Exam 4 P.1

Which pair of psychiatrists were responsible for developing the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

Holmes and Rahe

Which theorist is credited with proposing the psychosexual stages of development?

Sigmund Freud

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American work spends approximately ________ hours working each week.

42 to 54

Which of the following is not an example of Legislation Prohibiting Employment Discrimination?

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 197

According to research, what kind of job interview is the most successful at predicting a candidate's later successful job performance?

structured interviews

Which of the following exemplifies an advertisement that would reflect a task-oriented approach to job analysis?

driver who can operate a forklift, drive a d=cement-mixer, and handle explosive material

Several influential early psychologist studied issues that today would be categorized as industrial psychology. These individuals included James Cattell, Hugo Munsterberg, and Walter Dill Scott, who were all students of _________.

Wilhelm Wundt

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is responsible for __________.

enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate in the hiring of employees

Which choice is the best definition of a performance appraisal?

evaluating an employee's success at carrying out duties of their job

Dr. Smyth conducts research that examines how stress, disease, and disorders can impact individuals in the workplace. She is in the area of ________ psychology.

occupational health

An organizational psychologist studies such topics as ___________.

worker satisfaction, motivation, and commitment

Carlos is a small business owner. Recently, he became the primary caretaker for his aging mother. He works long hours at his business while also making sure that his mother can keep her medical appointments and has company in the evening. This exemplifies ________.

work-family balance

Which of the following exemplifies a worker-oriented approach to job analysis?

works well under pressure and in group situations

Melora has a sick child at home. Her employer allows her to ________ for a week, so she can work from home, set her own hours, and complete most of her work while caring for her child.

telecommute

What did the researchers, who identified the Hawthorne effect, see as evidence that employee performance was influenced by something other than the physical work conditions?

any change in a variable, such as lighting levels, led to an improvement in productivity; this was true even the change was negative as a return to poor lighting.

Industrial-organizational psychology is a branch of psychology that studies __________.

how human behavior and psychology affect work and how they are affected by work

Which concept describes traits that are fundamental to one's personal identify (e.g., skin color and hair texture) that an employer can not use to discriminate in hiring job applicants?

immutable characteristic

Diana is assessing applicants for a pilot job at a regional airfield. She wrote the description of the ideal candidate, and now she is reviewing the personality profiles of the applicants to screen those who do not fit the profile. Diana is working in the specialty area of industrial-organizational psychology called ________ psychology.

industrial

Isolation, a lack of job security, work overload, harassment, and bullying are all examples of factors that can lead to ________.

job stress

In job specification, what does the acronym KSA stand for?

knowledge, skills, adapting

According to Edwin Locke, job _____________ is the state of feeling resulting from appraisal one's job experiences, and a more modern definition includes the extent to which a person enjoys their job.

satisfaction

What is the most common reason for invoking a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) as a defense against an employer accused of discriminatin?

sex

Halima is excellent at organizing events, but she is weak in delivering the opening address. She decides to focus on what she is good at and delegate the opening address to her immediate subordinate who excels in public speaking. Halima is practicing ________.

strengths-based management

Lucia is optimistic about goal achievement, and she encourages her team to think critically and solve problems. She is also considerate of their needs. What type of leader is Lucia?

transformational

According to _____________, lifespan development encompasses eight stages and at each stage we encounter a psychosocial crises that must be resolved.

Erik Erikson

The notion that workers tend to show and increase in performance when they know that they are being observed is called the ________ effect.

Hawthorne

Which of the following is true regarding the accuracy and reliability of a job analysis?

It can depend on the nature of the description and the source for the job analysis

Which important legislation protected employees against discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

The 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title VII

Which individual was one of the first psychologists to apply the science of the field to advertising, management, and personnel selection?

Walter Dill Scott

Which term describes a form of informal training in which an experienced employee guides the work of a new employee?

mentoring