Work in the 21st Century An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology 4th Edition by Frank J. - Test Bank

Chapter 02: Research Methods and Statistics in I-O Psychology

Multiple Choice

1.     “Disinterestedness” refers to the notion that

a.      lay persons find scientific research hard to understand, and therefore are not interested in it.

b.     people who belong to an organized religion find that science often contradicts many of the religion’s core beliefs.

c.      scientists should be objective and not influenced by biases or prejudices.

d.     employee motivation tends to decrease the longer people work for a particular company.

Ans: c

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2.     The expectation that scientists will be objective and not influenced by biases or prejudices is called

a. hypothesize.

b. disinterestedness.

c. discrimination.

d. adverse impact.

Ans: b

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3.     According to the text, research designs in I-O psychology can be broken down into three basic types:

a.      block design, clinical interviews, archival research.

b.     post hoc, a priori, experimental.

c.      t-tests, f-tests, chi square.

d.     experimental, quasi-experimental, non experimental.

Ans: d

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4.     Dr. Baldwin is interested in studying the effects of a new medication. He randomly assigns participants to two groups. One group receives the medication while the other receives a placebo. Fernando’s research can be best described as a(n)

a.      experimental design.

b.     quasi-experimental design.

c.      field study.

d.     non-experimental design.

Ans: a

Section Ref: Module 2.1

5.     Jake wants to establish a cause-effect relationship between two variables. He should use _______________ to establish causation between the two variables.

a.      a regression analysis

b.     a non-experimental design

c.      an experimental design

d.     a quasi-experimental design

Ans: c

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6.     An important distinction between an experimental design and a quasi-experimental design is that

a.      unlike a quasi-experimental design, an experimental design randomly assigns participants to   groups.

b.     unlike a quasi-experimental design, an experimental design does not randomly assign            participants to groups.

c.      a quasi-experimental design focuses on past events, while an experimental design makes        predictions about future events.

d.     a quasi-experimental design focuses on future events while an experimental design makes predictions about future events.

Ans: a

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7.     An independent variable is the term used to

a.      describe the variable that a researcher manipulates.

b.     describe the variable a researcher measures.

c.      describe the variable that is not accounted for.

d.     describe a variable that cannot be quantitative.

Ans: a

Section Ref: Module 2.1

8.     A research design that includes a manipulated independent variable, but does not have random assignment, is called a(n)

a.      experiment.

b.     quasi-experiment.

c.      non-experiment.

d.     meta-analysis.

Ans: b

Section Ref: Module 2.1

9.     Dr. Hendry is a psychologist conducting research on pay rates and employee satisfaction. She randomly assigns new employees to one of two different salaries, and she also keeps all other factors constant. The design that best describes her research is

a. experimental.

b. quasi-experimental.

c. part experimental.

d. non-experimental.

Ans: a

Section Ref: Module 2.1