Test 1 Review Chapters 1 & 2

Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology is the application of psychological _ to the workplace.

• employers and employees

• structures and organization

• principles and theories

• motivation and leadership

The association with which most I/O psychologists affiliate is

• SIOP

• JOOP

• MPA

• AIOP

A scientist/practioner is someone who is both a generator and consumer of knowledge. Therefore, their training should be focused on both

• industrial and organizational psychology

• theory and application

• leader and follower

• SIOP and APA

_ are skills, behaviors, and capabilities that allow employees to perform specific functions.

• Assessments

• Competencies

• Tasks

• Classifications

The subspecialty that involves the study of motivation, work attitudes, and the culture of companies is _ psychology.

• industrial

• performance

• personnel

• organizational

In which areas do more I/O psychologists work?

• Quality of work life.

• Selection.

• Industrial engineering.

• Performance management.

Which book was written by Hugo Munsterburg?

• The Theory of Avertising

• Psychology and Industrial Efficiency

• The Psychology of Management

• The DSM-V

The subspecialty that involves the study of the assessment and selection of people in their jobs is _ psychology.

• personality

• performance

• industrial

• organizational

I/O psychology is not used to help laid-off workers become competitive or do other jobs.

• True

• False

Which is the best definition of a competency?

• Whether an individual is willing to take a test of their skills.

• Whether an individual is popular among their peers.

• Whether an individual enjoys their job.

• If employees have the skills, behaviors, and capabilities to perform a job.