Assessment, careers, and business

Question 1

interest measure

Answer 1

the context of vocational assessment and pre-employment counseling as an instrument designed to evaluate test takers likes, dislikes, leisure activities, curiosities, and involvements in various pursues for the purpose of comparison with groups of members of various occupations and professions

Question 2

strong interest inventory

Answer 2

a questionnaire designed to assess children’s interest in various recreational persuits

Question 3

self directed search (RIASEC)

Answer 3

explores interests of vocational personality types and work environments
(REALISTIC
INVESTIGATIVE
ARTISTIC
SOCIAL
ENTERPRISING
CONVENTIONAL)

Question 4

The Bennet mechanical comprehension test

Answer 4

measure of a test taker’s ability to understand the relationship between physical forces, various tools, and other common objects

Question 5

general aptitude test battery

Answer 5

used to identify aptitudes for occupations and is a test just about anyone of working age can take

Question 6

integrity test

Answer 6

specifically designed to predict employee theft, honesty, adherence to established procedures, and or potential for violence

Question 7

second order meta analysis

Answer 7

high conscientiousness scores were correlated with good work performance in high neuroticism scores were correlated with poor work performance, extroversion was also positively correlated with positive work performance

Question 8

screening

Answer 8

a relatively superficial process of evaluation based on certain minimal standards, criteria, or requirements

Question 9

selection

Answer 9

a process where by each person evaluated for a position will be either accepted or rejected for that position

Question 10

classification

Answer 10

does not imply acceptance or rejection, but rather a rating, categorization, or pigeon holing with respect to two or more criteria

Question 11

placement

Answer 11

a disposition transfer or assignment to a group or category that may be made on the basis of one criterium

Question 12

leaderless group technique

Answer 12

a performance test in the assessment of business leadership ability

Question 13

in-basket technique

Answer 13

a performance test frequently used to assess managerial ability, organizational skills, and leadership potential

Question 14

assessment center

Answer 14

a widely used tool in selection, classification, and placement

Question 15

physical test

Answer 15

a measurement that entails evaluation of one’s somatic health and intactness and observable sensory and motor abilities

Question 16

false positives

Answer 16

an individual tests positively for drug use when in reality there has been no drug use

Question 17

false negatives

Answer 17

an individual tests negatively for drug use when in reality there has been drug use

Question 18

productivity

Answer 18

output or value yielded relative to work effort made

Question 19

forced distribution technique

Answer 19

involves distributing a predetermined number or percentage of assessees is into various categories that describe performance

Question 20

critical incidence technique

Answer 20

involves the supervisor recording positive and negative employee behaviors

Question 21

intrinsic motivation

Answer 21

primary driving force stems from things such as the individuals involvement in work or satisfaction with work products

Question 22

extrinsic motivation

Answer 22

primary driving force stems from rewards such as salary and bonuses or from constraints such as job loss

Question 23

organizational commitment

Answer 23

a person’s feelings of loyalty to identification with an involvement with an organization

Question 24

organizational culture

Answer 24

the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns characteristic of a particular organization or company, including the structure of the organization and the roles within it, the leadership style, the prevailing values, norms, sanctions, and support mechanisms and the past traditions and folklore methods on incculteration in characteristic ways of interacting with people and institutions outside of the culture

Question 25

implicit attitude

Answer 25

a nonconscious automatic association in memory that produces a disposition to react in some characteristic manner to a particular stimulus

Question 26

consumer psychology

Answer 26

the branch of social psychology that deals primarily with the development advertising and marketing of products and surfaces

Question 27

diary panel

Answer 27

detailed records of behavior

Question 28

semantic differential technique

Answer 28

graphically placing a pair of bipolar adjectives on a 7 point scale (good/bad or strong/weak)

Question 29

motivation research methods

Answer 29

individual interviews and focus groups

Question 30

dimensional qualitative research

Answer 30

an approach to qualitative research that seeks to ensure a study is comprehensive and systematic from a psychological perspective by guiding the study design and proposed questions for discussion on the basis of basic ID dimensions

Question 31

BASIC ID

Answer 31

Behavior
Affect
Sensation
Imagery
Cognition
Interpersonal relations
Drugs