A. Performance appraisal
B. Leadership
C. Job analysis
D. Training
Related Mcqs:
- Instructing employees on specific parts of the job that they may not have experience with is called:
A. performance appraisal
B. leadership
C. job analysis
D. training - Which of the following parts of forebrain carries sensory information to the other parts of the forebrain?
A. Thalamus
B. Cerebrum
C. Limbic system
D. All of the above - Stroebe and Diehl (1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Which of the following are likely to make us find a situation stressful? 1: Having knowledge are experience of the job. 2: Poor relationships at work. 3: Reduced autonomy over work. 4: Neurotic temperament.
A. 1 & 2
B. 1,2 & 3
C. 2,3 & 4
D. 1 & 4 - Mr. Walters has many years of experience as a personal officers for a large corporation. He does not review most job applicants’ reference files because he is confident of his ability to predict their future work performance based on his direct face-to-face conversations with them. Mr. Walters’ confidence best illustrates:
A. the interviewer illusion
B. social leadership
C. 360-degree feedback
D. the halo error - Which branch of psychology is defined as an effort to understand the specific biological mechanisms that control behavior and psychological experience?
A. ethnology
B. neuropsychology
C. physiological psychology
D. structuralism
E. None of these - In south and East Asia, a man may experience Karo, which is:
A. schizophrenia
B. insanity
C. anxiety about his penis receding into his body
D. depression - A psychologist that has a job to teach smoking cessation classes to employees is ___________?
A. health psychologist
B. educational psychologist
C. clinical psychologist
D. counseling psychologist - 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
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