Industrial Psych Test 1 – Quizzes UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following subfield of psychology focuses on individual difference (e.g.,
personality, intelligence, interests): - CORRECT ANSWER - Industrial Psychology
In the motivation literature, managers who believes in the theory Y of employees will likely to...
- CORRECT ANSWER - Allow employees to choose their own work tasks
Help employees develop new skill sets and work-related knowledge
According to Ployhart (2006), why do organizations continue to use suboptimal staffing
procedures in spite of a wealth of knowledge about how to maximize hiring potential? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Because practitioners tend to look for the bare minimum when it
comes to staffing solutions.
In Ployhart (2006)'s Basic Components of Multi-Level Staffing Model, the bottom-up process of
emergence helps understand how individual differences in KSAOs contribute to unit-level
differences. There are two different types of emergence that represent ends on a continuum,
_____ models of emergence suggests that homogeneity (similarity) create a distinct aggregate
level construct, whereas _______ model of emergence suggests that heterogeneity (diversity)
create a distinct aggregate level construct. - CORRECT ANSWER - composition;
compilation
To increase firm-level creativity, a silicone valley startup had put in place a new HR policy,
which encouraged the hiring of college graduates with different majors. 6 months later, there was
a 10% increase of non-engineering major in the company. This is an example of _________. As
the KSAO diversity increased, the product team started to push out more creative technological
solutions. This is an example of _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - contextual effects;
emergent effects
The overall type of intelligence that refers to knowledge, skills, and experience accumulated over
time is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - crystallized intelligence
, When it comes to the challenges that modern HRM is facing , which of the following
statement(s) is/are correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Employment laws an regulations are
ever changing.
Corporate merges and acquisitions are becoming more common.
Organizations are relying more on teams.
Group differences in ability, skills and experiences are making testing more sensitive to scrutiny.
Which one of the following statements reflect the theory of bond strength? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Individual attributes are more closely related to job characteristics than to
organizational practices.
Correlation coefficient is a widely used statistical concept in statistics nowadays. It was named
after the researcher _________. Scientific management studies emphasized the use of scientific
methods to scrutinize individualized tasks to find the most effective method. The scientific
management method has another name, which is named after the researcher___________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Karl Pearson; Frederick Taylor
Work-based intervention programs designed to identify and assist employees in resolving
personal problems (e.g., marital, financial or emotional problems; family issues;
substance/alcohol abuse) are known as ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Employee
Assistance Program (EAP)
A New York-based model agency is trying to develop its own procedures for studying the job of
a model scout. Which of the following advice should the personnel specialist follow? -
CORRECT ANSWER - When designing the personnel selection procedures, there should
be a clear majority within the subject matter experts for a particular KSAO to be considered a
selection KSAO.
Which one of the statements regarding the similarity and difference between Dictionary of
Occupational Titles (DOT) and the Occupational Network (O*NET) is incorrect? - CORRECT
ANSWER - O*NET is more comprehensive and therefore is likely to be more costly than
DOT.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following subfield of psychology focuses on individual difference (e.g.,
personality, intelligence, interests): - CORRECT ANSWER - Industrial Psychology
In the motivation literature, managers who believes in the theory Y of employees will likely to...
- CORRECT ANSWER - Allow employees to choose their own work tasks
Help employees develop new skill sets and work-related knowledge
According to Ployhart (2006), why do organizations continue to use suboptimal staffing
procedures in spite of a wealth of knowledge about how to maximize hiring potential? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Because practitioners tend to look for the bare minimum when it
comes to staffing solutions.
In Ployhart (2006)'s Basic Components of Multi-Level Staffing Model, the bottom-up process of
emergence helps understand how individual differences in KSAOs contribute to unit-level
differences. There are two different types of emergence that represent ends on a continuum,
_____ models of emergence suggests that homogeneity (similarity) create a distinct aggregate
level construct, whereas _______ model of emergence suggests that heterogeneity (diversity)
create a distinct aggregate level construct. - CORRECT ANSWER - composition;
compilation
To increase firm-level creativity, a silicone valley startup had put in place a new HR policy,
which encouraged the hiring of college graduates with different majors. 6 months later, there was
a 10% increase of non-engineering major in the company. This is an example of _________. As
the KSAO diversity increased, the product team started to push out more creative technological
solutions. This is an example of _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - contextual effects;
emergent effects
The overall type of intelligence that refers to knowledge, skills, and experience accumulated over
time is called: - CORRECT ANSWER - crystallized intelligence
, When it comes to the challenges that modern HRM is facing , which of the following
statement(s) is/are correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Employment laws an regulations are
ever changing.
Corporate merges and acquisitions are becoming more common.
Organizations are relying more on teams.
Group differences in ability, skills and experiences are making testing more sensitive to scrutiny.
Which one of the following statements reflect the theory of bond strength? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Individual attributes are more closely related to job characteristics than to
organizational practices.
Correlation coefficient is a widely used statistical concept in statistics nowadays. It was named
after the researcher _________. Scientific management studies emphasized the use of scientific
methods to scrutinize individualized tasks to find the most effective method. The scientific
management method has another name, which is named after the researcher___________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Karl Pearson; Frederick Taylor
Work-based intervention programs designed to identify and assist employees in resolving
personal problems (e.g., marital, financial or emotional problems; family issues;
substance/alcohol abuse) are known as ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Employee
Assistance Program (EAP)
A New York-based model agency is trying to develop its own procedures for studying the job of
a model scout. Which of the following advice should the personnel specialist follow? -
CORRECT ANSWER - When designing the personnel selection procedures, there should
be a clear majority within the subject matter experts for a particular KSAO to be considered a
selection KSAO.
Which one of the statements regarding the similarity and difference between Dictionary of
Occupational Titles (DOT) and the Occupational Network (O*NET) is incorrect? - CORRECT
ANSWER - O*NET is more comprehensive and therefore is likely to be more costly than
DOT.
