WorksheetsUNIT 1 ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY OBJECTIVE TEST
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which managerial function is MOST involved when a manager defines goals, establishes strategies, and decides how to coordinate organisational activities?
Leading
Planning
Controlling
Supervising
Which statement correctly describes the Personal Data Sheet used during WWI?
It measured mechanical aptitude
It assessed neurotic tendencies
It tested officer leadership potential
It evaluated perceptual-motor skills
A company shifts to a structure where employees participate in hiring, share responsibility for output, and take part in team decisions. This BEST represents:
Globalisation
Worker involvement and empowerment
Virtual employee challenges
Diversity management
Which of the following is TRUE about the Hawthorne Effect?
Productivity increases only with financial rewards
Workers alter behaviour because they feel observed
It proves physical conditions have no effect
It eliminated the importance of social factors
Assertion (A): I-O psychologists study overt behaviour but NOT internal processes. Reason (R): Internal processes cannot be studied scientifically.
A and R false
A false, R true
A true, R false
A and R true but R does not explain A
Which of the following developments occurred FIRST in the history of I–O Psychology?
Hawthorne Studies
Development of Army Alpha & Beta
Walter Dill Scott applying psychology to advertising
Emergence of engineering psychology
Which managerial role is MOST clearly demonstrated when a manager attends industry events, builds external relationships, and negotiates partnerships?
Liaison role
Disturbance-handler role
Monitor role
Figurehead role
Which of the following BEST reflects a conceptual skill?
Motivating subordinates during conflict
Analysing complex organisational scenarios
Training employees in specialised tasks
Recording output objectively
Which statement about virtual workplaces is TRUE?
They eliminate the need for electronic communication
They maintain rigid 9-to-5 boundaries
They enable anytime–anywhere work
They reduce employee access to data
During the Relay Assembly Test Room study, productivity increased even when improvements were removed due to:
Enhanced lighting
Higher wages
Social cohesion and attention
Improved equipment
Which statement about the evolution of I-O Psychology is TRUE?
It remained limited to personnel selection
It expanded as organisations grew more complex
Human relations lost importance post-WWII
APA discontinued organisational behaviour
A manager compares actual performance with targets and takes corrective action. This reflects:
Planning
Organising
Controlling
Commanding
What does the Bank Wiring Observation Room study MOST clearly demonstrate?
Leadership determines all group outcomes
Informal norms can override management expectations
Physical conditions are primary drivers of behaviour
Groups ignore peer influence
Which cluster BEST fits an organisation wanting to reduce deviance and improve ethics?
Organisational justice, ethics, OCB vs. deviance
Ergonomics, safety, perceptual training
Job analysis, compensation, selection
Motivation, job design, well-being
Which management skill involves understanding and motivating people?
Conceptual skills
Technical skills
People skills
Cognitive skills
A worker struggles with automation due to lacking digital skills. This illustrates:
Hawthorne Effect
Skill deficits in changing technology
Counterproductive behaviour
Job satisfaction issues
Assertion (A): Productivity increased when lighting was dimmed. Reason (R): Workers felt observed and valued.
A true, R false
A and R true, R explains A
A and R true but R doesn’t explain A
A false, R true
Which is a correct management activity?
Organising: setting future goals
Controlling: allocating tasks
Leading: motivating and resolving conflict
Planning: monitoring deviations
Which is the correct chronological order in I-O Psychology?
Army Alpha → Engineering → Hawthorne → Scott
Scott → Army Alpha → Hawthorne → Engineering
Hawthorne → Scott → Engineering → Alpha
Engineering → Scott → Alpha → Hawthorne
A manager who processes paperwork and exchanges routine information is performing:
HR management
Networking
Communication
Traditional management
A company receives 80,000 applications and needs 2,000 hires. It should use:
Unstructured observation
Psychometric selection tools
Random interviews
Autobiographical essays
Which is MOST associated with employee testing during WWI?
Münsterberg creating officer tests
Army Alpha for literate and Army Beta for illiterate recruits
Mayo designing personality tests
Taylor developing motor tests
Conceptual skills refer to:
Managing emotions
Increasing technical efficiency
Diagnosing complex issues
Performing routine tasks
To reduce deviance and improve fairness, which should be prioritised?
Leadership and power
Justice, ethics, organisational behaviour
Team communication
Training and recruitment
Why did psychological testing expand after WWI?
Businesses wanted military data
Civilian sectors needed scalable tools
Psychologists wanted more data
Testing was cheaper
