PSY 302 Week 3 Quiz

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Question 1

Which four factors make up psychological capital?

o   hardiness, equity, reliability, and outlook

o   helpfulness, empathy, responsibility, and organization

o   happiness, energy, resourcefulness, and openness

o   hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the concept of flow?

o   when a job’s level of compensation is perfectly balanced with what a worker needs to earn

o   when a situation’s level of challenge is perfectly balanced with a person’s ability to meet the challenge

o   when a worker’s needs are perfectly balanced with the organization’s needs

o   when a group of coworkers are perfectly balanced in terms of working together well, respecting each other, and having similar personalities

Question 3

All of the following are among the basic categories of ERG theory EXCEPT __________.

o   growth

o   relatedness

o   existence

o   esteem

Question 4

Approximately what percentage of a person’s positivity depends on his or her circumstances?

o   10%

o   25%

o   50%

o   90%

Question 5

Laura understands the reasons her boss assigned other team members to the better projects but thinks the way he told her about it was rude, condescending, and curt. What kind of injustice is Laura feeling?

o   distributive

o   informational

o   interactional

o   procedural

 Question 6

Charlotte is a sales executive who gets paid based on how many new accounts she opens per month. Which of the following best describes Charlotte’s pay structure?

o   piece-rate pay

o   variable pay

o   merit-based pay

o   executive pay

Question 7

All of the following are elements of a task analysis EXCEPT __________.

o   transfer of training

o   task statements

o   task clusters

o   training

Question 8

Approximately what percentage of organizations conduct a training-needs assessment?

o   fewer than 10%

o   about 25%

o   about 50%

o   more than 90%

Question 9

Money is important, but studies have shown this is only true up to a point. What is the threshold salary at which the relationship between money and happiness has been shown to disappear?

o   $50,000

o   $75,000

o   $100,000

o   $125,000

Question 10

Which of the following is an interactive training method?

o   computer-assisted instruction

o   demonstration

o   apprenticeship

o   job rotation

Question 11

Which of the following scenarios MOST signals a need for training?

o   Jeff prefers to work on his own rather than be part of a team.

o   Jeff spends much of the day visiting his coworkers at their desks to talk about sports.

o   Jeff pesters his supervisor and coworkers with questions and seems to always need help.

o   Jeff has trouble giving presentations because he does not like to be the center of attention.

Question 12

Shoya Foods determines that after training, employees are experiencing 10 fewer accidents per month. These numbers help the company evaluate its training program and would qualify as __________ criteria.

o   behavioral

o   learning

o   results

o   reaction

Question 13

Fatima has been tasked with conducting an organizational analysis for her company. What will it consist of?

o   the tasks performed by each job, along with what KSAOs are needed to perform each of them

o   who in the organization needs to be trained, and what specifically they should be trained on

o   how employee and trainer time and effort might otherwise be spent if not spent on training

o   what direction the organization’s training programs should take, as well as where and when they are needed

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps of organizational behavior modification?

o   Identify critical performance-related behaviors.

o   Intervene with negative consequences contingent on the undesired behaviors.

o   Measure the current frequency of performance-related behaviors.

o   Analyze the existing antecedents and consequences of performance-related behaviors.

Question 15

With which of the following statements about training would the authors MOST likely agree?

o   Training is usually considered to be an expense, but it should be treated as an investment.

o   Training is usually considered to be an investment, but it should be treated as an expense.

o   Training is usually considered to be an expense, which is appropriate.

o   Training is usually considered to be an investment, which is appropriate.

Question 16

What distinguishes McClelland’s needs theories from the other content theories of motivation?

o   It is steeped in positivity.

o   It is not hierarchical.

o   It addresses the process of motivation.

o   It focuses on goals.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT among the three basic elements of motivation?

o   competence

o   direction

o   persistence

o   intensity

Question 18

Approximately what proportion of Fortune 500 companies have one or more formal mentoring programs?

o   zero

o   one quarter

o   one half

o   three quarters

Question 19

Which of the following describe a scenario in which extrinsic motivation negatively affects intrinsic motivation?

o   Jane is suffering from burnout because she has done the same job for so long.

o   Jane finds it difficult to reconcile her desire to do something meaningful with her desire to earn a good salary.

o   Jane works so much, she no longer has any hobbies or friends outside of work.

o   Jane loved to golf, until she opened a golf course to earn a living.

Question 20

According to Vroom’s expectancy theory, which of the following questions best represents valence?

o   “Can I do a good job on this task?”

o   “Was this task assigned fairly?”

o   “Will I be rewarded for doing a good job?”

o   “Is the reward for doing a good job attractive to me?”

Question 21

Approximately how much more do CEOs earn than the average American worker?

o   75 times more

o   175 times more

o   275 times more

o   375 times more

Question 22

What is a drawback of using simulations as a training method?

  They may result in conflicts or tension.

  They may result in violations of privacy.

  They are often very expensive to execute.

  They may not be relevant to the organization’s problems.

Question 23

Which of the following training methods is LEAST likely to provide trainees with opportunities for observation, practice, and feedback?

o   simulations

o   behavior modeling

o   on-the-job training

o   demonstrations

Question 24

Jenni is hosting a training event, and she wants participants to be able to actively partake in the learning process and go at their own pace. Which of the following formats should Jenni use?

o   discussion group

o   programmed instruction

o   demonstration

o   lecture

Question 25

That people will spend a lot of energy trying to __________ is the main idea underpinning equity theories.

o   tip a situation in their favor

o   avoid having to work hard

o   make a situation fair

o   be in a position to control others