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I/O Psych Chapters 1 and 2

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Quiz 1

Quiz 1

Pregunta 1 de 20

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Which of the following reasons was identified in the text as to why I/O psych has struggled with its image.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Research found that only 49% of instructors who taught General Psych courses reported covering I/O psychology in their classes

  • Much of psychology is organized around processes

  • There is a perception that I/O psychology is dissimilar to traditional academic psychology

  • All of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 20

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According to the text, which of the following is NOT true of WL Bryan?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Bryan was the president of the American Psychological Association

  • He published a paper about how professional telegraphers develop skills in sending and receiving Morse Code

  • Bryan is considered the father of I/O Psychology

  • He urged psychologists to study concrete activities and functions as they appear in everyday life

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 20

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Humanitarian work psychology argues that I/O psych, in addition to addressing the need of individuals and organizations, should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Assume a more vigorous role in increasing the standard of living for all people

  • Address the needs of nations and society

  • Expand its mission simply because it is the morally right thing to do

  • All of the above are correct

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 20

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The scientist-practitioner model of education in I/O psychology is founded on what principle?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Effective I/O psychologists are trained in both scientific inquiry and professional practice

  • Science is the foremost goal of education: practice is just an application

  • Most I/O psychologists are practitioners who face problems in the workplace never taught by academic scientists

  • Only practitioners can effectively explain the importance of theory to scientists

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 20

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The era of Government Intervention in the history of I/O psychology was shaped primarily by what event?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The Vietnam War

  • The Civil Rights Movement

  • The terrorist attacks of 9/11

  • The Great Recession

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 20

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Which US President signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Kennedy

  • Johnson

  • Bush

  • Clinton

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 20

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The most recent era of I/O psychology witnessed the creation of which of the following business titles?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

  • Chief Operating Officer (COO)

  • Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 20

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After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, I/O Psychologists were assigned the responsibility of developing personnel selection standards for which of the following branches of government?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation

  • Transportation and Safety Administration

  • Customs Service

  • Secret Service

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 20

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Which of the following tests was developed during WW1 to measure the intelligence of illiterate recruits?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Army Alpha

  • Army General Classification Test

  • Army Beta

  • Situational Stress Test

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 20

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Which of the following was not a finding of the Hawthorne studies?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Productivity is influenced by factors other than those that are purely technical

  • Informal employee work groups exist within organizations

  • The level of illumination is a major determinant of productivity level

  • Having understanding supervisors is valuable to the organization

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 20

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The degree to which the relationships evidenced among variables in a particular research study are accurate and true is defined as:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Generalizability

  • Internal Validity

  • Research Design

  • External Validity

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 20

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Which of the following is NOT true of a laboratory experiment?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Researchers randomly assign participants into various treatment conditions

  • A laboratory setting must mirror conditions found in the natural environment

  • The researcher has a low degree of control over the conduct of the study

  • The experimenter designs the study to test how certain aspects of an actual environment affect behavior

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 20

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A coefficient with the value +0.9 indicates all of the following EXCEPT

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • As one variable increases in magnitude, so does the other

  • Low magnitude

  • Positive direction

  • Large correlation

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 20

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Which of the following does not fall under the right to informed consent?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The right to decline or withdraw participation at any time without negative consequences

  • Participants have the right to decide to whom they will reveal personal information

  • Participants have the right to be informed of any risks associated with their participation in the research

  • The right to know the purpose of the research

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 20

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Which of the following variables would be classified as categorical?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • age

  • weight

  • time

  • gender

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 20

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A researcher wants to study in a laboratory experiment, the reaction time of people to red, yellow, and green lights. In this study, the different colored lights are the ______ variable, and the reaction time is the ______ variable.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • dependent, independent

  • independent, dependent

  • predictor, criterion

  • criterion, predictor

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 20

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The warning found on packs of cigarettes that "smoking causes cancer" implies which of the following methods was used in conducting the research upon which this warning is biased?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • laboratory experiment

  • quasi-experiment

  • questionnaire

  • observation

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 20

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The capacity of computers to store vast amounts of information about people, including the results of research studies that were not intended for disclosure to others, is addressed in which research right?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • informed consent

  • privacy

  • confidentiality

  • debriefing

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 20

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A correlation can be used to infer causality when:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • the calculated coefficient is 1.00

  • the relationship is linear

  • the sample size is over 1,000

  • causality cannot be inferred from a correlation

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 20

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The Hawthorne studies were an example of what research strategy?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • laboratory experiment

  • quasi-experiment

  • questionnaire

  • observation

Explicación

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