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Psychology And Work Perspectives on Industrial And Organizational Psychology 1st Edition By Donald M. Truxillo, Talya N. Bauer, Berrin Erdogan TEST BANK
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1 What are the general criteria for admitting students to a graduate program in I/O psychology? Answer: Feedback: High Grade Point Average (GPA), high Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores, ... prior research experience, strong letters of reference. 2 In what way was Wilhelm Wundt an important figure in the early years of I/O psychology? Answer: Feedback: The beginnings of I/O psychology can be traced to psychologists trained in Wilhelm Wundt’s lab in Germany. Hugo Munsterberg and James McKeen Cattell trained under Wundt and later moved to the U.S.—both focused on the role of individual differences in human behavior. Another trainee of Wundt named Walter Dill Scott worked in the U.S. and published a series of essays describing the application of psychology to industry. 3 In what ways did the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 influence personnel selection procedures? Answer: Feedback: It challenged organizations to ensure that they used fair selection procedures that were also defensible in court. In addition, this legislation awakened organizations to the importance of assuring that their hiring procedures are fair and valid, but also to the broader concepts of managing diversity in organizations and on teams. 4 How has increased globalization influenced the field of I/O psychology? Answer: Feedback: An increase in multinational organizations has resulted in people with diverse backgrounds working together with greater regularity. This has challenged I/O psychologists to understand issues such as how to deliver training across large, geographically dispersed organizations, how to develop hiring practices that are both legal and valid across cultures, and to understand how culture affects issues such as leadership and work motivation. 5 In recent years, I/O psychologists have become more interested in ""big data."" What are ""big data"" and what are some challenges I/O psychologists face when working with ""big data?"" Answer: Feedback: Big data generally refers to the analysis of massive datasets that include the data of thousands or millions of people. Performance measures can be gathered about thousands of employees and can be used to conduct research on how to predict which employees have the greatest potential. The challenges are determining which types of employee data are acceptable to use and what types of research studies are acceptable from an ethics standpoint. 6 Why were World War I and World War II important time periods in the history of I/O psychology? Answer: Feedback: In WWI, the Army Alpha and Army Beta exams were adapted from the Standford Binet cognitive ability test to help select and place new recruits; the adapted exams [Show More]
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