IPS11A1 Practice Exercise - Multiple Choice Questions

Learning Unit 1 Part 1

1. Which school of thought focuses on optimal experience?

a) cognitive psychology
b) postmodernism
c) Gestalt psychology
d) positive psychology
e) metapsychology

2. Humanism emphasises the importance of:

a) cognitive processes
b) the environment
c) perception
d) the meaningfulness of life
e) external events in a person’s life.

3. Asking a few people whether they like their jobs or not, you receive the following
responses. Which statement best reflects a humanistic approach?
a) “Let me think. I enjoy the flexibility my job offers, and I have good
relationships with my colleagues. However, the money is not good.”
b) “The work environment is dangerous and I am scared I will injure myself.”
c) “No, I don’t like my job.”
d) “Yes, there are excellent opportunities for using my talents and skills, and I
regularly attend training courses.”
e) “I learn a lot from my supervisor and co-workers.”

Learning Unit 1 Part 2

4. Occupational psychological measurement involves:

a) the psychological well-being of the employee
b) adjustment in the work context
c) maladjustment in the work context
d) the evaluation of psychological health
e) all of the above.

5. The roots of I-O psychology lie in:

a) psychology
b) economics
c) industrial psychology
d) occupational psychology
e) all of the above.
6. Which of the following is the most notable future challenge for I-O
psychologists?
a) the training and development of employees in large organisations
b) practising as a human-resources manager
c) doing research on organisational problems such as absenteeism
d) helping organisations to become more adaptive and resilient to external
changes
e) conducting job analyses and developing appropriate job descriptions.

Learning Unit 2

7. You want to determine whether classical music improves the performance of

children between the ages of 10 and 16 in a special visual-perception test. Which
one of the following is the independent variable?
a) classical music
b) age groups
c) the children
d) performance
e) the visual-perception test.

8. After testing the interpersonal skills of supervisors, you subject them to an intensive
training course, and then, after five months, test their skills again. This is an example
of:
a) experimental research
b) field research
c) action research
d) a survey
e) discourse analysis.

Learning Unit 3 Part 2

9. An employee who experiences job involvement is one who:

a) works hard even if the job is mostly boring
b) identifies psychologically with the job and feels embarrassed when he/she is not
performing well
c) feels committed to the organisation and therefore performs to his/her best
d) believes that the job is a stepping stone to a more challenging job
e) all of the above.

10. Which one of the following statements about values is correct?

a) Values are mostly inherited from parents.
b) Values are idealistic rather than pragmatic.
c) Values are free from cultural influences.
d) Values are not always directly reflected in behaviour.
e) Values change according to the demands of the situation.
11. An organisation that encourages assertiveness and leadership in employees endorses:
a) collectivism
b) a high power distance
c) masculinity
d) individualism
e) a low power distance.

12. What type of values are reflected in an organisation where it is difficult for the individual
employee to communicate with management?
a) individualism
b) collectivism
c) masculinity
d) femininity
e) a high power distance

13. People value work mostly because it provides:

a) money
b) security
c) personal development
d) authority
e) status.

14. The values emphasised in feminine societies are mostly related to:
a) protection
b) ambition
c) competition
d) religion
e) power.

Answers:
1–D 7–A 13 – C
2–D 8–A 14 – A
3–D 9–B
4–E 10 – D
5–A 11 – C
6–D 12 – E