Question 1

Which of the following research methods can determine a cause and effect relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   Correlational method
B)   Quasi-experimental method
C)   Archival method
D)   Experimental methodE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following survey methods has the lowest response rate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Interview
B)   Email
C)   Mail
D)   The three have equal response ratesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Meta-analyses looking at the difference between two groups would use ___ as the effect size whereas meta-analyses looking at the relationship between two variables would use ___ as the effect size.

Accepted Answer

A)   d / r
B)   r / d
C)   t / d
D)   t / FE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

To ensure that subjects are participating in a study of their own free will, researchers must obtain :

Accepted Answer

A)   permission from the APA
B)   a writ of mandamus from the participant
C)   informed consent from the participant
D)   a valid control groupE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The majority of research in the field of I/O psychology is conducted at universities using students as subjects rather than employees. In fact, college students serve as subjects in approximately ____ percent of all published I/O research.

Accepted Answer

A)   5%
B)   50%
C)   85%
D)   99%E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The level of statistical significance that we use in psychology is:

Accepted Answer

A)   .01
B)   .05
C)   .10
D)   .50E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

After all the data have been collected, the results are then:

Accepted Answer

A)   filed for future use
B)   shared between colleagues
C)   statistically analyzed
D)   data collection never endsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Hypotheses are based on:

Accepted Answer

A)   previous research
B)   logic
C)   theories
D)   all three of theseE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

The study of leadership is part of:

Accepted Answer

A)   personnel psychology
B)   training and development
C)   human factors
D)   organizational psychologyE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a reason why you should understand research and statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)   answering questions
B)   research is part of everyday life
C)   common sense is often wrong
D)   all of these are reasonsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The _____ were a husband and wife team who were among the first scientists to improve productivity and reduce fatigue by studying the motions used by workers.

Accepted Answer

A)   Watsons
B)   Scotts
C)   Binghams
D)   GilbrethsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

What are important considerations when choosing a research sample?

Accepted Answer

•Sample size
•The type of participant (e...

Question 13

What are the differences between ideas, hypotheses, and theories?

Accepted Answer

•An idea is a general question...

Question 14

If researchers have trouble forming a hypothesis, they:

Accepted Answer

A)   can't conduct their study
B)   wait until more research is available
C)   conduct an exploratory study
D)   guess about the outcome of a studyE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Significance levels tell us the ______ significance of a study and effect size tells us the _______ of a study.

Accepted Answer

A)   statistical / alpha level
B)   practical / beta level
C)   practical / statistical significance
D)   statistical / practical significanceE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Compared to Ph.D.'s, master's level graduates are less often employed by:

Accepted Answer

A)   universities
B)   consulting firms
C)   the private industry
D)   the public sectorE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The variable that is manipulated in an experiment is the ________ variable.

Accepted Answer

A)   independent
B)   dependent
C)   intervening
D)   controlE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

The use of more sophisticated statistical techniques, a more aggressive approach in developing methods to select employees, and an increased interest in the application of cognitive psychology to industry took place in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   1920s and 30s
B)   1940s and 50s
C)   1960s and 70s
D)   1980s and 90sE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

What are the three major fields of I/O psychology?

Accepted Answer

•personnel psycholog...

Question 20

The main difference between a quasi-experiment and an experiment is that the independent variable:

Accepted Answer

A)   is manipulated in an experiment
B)   is manipulated in a quasi-experiment
C)   has 3 levels in an experiment
D)   cannot be measured in a quasi-experimentE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 1: Introduction to I/O Psychology

What are the differences between ideas, hypotheses, and theories?

Correct Answerverified•An idea is a general question...View AnswerShow Answer

The level of statistical significance that we use in psychology is:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Hypotheses are based on:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The variable that is manipulated in an experiment is the ________ variable.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

If researchers have trouble forming a hypothesis, they:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following survey methods has the lowest response rate?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

After all the data have been collected, the results are then:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What are important considerations when choosing a research sample?

Correct Answerverified•Sample size•The type of participant (e...View AnswerShow Answer

Meta-analyses looking at the difference between two groups would use ___ as the effect size whereas meta-analyses looking at the relationship between two variables would use ___ as the effect size.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

What are the three major fields of I/O psychology?

Correct Answerverified•personnel psycholog...View AnswerShow Answer

The majority of research in the field of I/O psychology is conducted at universities using students as subjects rather than employees. In fact, college students serve as subjects in approximately ____ percent of all published I/O research.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The study of leadership is part of:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following research methods can determine a cause and effect relationship?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The use of more sophisticated statistical techniques, a more aggressive approach in developing methods to select employees, and an increased interest in the application of cognitive psychology to industry took place in the:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The main difference between a quasi-experiment and an experiment is that the independent variable:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Significance levels tell us the ______ significance of a study and effect size tells us the _______ of a study.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Which of the following was NOT a reason why you should understand research and statistics?

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

To ensure that subjects are participating in a study of their own free will, researchers must obtain :

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Compared to Ph.D.'s, master's level graduates are less often employed by:

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

The _____ were a husband and wife team who were among the first scientists to improve productivity and reduce fatigue by studying the motions used by workers.

Correct AnswerverifiedShow Answer

Correct Answer
verified
•An idea is a general question...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
•Sample size
•The type of participant (e...
View Answer

Meta-analyses looking at the difference between two groups would use _ as the effect size whereas meta-analyses looking at the relationship between two variables would use _ as the effect size.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified
•personnel psycholog...
View Answer

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Significance levels tell us the significance of a study and effect size tells us the _ of a study.

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified

Correct Answer
verified