PSY 321 Exam 1 questions with correct answers
Industrial-Organizational Psychology Correct Answer-the application of
psychological principles, theory and research to the work setting
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Correct
Answer-An association to which many I-O psychologists, both
practitioners and researchers belong. Designated ad Division 14 of the
American Psychological Association
Personnel Psychology Correct Answer-Field of Psychology that
addresses issues such as recruitment, selection, training, performance
appraisal, promotion, transfer and termination
Human Resource Management Correct Answer-Practice such as
recruitment, selection, retention, training, and development of people
( human resources) in order to achieve individual and organizational
goals
Organizational Psychology Correct Answer-Field of psychology that
combines research from social psychology and organizational behavior
and addresses the emotional and motivational side of work
Human Engineering Correct Answer-the study of the capacities and
limitations of humans with respect to a particular environment
Scientist-Practitioner Model Correct Answer-A model that uses
scientific tools and research in the practice of I-0 psychology
,TIP ( the industrial organizational psychologist) Correct Answer-
Quarterly newsletter published by the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology: provides I-O psychologists and those
interested in I-O psychology with the latest relevant information about
the field
Stanford-Binet Test Correct Answer-A well-known intelligence test
designed for testing one individual at a time. Originally developed by
Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon in 1905. the Binet-Simon test was
updated in 1916 by Lewis Terman and colleges
Scientific Management Correct Answer-A movement based on
principles developed by Frederick W. Taylor who suggested that there
was one best and most efficient way to perform various jobs
Time and Motion Studies Correct Answer-Studies that broke every
action down into its constituent parts, timed those movements with a
stopwatch, and developed new and more efficient movements that would
reduce fatigue and increase productivity
Revery Obsession Correct Answer-Australian psychologist Elton Mayo
proposed that this mental state resulted from the mind-numbing
repetitive and difficult work that characterized the U.S factories in the
earl 20th century. Causing factory workers to be unhappy prone to resist
management attempts to increase productivity and sympathetic to labor
unions
, Hawthorne Studies Correct Answer-research done at the Hawthrone
Illinois plant of the western electric company that began as attempts to
increase productivity by manipulating lighting, rest breaks and work
hours. this research showed the important role that workers attitudes
played in productivity
Human relations Movement Correct Answer-The results of the
Hawthrone studies ushered in this movement, which focused on work
attitudes and the newly discovered emotional world of the worker
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Correct Answer-Federal
legislation that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion. sex or national origin. Which define what are known as
protected groups. Prohibits not only intentional discrimination buy also
practices that have the unintentional effect of discrimination against
individuals
American Psychological Association Correct Answer-the major
professional organization for psychologists of all kinds in the United
States
Culture Correct Answer-A system in which individuals share meanings
and common ways of viewing events and objects
"west versus the Rest" Correct Answer-Tendency for researchers to
develop theories relevant to U.S situations, with less concern given to
their applicability in other countries
Industrial-Organizational Psychology Correct Answer-the application of
psychological principles, theory and research to the work setting
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Correct
Answer-An association to which many I-O psychologists, both
practitioners and researchers belong. Designated ad Division 14 of the
American Psychological Association
Personnel Psychology Correct Answer-Field of Psychology that
addresses issues such as recruitment, selection, training, performance
appraisal, promotion, transfer and termination
Human Resource Management Correct Answer-Practice such as
recruitment, selection, retention, training, and development of people
( human resources) in order to achieve individual and organizational
goals
Organizational Psychology Correct Answer-Field of psychology that
combines research from social psychology and organizational behavior
and addresses the emotional and motivational side of work
Human Engineering Correct Answer-the study of the capacities and
limitations of humans with respect to a particular environment
Scientist-Practitioner Model Correct Answer-A model that uses
scientific tools and research in the practice of I-0 psychology
,TIP ( the industrial organizational psychologist) Correct Answer-
Quarterly newsletter published by the Society for Industrial and
Organizational Psychology: provides I-O psychologists and those
interested in I-O psychology with the latest relevant information about
the field
Stanford-Binet Test Correct Answer-A well-known intelligence test
designed for testing one individual at a time. Originally developed by
Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon in 1905. the Binet-Simon test was
updated in 1916 by Lewis Terman and colleges
Scientific Management Correct Answer-A movement based on
principles developed by Frederick W. Taylor who suggested that there
was one best and most efficient way to perform various jobs
Time and Motion Studies Correct Answer-Studies that broke every
action down into its constituent parts, timed those movements with a
stopwatch, and developed new and more efficient movements that would
reduce fatigue and increase productivity
Revery Obsession Correct Answer-Australian psychologist Elton Mayo
proposed that this mental state resulted from the mind-numbing
repetitive and difficult work that characterized the U.S factories in the
earl 20th century. Causing factory workers to be unhappy prone to resist
management attempts to increase productivity and sympathetic to labor
unions
, Hawthorne Studies Correct Answer-research done at the Hawthrone
Illinois plant of the western electric company that began as attempts to
increase productivity by manipulating lighting, rest breaks and work
hours. this research showed the important role that workers attitudes
played in productivity
Human relations Movement Correct Answer-The results of the
Hawthrone studies ushered in this movement, which focused on work
attitudes and the newly discovered emotional world of the worker
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Correct Answer-Federal
legislation that prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion. sex or national origin. Which define what are known as
protected groups. Prohibits not only intentional discrimination buy also
practices that have the unintentional effect of discrimination against
individuals
American Psychological Association Correct Answer-the major
professional organization for psychologists of all kinds in the United
States
Culture Correct Answer-A system in which individuals share meanings
and common ways of viewing events and objects
"west versus the Rest" Correct Answer-Tendency for researchers to
develop theories relevant to U.S situations, with less concern given to
their applicability in other countries
