I/O Psychology Test I
GRADE A Q&A
I/O Psychology is a branch of psychology that ____ in the workplace - (correct
answer)applies the principles of psychology
I/O Psychology who are involved in _____ study leadership, job satisfaction, and
employee motivation - (correct answer)organizational psychology
I/O Psychology first stated about: - (correct answer)1903
To get accepted into a graduate program in I/O psychology, a student usually must take
which of the following standardized tests? - (correct answer)GRE
According to your text, the most important reason for the reliance on research is that it
ultimately: - (correct answer)saves an organization money
What field research gains in _______ it loses in _______. - (correct answer)external
validity/ control
I/O psychologists who are involved in ________ study and practice in such areas as
employee selection, job analysis, and job evaluation. - (correct answer)personnel
psychology
The most powerful research method is the: - (correct answer)experimental method
In an experiment designed to test the effect of noise on employee performance, noise is
the ____ and employee performance is the _____. - (correct answer)independent
variable/ dependent variable
, The main difference between a quasi-experiment and an experiment is that the
independent variable: - (correct answer)is manipulated in an experiment
_____ is the method of reaching conclusions based on the statistical combination of
several previous research studies. - (correct answer)Meta-analysis
A large research sample is nice to have; however, it may not be necessary if the
experimenter can choose a ______ sample (i.e., a sample in which every member of
the relevant population had an equal chance of being chosen to participate in the study)
and control for many of the ______ variables (i.e., other possible causes that can often
explain the relationship between two other variables). - (correct answer)random/
extraneous
The level of statistical significance that we use in psychology is: - (correct answer).05
The statistical significance of research results tell us the probability that: - (correct
answer)our results were due to change
A researcher finds a strong correlation between job satisfaction and performance. What
can he conclude from this correlation? - (correct answer)Satisfaction and performance
are related
Short Answer: What are the three major fields of I/O Psychology? - (correct
answer)Industrial Psychology, Organizational Psychology, and Human-Factors
Psychology
The gathering, analyzing, and structuring of information about a job's components,
characteristics, and requirements is a process called: - (correct answer)job analysis
The ____ is the process of determining the work activities and requirements, and the
____ is the written result. - (correct answer)job analysis/ job description
GRADE A Q&A
I/O Psychology is a branch of psychology that ____ in the workplace - (correct
answer)applies the principles of psychology
I/O Psychology who are involved in _____ study leadership, job satisfaction, and
employee motivation - (correct answer)organizational psychology
I/O Psychology first stated about: - (correct answer)1903
To get accepted into a graduate program in I/O psychology, a student usually must take
which of the following standardized tests? - (correct answer)GRE
According to your text, the most important reason for the reliance on research is that it
ultimately: - (correct answer)saves an organization money
What field research gains in _______ it loses in _______. - (correct answer)external
validity/ control
I/O psychologists who are involved in ________ study and practice in such areas as
employee selection, job analysis, and job evaluation. - (correct answer)personnel
psychology
The most powerful research method is the: - (correct answer)experimental method
In an experiment designed to test the effect of noise on employee performance, noise is
the ____ and employee performance is the _____. - (correct answer)independent
variable/ dependent variable
, The main difference between a quasi-experiment and an experiment is that the
independent variable: - (correct answer)is manipulated in an experiment
_____ is the method of reaching conclusions based on the statistical combination of
several previous research studies. - (correct answer)Meta-analysis
A large research sample is nice to have; however, it may not be necessary if the
experimenter can choose a ______ sample (i.e., a sample in which every member of
the relevant population had an equal chance of being chosen to participate in the study)
and control for many of the ______ variables (i.e., other possible causes that can often
explain the relationship between two other variables). - (correct answer)random/
extraneous
The level of statistical significance that we use in psychology is: - (correct answer).05
The statistical significance of research results tell us the probability that: - (correct
answer)our results were due to change
A researcher finds a strong correlation between job satisfaction and performance. What
can he conclude from this correlation? - (correct answer)Satisfaction and performance
are related
Short Answer: What are the three major fields of I/O Psychology? - (correct
answer)Industrial Psychology, Organizational Psychology, and Human-Factors
Psychology
The gathering, analyzing, and structuring of information about a job's components,
characteristics, and requirements is a process called: - (correct answer)job analysis
The ____ is the process of determining the work activities and requirements, and the
____ is the written result. - (correct answer)job analysis/ job description
