Chapter 01 - Introduction to I/O Psychology

Question 1

What is the branch of psychology that applies the principle to the workplace?

Answer 1

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Question 2

Purpose of I/O Psychology

Answer 2

1. to enhance the dignity and performance of human beings, and the organizations they work in
2. by advancing the science and knowledge of human
   behavior

Question 3

Focus of I/O Psychology

Answer 3

1. determining the competencies needed to perform a job
2. staffing the organization with employees who have those competencies
3. increasing those competencies through training.

Question 4

This creates an organizational structure and culture that will motivate employees to perform well.

Answer 4

Organizational Approach

Question 5

Field of study that concentrates on the selection and evaluation of employees

Answer 5

Personnel Psychology

Question 6

The field of study that investigates the behavior of employees within the context of an organization.

Answer 6

Organizational Psychology

Question 7

A field of study concentrate on workplace design, human-machine interaction, ergonomics, and physical fatigue and stress.

Answer 7

Human Factors

Question 8

Who is the author of The Theory of Advertising?

Answer 8

Walter Dill Scott

Question 9

What era does I/O psychology made its first big impact?

Answer 9

World War I

Question 10

What intelligence test developed during World War I and used by the army for soldiers who can read?

Answer 10

Army Alpha

Question 11

Who are the two pioneers in I/O Psychology?

Answer 11

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth

Question 12

This is a series of studies that represent any change in behavior when people react to a change in the environment.

Answer 12

Hawthorne studies

Question 13

What condition that is employees change their behavior due to solely to the fact that they are receiving attention or being observed.

Answer 13

Hawthorne effect

Question 14

A situation in which a student works for an organization, either for pay or as a volunteer, to receive practical work experience.

Answer 14

Internship

Question 15

A paid or unpaid position with an organization that gives a student practica lwork experience.

Answer 15

Practicum

Question 16

This is an educated prediction or guess about the answer to a research question.

Answer 16

Hypothesis

Question 17

A systematic set of
assumptions regarding the cause
and nature of behavior.

Answer 17

Theory

Question 18

A written collectionof articles d escribing the methods and results of new research.

Answer 18

Journals

Question 19

It extent to which research results can be expected to hold true outside the specific setting in which they were obtained.

Answer 19

External Validity/ Generalizability

Question 20

This is a formal process by which subjects give permission to be included in a study.

Answer 20

Informed Consent

Question 21

a well-controlled experiment
about which the researcher can confidently state that the independent variable caused the change in the dependent
variable.

Answer 21

Cause-and-effect relationships

Question 22

This the manipulated variable in an
experiment.

Answer 22

Independent variable

Question 23

The measure of behavior that is
expected to change as a result of
changes in the independent
variable.

Answer 23

Dependent variable

Question 24

This is research method in which the experimenter either does not
manipulate the independent
variable or in which subjects are
not randomly assigned to
conditions.

Answer 24

Quasi-experiments

Question 25

Research that involves the use of previously collected data.

Answer 25

Archival Research

Question 26

Type B dilemma also called

Answer 26

Rationalizing dilemmas