psych ch 9 example #19291

When did the discipline of industrial-organizational psychology emerge?

Several influential early psychologists studied issues that today would be categorized as industrial psychology, including James Cattell, Hugo Münsterberg, and Walter Dill Scott, who were all students of ________.

Who founded the psychological consulting firm called Psychological Corporation?

Who wrote Psychology and Industrial Efficiency?

Lillian Gilbreth, a psychologist who conducted early research in the area of industrial psychology, conducted her research at ________ University.

What caused industrial psychologists to begin working with the military?

What is the APA?

Where did the study that identified the Hawthorne effect take place?

Who wrote The Principles of Scientific Management?

Who wrote The Psychology of Management: The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching, and Installing Methods of Least Waste?

In 1966, Lillian Gilbreth received the ________ from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

What are the 2012 estimated annual earnings for someone with a doctorate specializing in industrial-organizational psychology?

What is job analysis?

In job specification, what does the acronym KSA stand for?

The United States Department of Labor maintains a database of previously compiled job analyses for different jobs and occupations. What is the database called?

Which term describes a form of informal training in which an experienced employee guides the work of a new employee?

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is responsible for ________.

Which concept describes traits that are fundamental to one's personal identity (e.g., skin color and hair texture) that an employer cannot use to discriminate in hiring?

What is a performance appraisal?

Which term describes the degree to which individuals enjoy their job?

Industrial-organizational psychology is a branch of psychology that studies ________.

Industrial-organizational psychologists work in four main contexts: academia, government, consulting, and ________.

________ psychology is specifically concerned with describing job requirements and assessing individuals for their ability to meet those requirements.

A unique feature of industrial psychology is that it ________.

________ psychology is a discipline interested in how relationships among employees affect those employees and the performance of a business.

An organizational psychologist studies ________.

As a result of its interest in worker well-being and relationships, organizational psychology includes the study of ________.

________ psychology is the study of how workers interact with the tools of work and how to design those tools to optimize workers' productivity, safety, and health.

Which specialty area within industrial-organizational psychology might involve a study of workers who commit violence in their workplace?

In Europe, what is human factors psychology called?

Ted conducts a study regarding how walking on a treadmill instead of sitting at a desk impacts worker productivity. Ted's study is within the industrial-organizational specialty area of ________ psychology.

Diana is assessing applicants for a pilot job at a regional airfield. She wrote the description of the ideal candidate, and now she is reviewing the personality profiles of the applicants to screen those who do not fit the profile. Diana is working in the specialty area of industrial-organizational psychology called ________ psychology.

Robert Yerkes, who lived from ________ to ________, was a pioneer in the area of industrial psychology.

Which of the following industrial psychologists was president of the American Psychological Association at the beginning of WWI?

Which of the following exemplifies the Hawthorne effect?

According to the research of Lillian Gilbreth, many employees were motivated by money and ________.

Which of the following exemplifies a task-oriented approach to job analysis?

hich of the following exemplifies a worker-oriented approach to job analysis?

According to research, what kind of job interview is most successful at predicting job performance?

Which form of mentor-protégé relationship is the rarest?

Sex has been determined as a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) for ________.

What is the most common reason for invoking a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) as a defense against an employer accused of discrimination?

Work overload, harassment, and bullying can all lead to ________.

Carlos is a small business owner. Recently, he became the primary caretaker for his aging mother. He works long hours at his business while also making sure that his mother can keep her medical appointments and has company in the evening. This exemplifies ________.

Melora has a sick child at home. Her employer allows her to ________ for a week, so she can work from home, set her own hours, and complete most of her work while caring for her child.

Halima is excellent at organizing events, but she is weak in delivering the opening address. She decides to focus on what she is good at and delegate the opening address to her immediate subordinate who excels in public speaking. Halima is practicing ________.

Lucia is optimistic about goal achievement, and she encourages her team to think critically and solve problems. She is also considerate of their needs. What type of leader is Lucia?

Hershel is a strict, goal-oriented manager. When his team achieves their daily productivity goals he rewards them with long lunches and bonus pay. When his team falls behind, he extends the work day by an hour and cuts lunch by fifteen minutes. What type of leader is Hershel?

Design teams for car manufacturers create new vehicle models. What type of team does this exemplify?

The diagnostic teams at the Centers for Disease Control exemplify a ________ team.

A police or FBI SWAT team handling a hostage situation exemplifies a ________ team.

________ are the symbols, language (jargon, slang, and humor), narratives (stories and legends), and practices (rituals) that represent the underlying cultural assumptions of an organizational culture.

Managers at S-Mart routinely expect their employees to volunteer hours at the local veteran's center. The organization supports this practice since it shows commitment, empathy, and compassion, all things that S-Mart endorses as part of its company mission. This represents the ________ aspect of organizational culture.

Claudia is told by her psychology professor that if she wants to receive a good grade on her final exam, she will need to come to his house for dinner and private tutoring. Claudia suspects her professor may be sexually harassing her. What form of sexual harassment does this represent?

osetta is a master electrician. Often, she is the only woman at the construction site. Her male coworkers frequently make sexual comments about her appearance. She complains to the site manager, but he tells her to toughen up. What form of sexual harassment does this represent?

Which of the following is a good example of workplace violence?

What area are human factors psychologists researching when they study when and how people decide to respond to engine failure during flight?

What area are human factors psychologists researching when they study what steps people take to successfully wash their hands before performing surgery?

Different personality types use different forms of impression management during job interviews. For example, extroverts use ________.

What is the primary contribution of Walter Dill Scott to industrial-organizational psychology? He was one of the first psychologists to ________.

What did the researchers, who identified the Hawthorne effect, see as evidence that employee performance was influenced by something other than the physical work conditions?

Why were unions critical of Frederick Taylor's work on scientific management?

Which of the following statements about Kurt Lewin is false?

What was the main idea behind Frederick Taylor's work on the scientific approach to management?

Which of the following statements about Lillian Gilbreth is false?

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Using time and motion studies, Lillian and Frank Gilbreth tried to make workers more efficient by reducing the number of people required to perform a task.

Which of the following is true regarding the accuracy and reliability of a job analysis?

Which of the following is not a reason that mentoring is particularly important to the career success of women?

Why is age a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) for airline pilots?

hich of the following is not an example of Legislation Prohibiting Employment Discrimination?

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Research has suggested that the workload factor, which includes variety, difficulty level, and role clarity of the job, is the most predictive factor of overall job satisfaction

What does research suggest about gender diversity and team productivity?

What has research found to be the primary difference between male and female leadership style?

Which of the following is a frequent trigger for workplace violence?

Transactional leaders do not ________.

Transformational leaders are not ________.

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In human factors psychology, the area of cognitive engineering includes the study of vigilance and monitoring, recognizing signals in noise, mental resources, and divided attention.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of strengths-based management?