EPPP I/O Wrong

Question 1

The personnel director where you work is reluctant to use the selection test you’ve developed because its validity coefficient is only .35. Your best argument for using this test is that:

Answer 1

Low selection ratio and moderate base rate

LOW RATIO means first number smaller than the second

Question 2

According to Holland, the optimal situation is for the job environment to match the person’s

Answer 2

Personality

Question 3

Many of the employees working on the assembly line at a large auto manufacturing plant have very low levels of job motivation and satisfaction. Their new supervisor, who is familiar with Herzberg’s work, is most likely to recommend that:

Answer 3

all employees be given more individual responsibility and autonomy.

Question 4

Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership model proposes that the most effective leadership style depends on

Answer 4

job maturity of the worker

Question 5

Heterogeneity of team members is associated with

Answer 5

greater creativity and better decision-making; better performance on complex tasks

Question 6

A process consultant initially

Answer 6

observes workers as they interact

Question 7

According to Krumboltz (1996), a person’s career path is determined primarily by

Answer 7

learning that occurs as the result of interactions with other people

Question 8

As defined by Brousseau and Driver (1994), career concept refers to a person’s

Answer 8

career decisions and motives

Question 9

An employee perceives a discrepancy between his input/outcome ratio and the input/outcome ratio of a fellow employee who is performing the same job. How will this affect performance?

Answer 9

It is more likely to have an effect on the employee’s performance if he perceives that he is being underpaid

Question 10

Research indicates that the nature of communication networks can affect worker satisfaction, group performance, and leadership effectiveness. For instance, when tasks are complex and unstructured, a ________ communication network is associated with better group performance

Answer 10

Decentralized

Question 11

Research on job satisfaction suggests that it

Answer 11

is a relatively stable trait and is minimally affected by job changes

Question 12

Use of the Taylor-Russell tables would indicate that the decision-making accuracy of a selection test that has a low to moderate validity coefficient is greatest when

Answer 12

selection ratio is low and base rate is moderate

Question 13

Dr. Ang, an organizational psychologist, is asked to evaluate the selection procedures used by Company X. After observing the personnel manager interviewing job applicants, Dr. Ang notes that applicants who are well-dressed are hired more often than those who are not as well dressed, regardless of their qualifications. This is an example of which of the following?

Answer 13

Halo effect

Question 14

A problem with the “critical incident technique” is that:

Answer 14

it does not provide a very good picture of what is typically required for effective job performance

Question 15

What is true of the usefulness of peer evaluations?

Answer 15

are generally most useful for predicting promotions and raises

Question 16

According to House’s (1971) path-goal theory, the optimal leadership style depends primarily on:

Answer 16

certain characteristics of the worker and the work situation

Question 17

In terms of training program evaluation, Kirkpatrick (1976) contends that _______ criteria are the most important criteria to evaluate but are often the most difficult to develop and, therefore, the most infrequently used.

Answer 17

results

Question 18

Holmes and Rahe’s (1967) Social Readjustment Rating Scale identifies which of the following life changes as the most stressful?

Answer 18

Death of a spouse