Multiple Choice
1. I/O Psychology is a branch of psychology that _____ in the workplace.
a. treats psychological disorders
b. applies the principles of psychology
c. provides therapy to employees
d. all of these equally define I/O psychology
ANSWER: b
2. I/O psychology examines factors that affect the _______ in an organization, whereas business
fields examine the broader aspects of running an organization.
a. people
b. machines
c. stock performance
d. I/O psychology examines all three factors
ANSWER: a
3. I/O psychologists who are involved in ________ study and practice in such areas as employee
selection, job analysis, and job evaluation.
a. personnel psychology
b. organizational psychology
c. training and development
d. human factors
ANSWER: a
4. The study of leadership is part of:
a. personnel psychology
b. training and development
, c. human factors
d. organizational psychology
ANSWER: d
5. Psychologists involved in _______ study leadership, job satisfaction, and employee
motivation.
a. personnel psychology
b. organizational psychology
c. training and development
d. human factors
ANSWER: b
6. Regardless of the official start date, I/O psychology was born in the:
a. mid 1800s
b. late 1800s
c. early 1900s
d. mid 1900s
ANSWER: c
7. I/O Psychology first started about:
a. 1840
b. 1938
c. 1903
d. 1957
ANSWER: c
8. The _____ were a husband and wife team who were among the first scientists to improve
,productivity and reduce fatigue by studying the motions used by workers.
a. Watsons
b. Scotts
c. Binghams
d. Gilbreths
ANSWER: d
9. In which decade were the Hawthorne studies published.
a. 1920s
b. 1930s
c. 1960s
d. 1980s
ANSWER: b
10. Changes in employee behavior that result from an employee being studied or receiving
increased attention from mangers is called the:
a. Hawthorne effect
b. Premack principle
c. Pygmalion effect
d. Peter principle
ANSWER: a
11. The ____ were characterized by passage of several major pieces of civil rights legislation.
a. 1930s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
, d. 1980s
ANSWER: b
12. The use of more sophisticated statistical techniques, a more aggressive approach in
developing methods to select employees, and an increased interest in the application of cognitive
psychology to industry took place in the:
a. 1920s and 30s
b. 1940s and 50s
c. 1960s and 70s
d. 1980s and 90s
ANSWER: d
13. The greatest number of Ph.D. I/O psychologists work in:
a. universities
b. consulting firms
c. private industry
d. the public sector
ANSWER: a
14. Compared to Ph.D.'s, master's level graduates are less often employed by:
a. universities
b. consulting firms
c. the private industry
d. the public sector
ANSWER: a
15. To get accepted into a graduate program in I/O psychology, a student usually must take which
of the following standardized tests?
1. I/O Psychology is a branch of psychology that _____ in the workplace.
a. treats psychological disorders
b. applies the principles of psychology
c. provides therapy to employees
d. all of these equally define I/O psychology
ANSWER: b
2. I/O psychology examines factors that affect the _______ in an organization, whereas business
fields examine the broader aspects of running an organization.
a. people
b. machines
c. stock performance
d. I/O psychology examines all three factors
ANSWER: a
3. I/O psychologists who are involved in ________ study and practice in such areas as employee
selection, job analysis, and job evaluation.
a. personnel psychology
b. organizational psychology
c. training and development
d. human factors
ANSWER: a
4. The study of leadership is part of:
a. personnel psychology
b. training and development
, c. human factors
d. organizational psychology
ANSWER: d
5. Psychologists involved in _______ study leadership, job satisfaction, and employee
motivation.
a. personnel psychology
b. organizational psychology
c. training and development
d. human factors
ANSWER: b
6. Regardless of the official start date, I/O psychology was born in the:
a. mid 1800s
b. late 1800s
c. early 1900s
d. mid 1900s
ANSWER: c
7. I/O Psychology first started about:
a. 1840
b. 1938
c. 1903
d. 1957
ANSWER: c
8. The _____ were a husband and wife team who were among the first scientists to improve
,productivity and reduce fatigue by studying the motions used by workers.
a. Watsons
b. Scotts
c. Binghams
d. Gilbreths
ANSWER: d
9. In which decade were the Hawthorne studies published.
a. 1920s
b. 1930s
c. 1960s
d. 1980s
ANSWER: b
10. Changes in employee behavior that result from an employee being studied or receiving
increased attention from mangers is called the:
a. Hawthorne effect
b. Premack principle
c. Pygmalion effect
d. Peter principle
ANSWER: a
11. The ____ were characterized by passage of several major pieces of civil rights legislation.
a. 1930s
b. 1960s
c. 1970s
, d. 1980s
ANSWER: b
12. The use of more sophisticated statistical techniques, a more aggressive approach in
developing methods to select employees, and an increased interest in the application of cognitive
psychology to industry took place in the:
a. 1920s and 30s
b. 1940s and 50s
c. 1960s and 70s
d. 1980s and 90s
ANSWER: d
13. The greatest number of Ph.D. I/O psychologists work in:
a. universities
b. consulting firms
c. private industry
d. the public sector
ANSWER: a
14. Compared to Ph.D.'s, master's level graduates are less often employed by:
a. universities
b. consulting firms
c. the private industry
d. the public sector
ANSWER: a
15. To get accepted into a graduate program in I/O psychology, a student usually must take which
of the following standardized tests?
