Prelim Flashcards
INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (124 cards)
Focuses on determining the competencies needed to perform a job.
A. ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH
B. INDUSTRIAL APPROACH
C. INDUSTRY
D. ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
B. INDUSTRIAL APPROACH
Creates an organizational structure and culture that will motivate the employees to perform well.
A. ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH
B. INDUSTRIAL APPROACH
C. INDUSTRY
D. ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
A. ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH
The field of study that concentrates on the selection and evaluation of employees.
A. Industrial Psychology
B. Human factors/Ergonomics
C. Organizational Psychology
D. Personnel Psychology
D. Personnel Psychology
The field of study that investigates the behavior of employees within the
context of an organization.
A. Industrial Psychology
B. Human factors/Ergonomics
C. Organizational Psychology
D. Personnel Psychology
C. Organizational Psychology
The field of study that concentrates on the interaction between humans and the machines.
A. Industrial Psychology
B. Human factors/Ergonomics
C. Organizational Psychology
D. Personnel Psychology
B. Human Factors/Ergonomics
who published the Theory of Advertising and Increasing Human Efficiency in Business?
A. Hugo Munsterberg
B. Bruce Moore and Merril Ream
C. Walter Dill Scott
D. Morris Viteles
C. Walter Dill Scott
Who published Psychology and Industrial Efficiency?
A. Hugo Munsterberg
B. Bruce Moore and Merril Ream
C. Walter Dill Scott
D. Morris Viteles
A. Hugo Munsterberg
First to be awarded Ph. D. in I/O Psychology
A. Hugo Munsterberg
B. Bruce Moore and Merril Ream
C. Walter Dill Scott
D. Morris Viteles
B. Bruce Moore and Merril Ream
First author to write a text on I/O
A. Hugo Munsterberg
B. Bruce Moore and Merril Ream
C. Walter Dill Scott
D. Morris Viteles
D. Morris Viteles
first woman president of Division 14 of APA’
A. Michelle Obama
B. Marion Bills
B. Marion Bills
foundation of almost all human resource activities
A. Job Analysis
B. Job Descriptions
C. Job Appraisal
D. Peter Principle
A. Job Analysis
Summary of the tasks and job requirements found in the job analysis.
A. Job Analysis
B. Job Descriptions
C. Job Appraisal
D. Peter Principle
B. Job Descriptions
determine whether a particular applicant possesses the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to carry out the requirements of the job.
A. Job Classification
B. Performance Appraisal
C. Employee Selection
D. Performance Classification
E. Personpower Planning
C. Employee Selection
to determine worker mobility within an organization.
A. Job Classification
B. Performance Appraisal
C. Employee Selection
D. Performance Classification
E. Personpower Planning
E. Personpower Planning
promoting employees until they eventually reach their highest level of incompetence
A. Job Analysis
B. Job Descriptions
C. Job Appraisal
D. Peter Principle
D. Peter Principle
the evaluation of employee performance must be job related.
A. Job Classification
B. Performance Appraisal
C. Employee Selection
D. Performance Classification
E. Personpower Planning
B. Performance Appraisal
to classify jobs into groups based on similarities in requirements and duties, useful for determining pay levels, transfers, and promotions.
A. Job Classification
B. Performance Appraisal
C. Employee Selection
D. Performance Classification
E. Personpower Planning
A. Job Classification
to determine the worth of a job
A. JOB DESIGN
B. JOB EVALUATION
C. JOB COMPLIANCE
D. JOB CLASSIFICATION
B. JOB EVALUATION
used to determine the optimal way in which a job should be performed.
A. JOB DESIGN
B. JOB EVALUATION
C. JOB COMPLIANCE
D. JOB CLASSIFICATION
A. JOB DESIGN
An accurate title describes the nature of the job, it also aids in employee selection and recruitment.
A. JOB COMPETENCIES
B. WORK PERFORMANCE
C. COMPENSATION INFORMATION
D. JOB DESCRIPTION
E. JOB TITLE
E. JOB TITLE
only a paragraph in length but should briefly describe the nature and purpose of the job.
A. JOB ABSTRACT
B. JOB OBJECTIVES
C. BRIEF SUMMARY
D. BOTH B AND C
D. BOTH B AND C
lists the tasks and activities in which the worker is involved.
A. WORK ACTIVITIES
B. JOB CONTEXT
C. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS USED
D. WORK ACTIVITIES
A. WORK ACTIVITIES
lists all the tools and equipment used to perform the work activities in the previous section.
A. WORK ACTIVITIES
B. JOB CONTEXT
C. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS USED
D. WORK ACTIVITIES
C. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS USED
describe the environment in which the employee works and should mention stress level, work schedule, physical demands, level of responsibility, temperature, number of coworkers, degree of danger, and any other relevant information.
A. WORK ACTIVITIES
B. JOB CONTEXT
C. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENTS USED
D. WORK ACTIVITIES
B. JOB CONTEXT