Related Mcqs:

1. One of these statements about job selection is FALSE. But which one?

   A. job selection is based on the premise that there are differences between people which can be identified
   B. job selection is based on the premise that there are differences between people that have an impact on how effective people are in a particular job
   C. Psychologists are beginning to come to the fore in terms of developing and using personal selection methods
   D. Failure to achieve a fit between the person and the organization can lead to a feeling of low esteem on the part of the employee

2. All of the following are examples of selection procedures used by organizations to match people with jobs except for:

   A. Work- sample tests
   B. Biodata
   C. Psychometric test
   D. Work load tests
   E. Interviews

3. Of these assertion about leadership styles, one is correct. Which one is it?

   A. Organizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again
   B. Charismatic leadership and transformational leadership are opposing leadership styles
   C. Charismatic leaders exercise intense influence over others and have high expectations of their followers’ performance, but usually communicate their goals and visions in a confused way
   D. Some studies suggest that transformational leaders inspire dissatisfaction amongst their employees, resulting in lower productivity

4. Which of these statements about training is FALSE?

   A. There was very little change in work environments over the last quarter of the twentieth century
   B. most people at work need continual training to update their skills
   C. The approach to training in many organizations is often reactive
   D. Psychologists have much to offer organizations in making training effective

5. Which of the following characteristics are contributors to job satisfaction, as identified in Hackman and Oldham’s (1976) influential job characteristics theory? 1: Variety 2: Recognition 3: Task identity 4: Task difficulty

   A. 1,2 & 3
   B. 1 & 2
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 3 & 4

6. The shared belief among numbers of a work team that it is safe to take interpersonal risks and that they will not be rejected or punished for speaking up is referred to as:

   A. Team process
   B. Psychological safety
   C. Team availability
   D. Groupthink
   E. Team beliefs

7. A major area of research on power in organizations examines the experiences of women at work. Which of the statements given below is also true of women at work?

   A. Stereotyping is no longer problem for women at work
   B. It is illegal to treat pregnancy as a cause for dismissal
   C. Women’s representation in the ranks of executives has remained the same in recent years
   D. Women tend to use a transactional leadership style

8. Which source of power, according to French and Raven (1959), would be represented by delaying the payment of expense claims or denying requested vocation time to employees?

   A. Coercive power
   B. Reward power
   C. Legitimate power
   D. Expert power
   E. Expert power

9. What types of expenses continue to constitute significant problems for women at work?

   A. Women earn 20% less than man, on the average, for the same work
   B. Stereotyping of women into “female” jobs
   C. Women may be dismissed from work if pregnant
   D. Sexual harassment
   E. All of the above

10. What are the psychological effects of unemployment on individuals?

    A. Depression
    B. Negative self – esteem
    C. Anxiety
    D. Low levels of daily functioning
    E. All of the above