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IO Psychology Module 1-2 Questions
IO Psychology Module 1-2 Questions
Question: They are a scientist-practitioner that applies research and findings, and the
principles of psychology, to the workplace and for high and enhanced quality of the
workplace.
Question: Approach in I/O Psychology that determines the competencies needed to perform
a job, staffing the organization with competent employees, and increasing the competencies
through training.
Answer: Industrial
Question: Approach in I/O Psychology that creates organizational structure and culture that
will motivate employees to perform well.
Answer: Organizational
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: I/O psychologists will be employed here to teach and conduct research, and
sometimes as administrators. Ph.D. holders are oftentimes employed in this setting.
Question: A program in I/O Psychology that typically takes five years to complete and must
finish a dissertation to obtain the degree.
Question: A good source of ideas but a terrible source to support a scientific hypothesis.
Answer: Magazine
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Question: What are the disadvantages of using laboratory research as a location of study in
I/O psychology?
Question: A location of study in I/O psychology that gains external validity but loses control
of extraneous variables.
Question: A brief two to five pages summary of the task and job requirements
Question: Determining what other jobs they can expect from an individual which they
eventually get promoted and become successful.
Question: Promotes employees until they reach their highest level of incompetence.
Question: Job analyses enables a human resource professional to classify job into groups
with similarities.
Question: A section of the job description that contains the description of the environment in
which the employee will work.
Question: A type of job analysis where one can analyze a job by actually performing the job.
Question: A type of job analysis where the job analyst actually sees the worker do his job.
Question: The revised version of the Position Analysis Questionnaire in 1985 revised item
content and style, and emphasis on job analysis.
Options: Job Structure Profile, Job Elements Inventory, Functional Job Analysis,
Job Components Inventory
Question: A 132-item inventory was developed in 2000 and the incumbent needs to adapt to
situations on the job.