EPPP SAMPLE QUESTIONS - I/O
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| 150 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+|
EPPP EXAM PREP 2026 (BRAND
NEW!!)
B.m
Amdistinctionmismmadembetweenmformativemandmsummativemevaluationminmthemliteraturemonmevalu
ation.mFormativemevaluationsmaremconductedmduringmthemdeliverymofmtheminterventionmtomidentify
mwaysmtomimprovemit.mSummativemevaluationsm(a.)maremconductedmatmthemendmofmtheminterventio
nmtomevaluatemitsmeffectivenessmandmparticipants'mreactionsmtomit.mAmneedsmanalysism(d.)mismthemfir
stmstepminmdevelopingmamtrainingmprogram.mItmismconductedmpriormtomdevelopingmanminterventionm
tomdeterminemwhatmtheminterventionmshouldminclude.mWhereasmthemutilitymanalysism(c.)msummari
zesmandmidentifiesmkeymvariablesmthatmdescribemthemconsequencesmofmHRmprogramsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAm__________________mismperformedmduringmthemdevelopmentmormdeliver
ymofmanminterventionmtomdeterminemifmitmneedsmtombemmodifiedminmordermtommeetmitsmgoals.m
m A.msummativemevaluation
m B.mformativemevaluation
m C.mutilitymanalysis
m D.mneedsmanalysis
B.m
Theremismsomemevidencemthatminterviewersmplacemlessmimportancemonminterviewminformationmwh
enmbiodatamismnotmverymfavorablemandmmoremimportancemwhenmitmismsupportivemofmamhiringmdecis
ion.mApparently,mamgoodminterviewmcannotmmakemupmformambadmhistory,mbutmamgoodmhistorymcanm
bemsupportedmormcanceledmoutmbymthemresultsmofmtheminterviewm-
,CORRECTmANSWERmInmtermsmofminterviewsmasmselectionmtechniques,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmism
m
mostmconsistentmwithmthemresearch?
m A.mPanelminterviewsmgenerallymhavemthemhighestmlevelsmofmvalidity,mandmtheymaremespeciallymvalid
m
whenmanmaveragem(versusmconsensus)mratingmismderived.
mB.mWhenminterviewersmaremgivenmbiodataminformationmaboutmanmintervieweempriormtomtheminter
view,minterviewersmgivemlessmcredencemtominterviewminformationmwhenmthembiodatamismnotmsuppo
rtivemofmamdecisionmtomhiremthanmwhenmthembiodatamismverymsupportivemofmamdecisionmtomhire.
m C.mAlthoughmthemresearchmisminconsistent,mthembestmconclusionmaboutminterviewsmismthatmfuture-
orientedm(situational)minterviewsmaremmoremvalidmthanmpast-orientedm(behaviormdescription)m
interviewsmregardlessmofmwhethermtheminterviewmismstructuredmormunstructured.
mD.mOnemofmthemdifficultiesmwithminterviews,mevenmwhenmtheymaremstructured,mismthatmtheymaremhi
ghlym
susceptiblemtomgendermbiases,mespeciallymwhenmthemintervieweemandmtheminterviewermaremofm
differentmgenders.
D.m
Ammixedmstandardmscalemtriesmtomovercomemhalo,mleniency,mandmsimilarmratermbiasesmbymarrangin
g,minmamnon-
hierarchalmmanner,mitemsmthatmdescribemperformancemasmeithermgood,maverage,mormpoormandmth
enmthemratermratesmwhethermthemindividualmperformsmbetter,mequalmto,mormworsem(+,m0,m-
)mthanmthembehaviormdescribedminmthemitem.mItemsmaremarrangedminmamway,mwhichmsupposedlymhe
lpsmreducemratermbiasesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAm"mixedmstandardmscale"mhelpsmreducemratermbiasesmby:m
mA.musingmamforced-
choicemformatmthatmmatchesmitemsmwithmamcomparablemlevelmofmsocialmdesirability.
mB.musingmamspecificmdescriptionmofmwork-
relatedmbehaviormtomanchormeachmpointmonmthemratingmscale.
m C.mcomparingmtwomormmorememployeesmonmeachmjobmbehavior.
m D.mobscuringmorder-of-meritmwhenmdescribingmwork-relatedmbehaviors.
,A.m
Ratermbiasesmincludemthemstrictness,mleniency,mcentralmtendency,mandmhalombiases.mThemcentralmte
ndencymbiasmismthemtendencymtomusemthemmiddlemofmamscaleminmratingmallmratees.mThemhalomeffectm
(b.)moccursmwhenmevaluationsmofmonemaspectmofmamperson'smbehaviorminfluencemevaluationsmofmot
hermaspects.mThemhalomeffectmcanmbempositivemormnegative;mi.e.,mitmcanmresultminmambiasminmfavormo
fmormagainstmamperson.mYoummaymhavemconsideredmthemleniencymbiasm(c.)masmthemcorrectmresponse
.mThismtypemofmratermbiasminvolvesmgivingmrateesmhighmratingsmonmeachmdimensionmofmperformanc
emregardlessmofmtheirmactualmperformance.mHowever,mthemquestionmdoesmnotmindicatemthatmallmth
emratingsmaremhigh,monlymthatmMargaretmismreluctantmtomgivemlowmscoresmformpoormperformance.mS
everitymerrorm(d.),mormstrictnessmbias,mrefersmtomthemtendencymtomusemthemlowmendmofmamratingmsca
lemtomratemallmrateesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMargaretmismreluctantmtomgivempoormratingsmtomhermsubordinatesmformfearmof
m"rufflingmfeathers."mConsequently,mshemtendsmtombemunusuallymeasyminmhermratings.mMargaretmism
committingmwhatmtypemofmerror?m
m A.mcentralmtendency
m B.mhalo
m C.mleniency
m D.mseverity
B.m
Validitymgeneralization,mormgeneralizedmevidencemofmvalidity,mismevidencemofmvaliditymthatmgenerali
zesmtomsetting(s)mothermthanmthemsetting(s)minmwhichmthemoriginalmvalidationmevidencemwasmdocu
mentedmandmismaccumulatedmthroughmstrategiesmsuchmasmsyntheticmvalidity/jobmcomponentmvalid
itym(a.),mtransportabilitym(c.)mandmmeta-
analysism(d.).mSyntheticmvalidity/jobmcomponentmvaliditymismbasedmonmpreviousmdemonstrationmof
mthemvaliditymofminferencesmfrommscoresmonmthemselectionmproceduremormbatterymwithmrespectmtom
onemormmoremdomainsmofmworkm(jobmcomponents).mTransportabilitymrefersmtomamstrategymformgen
eralizingmevidencemofmvalidityminmwhichmdemonstrationmofmimportantmsimilaritiesmbetweenmdiffer
entmworkmsettingsmismusedmtominfermthatmvalidationmevidencemformamselectionmproceduremaccumul
atedminmonemworkmsettingmgeneralizesmtomanothermworkmsettingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmJustificationmformthemusemofmamselectionmproceduremormbatteryminmamnewmset
tingmwithoutmconductingmamlocalmvalidationmresearchmstudymismreferredmtomas:m
, m A.msyntheticmvalidity.
m B.mvaliditymgeneralization.
m C.mtransportability.
m D.mmeta-analysis.
C.m
DawismandmLofquist'sm(1964)mTheorymofmWorkmAdjustmentmdefinesmsatisfactionmasmanmindividual's
msatisfactionmwithmamjobmbasedmonmhowmwellmitmmeetsmthemindividualmemployee'smneeds.mSatisfac
torinessmrefersmtomthemdegreemtomwhichmthememployee'smskillsmmeetmthemrequirementsmofmthemjo
bmandmtomwhichmthememployeemsuccessfullymperformsmthemjob.mAccordingmtomTWA,mbothmareminfl
uencesmofmemploymentmtenure.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemTheorymofmWorkmAdjustmentm(TWA)mismamperson-
environmentmfitmtheorymofmcareermdevelopmentmthatmindicatesmemploymentmtenuremismtiedmto:m
m A.morganizationalmculture
m B.morganizationalmjustice
m C.msatisfactionmandmsatisfactoriness
m D.msatisfactionmandmability
C.m
Highmgroupmcohesivenessmhasmpositivemandmnegativemconsequences.mInmtermsmofmproductivity,mth
emrelationshipmbetweenmgroupmcohesivenessmandmgroupmproductivitymismaffectedmbymseveralmmod
eratormvariables.mOnemofmwhichmismmanagementmsupportiveness.mHighmmanagementmsupportmism
associatedmwithmhighmlevelsmofmproductivitymformcohesivemgroups,mwhilemmanagementmhostilitymis
massociatedmwithmlowmproductivitymformcohesivemgroups.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWithmrespectmtomproductivity,mcohesivemgroupsmaremassociatedmwith:m
m A.mlowmlevelsmofmproductivitymformthemgroup
m B.mhighmlevelsmofmproductivitymformthemgroup
m C.mhighermlevelsmofmproductivitymformthemgroupmonlymwhenmmanagementmismsupportive
m D.mhighermlevelsmofmproductivitymformthemgroupmonlymwhenmmanagementmismhostilemorm
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| 150 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+|
EPPP EXAM PREP 2026 (BRAND
NEW!!)
B.m
Amdistinctionmismmadembetweenmformativemandmsummativemevaluationminmthemliteraturemonmevalu
ation.mFormativemevaluationsmaremconductedmduringmthemdeliverymofmtheminterventionmtomidentify
mwaysmtomimprovemit.mSummativemevaluationsm(a.)maremconductedmatmthemendmofmtheminterventio
nmtomevaluatemitsmeffectivenessmandmparticipants'mreactionsmtomit.mAmneedsmanalysism(d.)mismthemfir
stmstepminmdevelopingmamtrainingmprogram.mItmismconductedmpriormtomdevelopingmanminterventionm
tomdeterminemwhatmtheminterventionmshouldminclude.mWhereasmthemutilitymanalysism(c.)msummari
zesmandmidentifiesmkeymvariablesmthatmdescribemthemconsequencesmofmHRmprogramsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAm__________________mismperformedmduringmthemdevelopmentmormdeliver
ymofmanminterventionmtomdeterminemifmitmneedsmtombemmodifiedminmordermtommeetmitsmgoals.m
m A.msummativemevaluation
m B.mformativemevaluation
m C.mutilitymanalysis
m D.mneedsmanalysis
B.m
Theremismsomemevidencemthatminterviewersmplacemlessmimportancemonminterviewminformationmwh
enmbiodatamismnotmverymfavorablemandmmoremimportancemwhenmitmismsupportivemofmamhiringmdecis
ion.mApparently,mamgoodminterviewmcannotmmakemupmformambadmhistory,mbutmamgoodmhistorymcanm
bemsupportedmormcanceledmoutmbymthemresultsmofmtheminterviewm-
,CORRECTmANSWERmInmtermsmofminterviewsmasmselectionmtechniques,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmism
m
mostmconsistentmwithmthemresearch?
m A.mPanelminterviewsmgenerallymhavemthemhighestmlevelsmofmvalidity,mandmtheymaremespeciallymvalid
m
whenmanmaveragem(versusmconsensus)mratingmismderived.
mB.mWhenminterviewersmaremgivenmbiodataminformationmaboutmanmintervieweempriormtomtheminter
view,minterviewersmgivemlessmcredencemtominterviewminformationmwhenmthembiodatamismnotmsuppo
rtivemofmamdecisionmtomhiremthanmwhenmthembiodatamismverymsupportivemofmamdecisionmtomhire.
m C.mAlthoughmthemresearchmisminconsistent,mthembestmconclusionmaboutminterviewsmismthatmfuture-
orientedm(situational)minterviewsmaremmoremvalidmthanmpast-orientedm(behaviormdescription)m
interviewsmregardlessmofmwhethermtheminterviewmismstructuredmormunstructured.
mD.mOnemofmthemdifficultiesmwithminterviews,mevenmwhenmtheymaremstructured,mismthatmtheymaremhi
ghlym
susceptiblemtomgendermbiases,mespeciallymwhenmthemintervieweemandmtheminterviewermaremofm
differentmgenders.
D.m
Ammixedmstandardmscalemtriesmtomovercomemhalo,mleniency,mandmsimilarmratermbiasesmbymarrangin
g,minmamnon-
hierarchalmmanner,mitemsmthatmdescribemperformancemasmeithermgood,maverage,mormpoormandmth
enmthemratermratesmwhethermthemindividualmperformsmbetter,mequalmto,mormworsem(+,m0,m-
)mthanmthembehaviormdescribedminmthemitem.mItemsmaremarrangedminmamway,mwhichmsupposedlymhe
lpsmreducemratermbiasesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAm"mixedmstandardmscale"mhelpsmreducemratermbiasesmby:m
mA.musingmamforced-
choicemformatmthatmmatchesmitemsmwithmamcomparablemlevelmofmsocialmdesirability.
mB.musingmamspecificmdescriptionmofmwork-
relatedmbehaviormtomanchormeachmpointmonmthemratingmscale.
m C.mcomparingmtwomormmorememployeesmonmeachmjobmbehavior.
m D.mobscuringmorder-of-meritmwhenmdescribingmwork-relatedmbehaviors.
,A.m
Ratermbiasesmincludemthemstrictness,mleniency,mcentralmtendency,mandmhalombiases.mThemcentralmte
ndencymbiasmismthemtendencymtomusemthemmiddlemofmamscaleminmratingmallmratees.mThemhalomeffectm
(b.)moccursmwhenmevaluationsmofmonemaspectmofmamperson'smbehaviorminfluencemevaluationsmofmot
hermaspects.mThemhalomeffectmcanmbempositivemormnegative;mi.e.,mitmcanmresultminmambiasminmfavormo
fmormagainstmamperson.mYoummaymhavemconsideredmthemleniencymbiasm(c.)masmthemcorrectmresponse
.mThismtypemofmratermbiasminvolvesmgivingmrateesmhighmratingsmonmeachmdimensionmofmperformanc
emregardlessmofmtheirmactualmperformance.mHowever,mthemquestionmdoesmnotmindicatemthatmallmth
emratingsmaremhigh,monlymthatmMargaretmismreluctantmtomgivemlowmscoresmformpoormperformance.mS
everitymerrorm(d.),mormstrictnessmbias,mrefersmtomthemtendencymtomusemthemlowmendmofmamratingmsca
lemtomratemallmrateesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmMargaretmismreluctantmtomgivempoormratingsmtomhermsubordinatesmformfearmof
m"rufflingmfeathers."mConsequently,mshemtendsmtombemunusuallymeasyminmhermratings.mMargaretmism
committingmwhatmtypemofmerror?m
m A.mcentralmtendency
m B.mhalo
m C.mleniency
m D.mseverity
B.m
Validitymgeneralization,mormgeneralizedmevidencemofmvalidity,mismevidencemofmvaliditymthatmgenerali
zesmtomsetting(s)mothermthanmthemsetting(s)minmwhichmthemoriginalmvalidationmevidencemwasmdocu
mentedmandmismaccumulatedmthroughmstrategiesmsuchmasmsyntheticmvalidity/jobmcomponentmvalid
itym(a.),mtransportabilitym(c.)mandmmeta-
analysism(d.).mSyntheticmvalidity/jobmcomponentmvaliditymismbasedmonmpreviousmdemonstrationmof
mthemvaliditymofminferencesmfrommscoresmonmthemselectionmproceduremormbatterymwithmrespectmtom
onemormmoremdomainsmofmworkm(jobmcomponents).mTransportabilitymrefersmtomamstrategymformgen
eralizingmevidencemofmvalidityminmwhichmdemonstrationmofmimportantmsimilaritiesmbetweenmdiffer
entmworkmsettingsmismusedmtominfermthatmvalidationmevidencemformamselectionmproceduremaccumul
atedminmonemworkmsettingmgeneralizesmtomanothermworkmsettingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmJustificationmformthemusemofmamselectionmproceduremormbatteryminmamnewmset
tingmwithoutmconductingmamlocalmvalidationmresearchmstudymismreferredmtomas:m
, m A.msyntheticmvalidity.
m B.mvaliditymgeneralization.
m C.mtransportability.
m D.mmeta-analysis.
C.m
DawismandmLofquist'sm(1964)mTheorymofmWorkmAdjustmentmdefinesmsatisfactionmasmanmindividual's
msatisfactionmwithmamjobmbasedmonmhowmwellmitmmeetsmthemindividualmemployee'smneeds.mSatisfac
torinessmrefersmtomthemdegreemtomwhichmthememployee'smskillsmmeetmthemrequirementsmofmthemjo
bmandmtomwhichmthememployeemsuccessfullymperformsmthemjob.mAccordingmtomTWA,mbothmareminfl
uencesmofmemploymentmtenure.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemTheorymofmWorkmAdjustmentm(TWA)mismamperson-
environmentmfitmtheorymofmcareermdevelopmentmthatmindicatesmemploymentmtenuremismtiedmto:m
m A.morganizationalmculture
m B.morganizationalmjustice
m C.msatisfactionmandmsatisfactoriness
m D.msatisfactionmandmability
C.m
Highmgroupmcohesivenessmhasmpositivemandmnegativemconsequences.mInmtermsmofmproductivity,mth
emrelationshipmbetweenmgroupmcohesivenessmandmgroupmproductivitymismaffectedmbymseveralmmod
eratormvariables.mOnemofmwhichmismmanagementmsupportiveness.mHighmmanagementmsupportmism
associatedmwithmhighmlevelsmofmproductivitymformcohesivemgroups,mwhilemmanagementmhostilitymis
massociatedmwithmlowmproductivitymformcohesivemgroups.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWithmrespectmtomproductivity,mcohesivemgroupsmaremassociatedmwith:m
m A.mlowmlevelsmofmproductivitymformthemgroup
m B.mhighmlevelsmofmproductivitymformthemgroup
m C.mhighermlevelsmofmproductivitymformthemgroupmonlymwhenmmanagementmismsupportive
m D.mhighermlevelsmofmproductivitymformthemgroupmonlymwhenmmanagementmismhostilemorm
