What aspect of an office workstation would a human factors psychologist be concerned about?

a. height of the chair

b. closeness to the supervisor

c. frequency of coworker visits

d. presence of an offensive sign

Which is one effect of the team halo effect?

a. teams appear to work better than they do

b. teams never fail

c. teams lead to greater job satisfaction

d. teams boost productivity

A human factors psychologist who studied how a worker interacted with a search engine would be researching in the area of $\underline{\phantom{\text{xxx}}}$.

a. attention

b. cognitive engineering

c. job satisfaction

d. management

Which practice is an example of Theory X management?
a. telecommuting
b. flextime
c. keystroke monitoring
d. team meetings

Which practice is an example of Theory X management?

a. telecommuting

b. flextime

c. keystroke monitoring

d. team meetings

Which practice is an example of Theory $X$ management? a. telecommuting b. flextime c. keystroke monitoring d. team meetings

Which of the following is the most strongly predictive factor of overall job satisfaction?

a. financial rewards

b. personality

c. autonomy

d. work content

Which area of I-O psychology measures job satisfaction?

a. industrial psychology

b. organizational psychology

c. human factors psychology

d. advertising psychology

A $\underline{\phantom{\text{xxx}}}$ is an example of a tactical team. a. surgical team b. car design team c. budget committee d. sports team

Who is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant?

a. Americans with Disabilities Act

b. Supreme Court of the United States

c. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

d. Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Emotion-focused coping would likely be a better method than problem-focused coping for dealing with which of the following stressors?
a. terminal cancer
b. poor grades in school
c. unemployment
d. divorce

Which statement best describes the Hawthorne effect? a. Giving workers rest periods seems like it should decrease productivity, but it actually increases productivity. b. Social relations among workers have a greater effect on productivity than physical environment. c. Changes in light levels improve working conditions and therefore increase productivity. d. The attention of researchers on subjects causes the effect the experimenter is looking for.

Which of the following questions is illegal to ask in a job interview in the United States?

a. Which university did you attend?

b. Which state were you born in?

c. Do you have a commercial driver’s license?

d. What salary would you expect for this position?

Which of the following is the most strongly predictive factor of overall job satisfaction? a. financial rewards b. personality c. autonomy d. work content