I-O psychology exam 1 (chapters 1-3)
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The professional organization that represents I-O psychologists in the Unites States is: -
✔✔Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
Which of the following statements best describes the focus of I-O psychologists as a
group: - ✔✔Understanding real-world work phenomena using the tools of science
Of the 20 fastest growing jobs between 2012-2022, the US Department of Labor (2014)
ranked I-O psychology: - ✔✔First
Approximately what percentage of all psychologists work in the I-O area? - ✔✔6%
The education of I-O psychologists is founded on the: - ✔✔scientist-practitioner model
I-O psychologists concerned about how to balance the work (e.g., job productivity) and
non-work (e.g., family needs) areas of our lives are primarily addressing which sub-area
of I-O psychology? - ✔✔quality of worklife
What is the primary purpose of licensure? - ✔✔to protect the public from harm
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, What year witnessed the publication of the scientific journal most representative of I-O
psychology (Journal of Applied Psychology) and a worldwide influenza outbreak that
killed 20 million people? - ✔✔1917
Which of the founding figures of I-O psychology conducted studies to determine what
makes a safe trolley car operator? - ✔✔Hugo Munsterberg
Which of the founding figures of I-O psychology showed that workers who handled
heavy iron ingots (pig iron) could be more productive if they had work rests? -
✔✔Frederick W. Taylor (father of scientific management)
The finding that behavior change is sometimes due to a change in the environment (e.g.,
presence of researchers) and not to an experimentally manipulated variable (e.g., level
of illuminations) is known as the __________ effect. - ✔✔Hawthorne
The movie "Cheaper by the Dozen," made in 1950 and re-made in 2003, was based on
the life of: - ✔✔Gilbreth
What is the typical sequence of the five-steps research cycle as described in your text? -
✔✔statement of problem, design of research study, measurement of variables, analysis
of data, conclusions from research
The degree to which the relationships evidenced among variables in a particular
research study are generalizable or accurate in other contexts is: - ✔✔external validity
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The professional organization that represents I-O psychologists in the Unites States is: -
✔✔Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
Which of the following statements best describes the focus of I-O psychologists as a
group: - ✔✔Understanding real-world work phenomena using the tools of science
Of the 20 fastest growing jobs between 2012-2022, the US Department of Labor (2014)
ranked I-O psychology: - ✔✔First
Approximately what percentage of all psychologists work in the I-O area? - ✔✔6%
The education of I-O psychologists is founded on the: - ✔✔scientist-practitioner model
I-O psychologists concerned about how to balance the work (e.g., job productivity) and
non-work (e.g., family needs) areas of our lives are primarily addressing which sub-area
of I-O psychology? - ✔✔quality of worklife
What is the primary purpose of licensure? - ✔✔to protect the public from harm
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, What year witnessed the publication of the scientific journal most representative of I-O
psychology (Journal of Applied Psychology) and a worldwide influenza outbreak that
killed 20 million people? - ✔✔1917
Which of the founding figures of I-O psychology conducted studies to determine what
makes a safe trolley car operator? - ✔✔Hugo Munsterberg
Which of the founding figures of I-O psychology showed that workers who handled
heavy iron ingots (pig iron) could be more productive if they had work rests? -
✔✔Frederick W. Taylor (father of scientific management)
The finding that behavior change is sometimes due to a change in the environment (e.g.,
presence of researchers) and not to an experimentally manipulated variable (e.g., level
of illuminations) is known as the __________ effect. - ✔✔Hawthorne
The movie "Cheaper by the Dozen," made in 1950 and re-made in 2003, was based on
the life of: - ✔✔Gilbreth
What is the typical sequence of the five-steps research cycle as described in your text? -
✔✔statement of problem, design of research study, measurement of variables, analysis
of data, conclusions from research
The degree to which the relationships evidenced among variables in a particular
research study are generalizable or accurate in other contexts is: - ✔✔external validity
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