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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

According to Campbell, which of the following is a performance component that is essential at some level for every job?
A Demonstrated effort
B Motivation
C Personal accountability
D General proficiency
Correct Answer: Demonstrated effort
All of the following are aspect of organizational citizenship behavior except:
A Altruism
B Responsibility
C Generalized compliance
D Contextual performance
Correct Answer: Responsibility
All of the following are direct determinants of job performance except:
A Motivation
B Procedural knowledge and skill
C Personality factors
D Declarative knowledge
Correct Answer: Personality factors
An expatriate is:
A The distribution of emotional roles between genders
B A manager or professional assigned to work abroad
C A culture that minimize distances between individuals
D A culture that depends on the distances between individuals
Correct Answer: A manager or professional assigned to work abroad
Which of the following countries as a collectivist culture?
A United States
B German
C Japan
D France
Correct Answer: Japan
Which of the following is not one of the dimensions in Hofstede’s theory of culture?
A Power distance
B Uncertainty avoidance
C Conscientiousness
D Masculinity/femininity
Correct Answer: Conscientiousness
The Hawthorne studies were used to examine the effects of:
A Revery obsession
B Mass group testing
C Manipulating workplace lighting
D Time and motion
Correct Answer: Manipulating workplace lighting
I-O psychology is defined as:
A The influence of an individual’s personality on work and non- work behaviors
B The application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work setting
C The concept of contextual work and organizational citizenship behavior
D The study of ways to maximize productivity
Correct Answer: The application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work setting
All of the following studies examined productivity in the workplace except:
A Time and motion
B Revery obsession
C Hawthorne studies
D Stanford- Binet
Correct Answer: Stanford- Binet
When individuals from different geographic locations work together, it is known as:
A Telecommuting
B Virtual teams
C Digitization
D Welfare- to- work
Correct Answer: Virtual teams