13.5 Review Questions

QuestionAnswer
Who was the first psychologist to use psychology in advertising?
Walter Dill Scott
Hugo Münsterberg
Elton Mayo
Walter Bingham
Which test designed for the Army was used for recruits who were not fluent in English?
Army Beta
Army Personality
Army Alpha
Army Intelligence
Which area of I-O psychology measures job satisfaction?
organizational psychology
industrial psychology
human factors psychology
advertising psychology
Which statement best describes the Hawthorne effect?
The attention of researchers on subjects causes the effect the experimenter is looking for.
Giving workers rest periods seems like it should decrease productivity, but it actually increases productivity.
Social relations among workers have a greater effect on productivity than physical environment.
Changes in light levels improve working conditions and therefore increase productivity.
Which of the following questions is illegal to ask in a job interview in the United States?
Which state were you born in?
Which university did you attend?
Do you have a commercial driver’s license?
What salary would you expect for this position?
Which of the following items is not a part of KSAs?
aspiration
knowledge
skill
other abilities
Who is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant?
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Americans with Disabilities Act
Supreme Court of the United States
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
A ________ is an example of a tactical team.
surgical team
car design team
budget committee
sports team
Which practice is an example of Theory X management?
keystroke monitoring
telecommuting
flextime
team meetings
Which is one effect of the team halo effect?
teams appear to work better than they do
teams never fail
teams lead to greater job satisfaction
teams boost productivity
Which of the following is the most strongly predictive factor of overall job satisfaction?
autonomy
financial rewards
personality
work content
What is the name for what occurs when a supervisor offers a work-related reward in exchange for a sexual favor?
quid pro quo
hiring bias
hostile work environment
immutable characteristics
What aspect of an office workstation would a human factors psychologist be concerned about?
height of the chair
closeness to the supervisor
frequency of coworker visits
presence of an offensive sign
A human factors psychologist who studied how a worker interacted with a search engine would be researching in the area of ________.
cognitive engineering
attention
job satisfaction
management

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