Which of the following variables would be considered categorical?

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	Weight
	Time
	Age
	Gender

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What are the Hawthorne studies?

Question 2 options:

	A series of studies conducted by psychologists that helped industrial-organizational psychologists understand how to judge workers
	A series of studies conducted by psychologists that are considered the birth of I/O Psychology
	A series of studies conducted by Hugo Hawthorne that demonstrated the need for I/O psychology
	A series of studies conducted by Hugo Hawthorne that helped industrial-organizational psychologists understand human performance

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Which of the following is true regarding comparable worth?

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	It is a key component to performance evaluation
	It is a key component to job analysis
	it states that pay rates comparisons should be shared with employees
	It states that people who work equal jobs should earn equal pay

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Which of the following is NOT a use of job analysis?

Question 4 options:

	Job assignment
	Job classification
	Selection and placement
	Training

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What is the definition of Industrial-Organizational psychology?

Question 5 options:

	The application of psychological principles and theories to organizing
	The application of psychological principles and theories to the workplace
	The application of psychological principles and theories to industrial engineering
	The type of psychology where I-O U money

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What do we mean when we say theories should be parsimonious?

Question 6 options:

	Theories should explain very specific situations
	Theories should be simple
	Theories should explain a lot while being simple
	Theories should explain everything that we observe

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Fredrick Taylor's approach to work motivation was known as:

Question 7 options:

	Vocational interests
	Army Alpha
	Scientist-practitioner approach
	Scientific Management

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The scientist-practitioner model states:

Question 8 options:

	that I/O psychologists generate and consume psychological information and principles
	that I/O psychologists generate and consume food
	that I/O Psychologists generate and consume knowledge
	that I/O psychologists generate and consume information

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Meta-analysis

Question 9 options:

	Is a form of archival research
	Can be affected by the file drawer effect
	Allows researchers to statistically integrate the data of many studies
	All of the above

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Which of the following is an example of a VIOLATION of the legal doctrine of comparable worth?

Question 10 options:

	A restaurant manager is paid more than a waitress
	A male restaurant manager is paid more than a female restaurant manager with equivalent experience
	Two waitresses are paid the same amount.
	An African-American waitress and a Caucasian waitress are paid the same amount

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The main difference between an experiment and a quasi-experiment is that in an experiment you have____________________ which you do not have in a quasi-experiment.

Question 11 options:

	Improved generalizability
	Random assignment
	Manipulation of the independent variable
	Deliberate Assignment

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Job evaluation

Question 12 options:

	allows companies to evaluate workers to determine who the best workers are
	allows I/O psychologists to evaluate how much their job is actually worth to the company
	allows I/O psychologists to determine what the best method of job analysis should be
	allows companies to determine the relative worth of particular jobs so that salaries can be set

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A task is a ___________________while a position is a ______________________________

Question 13 options:

	an individual's place in the organization defined by the tasks performed; work activity done to complete a specific objective
	work activity done to complete a specific objective; an individual's place in the organization defined by the tasks performed
	work activity done to complete a specific objective; smallest unit of work
	smallest unit of work; an individual's place in the organization defined by the tasks performed

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In a job analysis, I/O psychologists try to

Question 14 options:

	define a job in terms of its component tasks or duties and knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics necessary to perform them
	define a position in terms of its component tasks or duties and knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics necessary to perform them
	define elements, tasks, and other units of work for the purpose of hiring, training, and organizational development
	define a task in terms of its component elements and the other characteristics needed to perform them

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The file drawer effect

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	is the effect that nonsignificant research has on our knowledge of I/O psychology
	is when the file drawer containing your research is lost
	is when statistically nonsignificant research goes unpublished
	is when good research is stored in a file drawer

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What is the difference in focus between Industrial and Organizational Psychology?

Question 16 options:

	Industrial psychology focuses on the psychology of entire industries while organizational psychology focuses on the psychology of entire organizations
	Industrial psychology focuses on the individual while organizational psychology focuses on the organization as a whole
	Industrial psychology focuses on industry while organizational psychology focuses on organizations
	Industrial psychology focuses on job analysis while organizational psychology deals with motivation

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Pamela is conducting a job analysis for the job of pizza delivery driver. She focuses on describing the various tasks (e.g., driving a car to a delivery address giving customers correct change). Which of these describes Pamela's approach to job analysis?

Question 17 options:

	worker-oriented approach
	Task-oriented approach
	element-oriented approach
	hybrid approach