701/201/1/2018
Dear Student
This is the final tutorial letter in Semester 1 for students of Industrial Psychological Assessment (IOP3701).
We trust that you have enjoyed the module thus far, that you have found the content interesting, and that
you have learned some valuable information that you can apply in your work environment. In this tutorial
letter, you will find feedback to all the assignments, general information about the examination and an
example of an examination paper.
1. LECTURERS
The general contact details for the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology are:
Help desk(s): +27 12 429 8033 or +27 12 429 8054
Fax: +27 12 429 8368
E-mail:
The lecturers responsible for this module are:
Name Office Email address Telephone number
AJH van der Walt 3-78
Mr Tshepo Matjie 012 429 3476
(Unisa Muckleneuk campus)
AJH van der Walt 3-118
Mrs Linda Steyn 012 429 3794
(Unisa Muckleneuk campus)
2. FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 01
Many students ask how long their answers should be. Since handwriting can differ considerably from
person to person, it is not easy to give an exact answer. However, to provide you with an indication of how
long an answer to a question should be, we use a guideline of roughly one page per ten marks, depending
on the nature of the question. This indication is used for paragraph and essay-type questions.
Below we provide general, brief guidelines on what was expected for each question, together with
reference to Foxcroft and Roodt (2009, 2013). Use what we provide here as a guideline.
SEMESTER 1
ASSIGNMENT 01: COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT
Closing date: 15 March 2018
Total: 50 marks
Unique number: 754020
QUESTION 1 (Learning Unit 9)
Discuss the impact of social desirability on personality testing and the measures devised to overcome this
problem. (10)
The transparency of personality questionnaires makes it possible for some examinees to attempt to
manipulate the results. A discussion on test-taking attitudes and response biases is provided in Section
9.5 of the study guide.
Response biases (5 Marks)
3
