MCQs of Psychology - Organizational Psychology – Multiple Choice Question

Question 1 of 20

1. Question

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

job selection is based on the premise that there are differences between people which can be identified.
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.
Psychologists are beginning to come to the fore in terms of developing and using personal selection methods.
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.

Question 2 of 20

2. Question

the process by which members of a society are taught how behave and feel by influential members of that society is referred to as:

Role ambiguity
Socialization
Hawthorne effect
Social roles
normative influence

Question 3 of 20

3. Question

Once you have started work for an organization through socialization and training it will seek to shape you to fit in and to contribute to achieving its goals. But which of the following is NOT true of socialization?

Socialization is the process by which members of society are taught how to behave and feel by influential members of that society.
Socialization can occur in a country, organization or even in a family.
In the past, socialization theory research has concentrated on the development of adults, but more recently, it has become clear that children are socialized.
When employees start work, they learn to align their work values with those of the organization.

Question 4 of 20

4. Question

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

Work- sample tests
Biodata
Psychometric test
Work load tests
Interviews

Question 5 of 20

5. Question

Which of these statements about training is FALSE?

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

Question 6 of 20

6. Question

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

Organizational psychologists have recently changed their focus on leadership from personality to environmental factors and back to personality again.
Charismatic leadership and transformational leadership are opposing leadership styles.
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.
Some studies suggest that transformational leaders inspire dissatisfaction amongst their employees, resulting in lower productivity.

Question 7 of 20

7. Question

People’s temple cult leader, Reverend Jim Jones persuaded his followers to feed a poison- laced drink to their children and than drink it themselves, and nearly 1,000 people died. This is an example of the negative influence of:

Social roles
Transactional leadership
Transformational leadership
Hawthorne effect
Formalization

Question 8 of 20

8. Question

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.

1,2 & 3
1 & 2
2 & 3
3 & 4

Question 9 of 20

9. Question

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.

1 & 2
1,2 & 3
2,3 & 4
1 & 4

Question 10 of 20

10. Question

One of these statements referring to organizational culture is FALSE – please highlight it:

Organizational culture can be described as shared values, attitudes and beliefs held by organizational numbers.
Pay levels are not a manifestation of organizational culture.
Organizational psychologists have adopted three approaches to understanding culture.
We can best understand organizational culture by adopting a multi - dimensional perspective.

Question 11 of 20

11. Question

According to French and Raven’s(1959) five sources of power, which of the following combinations of types and sources of power are correct?

Legitimate power is wieded by someone whose persuasiveness, popularity or charisma lead others to accede to his/her wishes or suggestions.
Expert power results from access to knowledge and information, so the computer wizard often gains considerable power in an organization.
Reward power is the power to force others into action or inaction by the threat of punishment such as delaying the payment of expenses claims.
Referent power comes from position in the hierarchy and is imposed by authority.

Question 12 of 20

12. Question

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

Coercive power
Reward power
Legitimate power
Expert power
Expert power

Question 13 of 20

13. Question

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?

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

Question 14 of 20

14. Question

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

Women earn 20% less than man, on the average, for the same work
Stereotyping of women into "female" jobs
Women may be dismissed from work if pregnant
Sexual harassment
All of the above

Question 15 of 20

15. Question

Hackman and Oldham (1976) identified which qualities to be most important for job satisfaction?

Having a variety of tasks to perform
Feedback about job performance
Type of leadrship
a and b
a,b and c

Question 16 of 20

16. Question

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

Team process
Psychological safety
Team valiability
Groupthink
Team beliefs

Question 17 of 20

17. Question

Research has indicated that egocentricity, group polarization and production- blocking all contribute to disminshed

Group decision - making
Group cohesiveness
Organizational culture
Group effectiveness
Group power

Question 18 of 20

18. Question

The hierarchical organizational structure of Disneyland, with employees working at varying levels of status including food vendors, street cleaners, ride operators and supervisors, represents what type of organizational culture?

Integration
Pluralist
Fregmentation
Differentiation
None of the above

Question 19 of 20

19. Question

What are the psychological effects of unemployment on individuals?

Depression
Negative self - esteem
Anxiety
Low levels of daily functioning
All of th eabove

Question 20 of 20

20. Question

Which of the following statements regarding the psychological effects of unemployment is FALSE?

The unemployed have poorer mental health than comparable groups of employed people.
The unemployed have poorer physical health than comparable groups of employed people.
The psychological effects of unemployment do not usually affect anyone apart from the unemployed person.
none of the above - all are correct.

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