I/O Flashcards

1
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job evaluation

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determines the financial worth of a job

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2
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critical incident technique

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ascertaining the specific actions that lead to desirable or undesirable consequences

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3
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path-goal thoery

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leader should increase personal payoffs for subordinates and make paths to payoffs easier

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4
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multiple regression approach is a _____ technique

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compensatory

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5
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_____ power is based on identifying/admiring/liking the person

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referent

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6
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the tendency for people to make riskier decisions in groups

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risky shift

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7
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according to krumboltz, people choose careers based on

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what they’ve learned through modeling and reinforcement

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8
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seeking concurrence more than seeking the best possible alternative

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groupthink

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9
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risky shift

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the tendency for people to make riskier decisions in groups

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10
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super’s theory

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career is a combination of life roles, there are 5 major stages

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11
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performance is a function of

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ability, motivation, opportunity

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12
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holland typology

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realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, conventional

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13
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overlearning is useful for tasks that are

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infrequently performed and performed under stress

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14
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_____ rewards are strongly correlated with performance and satisfaction

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performance-contingent

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15
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vroom’s VIE theory says people

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behave according to their reward expectancy

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16
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rating an employee on non-important aspects of the job

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contamination errors

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17
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response polarization

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tendency for people in groups to become more extreme in their views

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18
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method of controlling for halo effect and leniancy/strictness biases

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forced choice

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19
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deficiency errors

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excluding important aspects of job from evals

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20
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theory x

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workers are lazy and must be coerced

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21
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multiple hurdle approach is a _______ technique

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noncompensatory

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22
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consistency

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how closely related the first two code letters are

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23
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expanding the variety of tasks without increasing responsibility

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job enlargement

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24
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groupthink

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seeking concurrence more than seeking the best possible alternative

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25
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job satisfaction _____ with age

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increases

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26
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theory y

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people find satisfaction with work, control and punishment not necessary

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27
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according to 2-factor theory, dissatisfaction results when ____ are not met, but satisfaction only results from meeting _____

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lower-level needs, upper-level needs

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28
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tiedeman and o’hara’s theory focuses on

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differentiation and integration

29
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when there are different criterion-related validity coefficients for different groups

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differential validity

30
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expanding jobs to give employees a bigger role in planning and performing work

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job enrichment

31
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interest tests predict

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job satisfaction

32
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unfairness

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when minorities and non-minorities score differently on the predictor yet perform similarly on the criterion

33
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congrience

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match between personality type and work environment

34
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if leader rates least preferred coworker poorly, they are

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low lpc, task oriented

35
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_____ power is based on hierarchy

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legitimate

36
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what race reports more job satisfaction?

A

whites

37
Q

griggs vs. duke power company

A

can’t use broad testing

38
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job analysis

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describes the component tasks performed by the workers on a job

39
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tendency for people in groups to become more extreme in their views

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response polarization

40
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japanese management strategies

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theory z

41
Q

centralized communication networks are nest for ____ tasks, while decentralized communication networks are best for ____ tasks

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simple, problem-solving/communication

42
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erg theory divides needs into those based on

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existence, relatedness, growth

43
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when minorities and non-minorities score differently on the predictor yet perform similarly on the criterion

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unfairness

44
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% of minorities selected must be at least 4/5ths the percentage of non-minorities selected

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adverse impact

45
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title VII

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original EEO act, can’t discriminate

46
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maslow’s hierarchy

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physiological, safety, social, esteem, self-actualization

47
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determines the financial worth of a job

A

job evaluation

48
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uniform guidelines

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can’t use tests that discriminate

49
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differential validity

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when there are different criterion-related validity coefficients for different groups

50
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hershey and blanchard’s situational leadership looks at

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employee’s readiness to perform

51
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if leader rates least preferred coworker highly, they are

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high lpc, relationship oriented

52
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ascertaining the specific actions that lead to desirable or undesirable consequences

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critical incident technique

53
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describes the component tasks performed by the workers on a job

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job analysis

54
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interviews have better criterion-related validity when

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they’re structured, there are multiple interviewers, interviewers are trained

55
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management by objectives

A

mutual agreement between employees and supervisors on goals

56
Q

similarity between training and work situations

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identical elements

57
Q

contamination errors

A

rating an employee on non-important aspects of the job

58
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_____ power is based on ability to punish

A

coercive

59
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identical elements

A

similarity between training and work situations

60
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adverse impact

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% of minorities selected must be at least 4/5ths the percentage of non-minorities selected

61
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____ tasks are ones where the outcome is affected by the most effective group member, whereas ____ tasks are ones where the outcome is affected by the least effective group member

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disjunctive, conjunctive

62
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ideal group size for decision-making is ____, and ____ is more effective in situations requiring deliberation

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5-7, an even number

63
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excluding important aspects of job from evals

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deficiency errors

64
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mccelland’s acquired needs theory describes 3 significant work-related needs

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need for achievement, need for affiliation, need for power

65
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differentiation

A

degree to which person is represented by one personality type

66
Q

workers are lazy and must be coerced

A

theory x

67
Q

people find satisfaction with work, control and punishment not necessary

A

theory y

68
Q

multiple cutoff approach is a _______ technique

A

noncompensatory

69
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______ LPCs are most effective as leaders in highly favorable or unfavorable situations, _____ LPCs are most effective in moderately favorable situations

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low, high