PSYC 255 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Employee comparison techniques used for PA purposes. - ANSWER -Rank order
Paired Comparison
Forced Distribution
What is the main thing that 360 feedback is supposed to overcome? - ANSWER -
Individual rater biases
One item on the course evaluation form is "This instructor uses personal examples to
help get the points across in class," and students will rate the instructor on a scale of 1
= inferior, 2 = below average, 3 = average, 4 = above average, and 5 = superior. This
item is an example of: - ANSWER -Graphic rating scale
element - ANSWER -the smallest unit of work activity
For a school bus driver, turning a key to start the bus engine is an example of a unit of
work activity known as a: - ANSWER -element
Daisy conducted a job-oriented job analysis and wrote up the report. Her report may be
criticized for: - ANSWER -being too narrowly focused
Performance Appraisal (PA) - ANSWER -systematic observation and evaluation of job
performance, and provision of feedback.
What is the belief that the results of PA are fair and will continue to be so? - ANSWER -
trust in the PA system
The four goals of science - ANSWER -Description, explanation, prediction, control
, Assumption of 360 feedback - ANSWER -participation is liked
What error could Daisy make for grading an assignment that is most likely to make the
class very happy? - ANSWER -leniency
Where are you most likely to find an I/O psychologist? - ANSWER -Academic
institutions like MSU
If Daisy follows a forced distribution method to assign grade for this class, this means
that - ANSWER -A fixed proportion of students will get 4.0 regardless of how well they
perform.
Daisy gave a statistics test to a group of students at two points in time and found out the
high (and low) scorers on the first test were also the high (and low) scorers on the
second test. This means that her test has: - ANSWER -Test-retest reliability
Data collection methods - ANSWER -Case study
Survey
Archival Data
Protected ground in personnel law - ANSWER -Race
Gender
Age
The 3 assumptions of science - ANSWER -Empiricism
Determinism
Discovrability
Criteria for a good theory - ANSWER -Precision
Testability
ANSWERS
Employee comparison techniques used for PA purposes. - ANSWER -Rank order
Paired Comparison
Forced Distribution
What is the main thing that 360 feedback is supposed to overcome? - ANSWER -
Individual rater biases
One item on the course evaluation form is "This instructor uses personal examples to
help get the points across in class," and students will rate the instructor on a scale of 1
= inferior, 2 = below average, 3 = average, 4 = above average, and 5 = superior. This
item is an example of: - ANSWER -Graphic rating scale
element - ANSWER -the smallest unit of work activity
For a school bus driver, turning a key to start the bus engine is an example of a unit of
work activity known as a: - ANSWER -element
Daisy conducted a job-oriented job analysis and wrote up the report. Her report may be
criticized for: - ANSWER -being too narrowly focused
Performance Appraisal (PA) - ANSWER -systematic observation and evaluation of job
performance, and provision of feedback.
What is the belief that the results of PA are fair and will continue to be so? - ANSWER -
trust in the PA system
The four goals of science - ANSWER -Description, explanation, prediction, control
, Assumption of 360 feedback - ANSWER -participation is liked
What error could Daisy make for grading an assignment that is most likely to make the
class very happy? - ANSWER -leniency
Where are you most likely to find an I/O psychologist? - ANSWER -Academic
institutions like MSU
If Daisy follows a forced distribution method to assign grade for this class, this means
that - ANSWER -A fixed proportion of students will get 4.0 regardless of how well they
perform.
Daisy gave a statistics test to a group of students at two points in time and found out the
high (and low) scorers on the first test were also the high (and low) scorers on the
second test. This means that her test has: - ANSWER -Test-retest reliability
Data collection methods - ANSWER -Case study
Survey
Archival Data
Protected ground in personnel law - ANSWER -Race
Gender
Age
The 3 assumptions of science - ANSWER -Empiricism
Determinism
Discovrability
Criteria for a good theory - ANSWER -Precision
Testability
