I/O Psychology (EPPP) questions with correct answers

Job Analysis correct answer - a systematic method for collecting the information needed to identify the nature of the job, knowledge and abilities an employee must have for the job, and how the job performance can be evaluated - clarifies the requirements of the job Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) correct answer - worker-oriented job analysis - provides information on six dimensions of worker activity - helpful in designing training programs and deriving criterion measures Job Evaluation correct answer - determines the relative worth of jobs in order to set salaries and wages - identifies demands of the job in terms of skills and effort, previous experience and education, and degree of autonomy and responsibility Comparable Worth correct answer - attempts to overcome gender differences in wages that are due to discrimination - looks at job's inherent value rther than on the job title or who usually performs the job Rater Biases: Leniency/Strictness Bias correct answer - rater tends to avoid the middle range of the rating scal and rate all employees as low or high Rater Biases: Central Tendency Bias correct answer - rater consistently uses only the middle range of the rating scale Rater Biases: Halo Effect correct answer - raters evaluation of an employee on one dimension of job performance affects her evaluation of that employee on other unrelated dimensions