Industrial Psychology Final Exam
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
"Think aloud protocol" is a type of _____ task analysis. - CORRECT ANSWER -
cognitive
An individual does poorly on a written section of a test but later performs extremely well on a
performance section. If the performance score can supplement for the written test score, it is a
_____ system. - CORRECT ANSWER - compensatory
According to the textbook, Herriot and Pemberton identified six HR initiatives provided for
developing and managing a diverse workplace. These recommendations can be distilled into the
principles of - CORRECT ANSWER - procedural justice and distributive justice
In a police hiring test, candidates must fire a weapon at a target. This is a test of - CORRECT
ANSWER - psychomotor ability.
Defining intelligence can be problematic because - CORRECT ANSWER - different
cultures have different views about who an "intelligent person" is.
T-test, analyses of variance, and chi-square tests are all examples of - CORRECT
ANSWER - inferential statistics.
Research has indicated that the Achievement Strivings dimension is positively correlated with -
CORRECT ANSWER - academic performance.
All of the following might be reasons why group members appear to value homogeneity over
diversity except - CORRECT ANSWER - differences often result in a strong creative
force.
, The purpose of the time and motion studies was to - CORRECT ANSWER - both a and b
(increase efficiency and increase productivity)
The belief in one's capability to perform a specific task or reach a specific goal is called -
CORRECT ANSWER - self-efficacy.
Which of the following power motives emphasizes the personal benefits that come with being a
leader? - CORRECT ANSWER - instramental
If a researcher wants to examine whether a test is reliable over a reasonable time period, he or
she might - CORRECT ANSWER - administer the test to the same people at two different
points in time and calculate a correlation coefficient between the scores taken at time one and the
scores taken at time two
Social loafing tends to occur most often in what type of culture? - CORRECT ANSWER -
individualist
The regulation of emotional expression is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - emotional
labor
The division of the American Psychological Association that represents Industrial-Organizational
psychology is - CORRECT ANSWER - Division 14
Which of the following is not one of the three stages of the organizational change theory
described by Kurt Lewin (1951)? - CORRECT ANSWER - freezing
An I-O psychologist is attempting to measure job performance, but has found that many
measures include information that is unrelated to what is being measured. This problem can be
best explained as a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - criterion contamination
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
"Think aloud protocol" is a type of _____ task analysis. - CORRECT ANSWER -
cognitive
An individual does poorly on a written section of a test but later performs extremely well on a
performance section. If the performance score can supplement for the written test score, it is a
_____ system. - CORRECT ANSWER - compensatory
According to the textbook, Herriot and Pemberton identified six HR initiatives provided for
developing and managing a diverse workplace. These recommendations can be distilled into the
principles of - CORRECT ANSWER - procedural justice and distributive justice
In a police hiring test, candidates must fire a weapon at a target. This is a test of - CORRECT
ANSWER - psychomotor ability.
Defining intelligence can be problematic because - CORRECT ANSWER - different
cultures have different views about who an "intelligent person" is.
T-test, analyses of variance, and chi-square tests are all examples of - CORRECT
ANSWER - inferential statistics.
Research has indicated that the Achievement Strivings dimension is positively correlated with -
CORRECT ANSWER - academic performance.
All of the following might be reasons why group members appear to value homogeneity over
diversity except - CORRECT ANSWER - differences often result in a strong creative
force.
, The purpose of the time and motion studies was to - CORRECT ANSWER - both a and b
(increase efficiency and increase productivity)
The belief in one's capability to perform a specific task or reach a specific goal is called -
CORRECT ANSWER - self-efficacy.
Which of the following power motives emphasizes the personal benefits that come with being a
leader? - CORRECT ANSWER - instramental
If a researcher wants to examine whether a test is reliable over a reasonable time period, he or
she might - CORRECT ANSWER - administer the test to the same people at two different
points in time and calculate a correlation coefficient between the scores taken at time one and the
scores taken at time two
Social loafing tends to occur most often in what type of culture? - CORRECT ANSWER -
individualist
The regulation of emotional expression is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - emotional
labor
The division of the American Psychological Association that represents Industrial-Organizational
psychology is - CORRECT ANSWER - Division 14
Which of the following is not one of the three stages of the organizational change theory
described by Kurt Lewin (1951)? - CORRECT ANSWER - freezing
An I-O psychologist is attempting to measure job performance, but has found that many
measures include information that is unrelated to what is being measured. This problem can be
best explained as a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - criterion contamination
