Chapter 1: Introduction to Organizational Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The field of organizational psychology began to take its present shape in the:
a) 1870s
*b) Early 1900s
c) 1950s
d) Early 1800s
2. Which of the following principles is most clearly associated with scientific management?
*a) Workers will work harder if they are assigned and rewarded for completing specific
tasks.
b) Workers will perform best if they set their own goals and desired reward system.
c) Workers will only work toward general goals that are stated at the organizational level.
d) Workers will work hard if they enjoy what they’re doing; no financial compensation is
necessary.
3. Action research refers to which of the following?
a) The study of motion
*b) Collaborative problem solving by researchers and organizations
c) Quick research in laboratory settings
d) Basic research designed to move the field forward
4. A human relations perspective would suggest which of the following?
a) Individual creativity is fully determined by genetics.
, b) An organization’s sole focus should be on its financial health.
*c) Job design and enrichment may improve the work experience for employees.
d) Organizations must pay special attention to their public images.
5. The trend away from specific jobs toward more frequently changing project-based work is
commonly referred to as:
*a) Dejobbing
b) Job shrinking
c) Job reduction
d) Dynamism
6. Multilevel perspective could best be described in which example?
a) As a group, subordinates are able to change the opinions of those in higher
management.
b) Managers and CEOs exert direct influence to each employee, individually.
*c) Individual employee behavior can be influenced directly by which group the
employee is a part of.
d) Researchers now consider subordinates, managers, and executives in their studies.
, Chapter 2: Research Methods and Statistics
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Reactivity is a problem for observation studies because:
a) It can be difficult to accurately measure reaction times in a field setting.
b) Reaction styles differ so much from person to person.
*c) If a researcher’s presence changes the phenomenon studied, interpretation is very
difficult.
d) Not all behaviors are reactive; some are proactive.
2. Under random sampling rules, which of the following would be true?
a) In a college student population, some people would have a greater likelihood of being
included in the study than others.
*b) Everyone would have the same probability of being included.
c) A person’s chance of being included could be zero if the population was large enough.
d) Choices a and c are both correct.
3. A(n) ______________ is a statistical technique for quantitatively summarizing multiple
existing research findings regarding a similar phenomenon.
a) mega-analysis
b) ultra-analysis
*c) meta-analysis
d) uber-summary
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The field of organizational psychology began to take its present shape in the:
a) 1870s
*b) Early 1900s
c) 1950s
d) Early 1800s
2. Which of the following principles is most clearly associated with scientific management?
*a) Workers will work harder if they are assigned and rewarded for completing specific
tasks.
b) Workers will perform best if they set their own goals and desired reward system.
c) Workers will only work toward general goals that are stated at the organizational level.
d) Workers will work hard if they enjoy what they’re doing; no financial compensation is
necessary.
3. Action research refers to which of the following?
a) The study of motion
*b) Collaborative problem solving by researchers and organizations
c) Quick research in laboratory settings
d) Basic research designed to move the field forward
4. A human relations perspective would suggest which of the following?
a) Individual creativity is fully determined by genetics.
, b) An organization’s sole focus should be on its financial health.
*c) Job design and enrichment may improve the work experience for employees.
d) Organizations must pay special attention to their public images.
5. The trend away from specific jobs toward more frequently changing project-based work is
commonly referred to as:
*a) Dejobbing
b) Job shrinking
c) Job reduction
d) Dynamism
6. Multilevel perspective could best be described in which example?
a) As a group, subordinates are able to change the opinions of those in higher
management.
b) Managers and CEOs exert direct influence to each employee, individually.
*c) Individual employee behavior can be influenced directly by which group the
employee is a part of.
d) Researchers now consider subordinates, managers, and executives in their studies.
, Chapter 2: Research Methods and Statistics
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Reactivity is a problem for observation studies because:
a) It can be difficult to accurately measure reaction times in a field setting.
b) Reaction styles differ so much from person to person.
*c) If a researcher’s presence changes the phenomenon studied, interpretation is very
difficult.
d) Not all behaviors are reactive; some are proactive.
2. Under random sampling rules, which of the following would be true?
a) In a college student population, some people would have a greater likelihood of being
included in the study than others.
*b) Everyone would have the same probability of being included.
c) A person’s chance of being included could be zero if the population was large enough.
d) Choices a and c are both correct.
3. A(n) ______________ is a statistical technique for quantitatively summarizing multiple
existing research findings regarding a similar phenomenon.
a) mega-analysis
b) ultra-analysis
*c) meta-analysis
d) uber-summary
