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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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.

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?

A Integration

B Pluralist

C Fragmentation

D Differentiation

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Correct Answer: Differentiation

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

A Having a variety of tasks to perform

B Feedback about job performance

C Type of leadership

D a and b

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Correct Answer: a and b

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:

A Team process

B Psychological safety

C Team availability

D Groupthink

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Correct Answer: Psychological safety

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

A Coercive power

B Reward power

C Legitimate power

D Expert power

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Correct Answer: Coercive power

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?

A Stereotyping is no longer problem for women at work

B It is illegal to treat pregnancy as a cause for dismissal

C Women’s representation in the ranks of executives has remained the same in recent years

D Women tend to use a transactional leadership style

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Correct Answer: It is illegal to treat pregnancy as a cause for dismissal

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.

A 1 & 2

B 1,2 & 3

C 2,3 & 4

D 1 & 4

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Correct Answer: 2,3 & 4

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

A Organizational culture can be described as shared values, attitudes and beliefs held by organizational numbers

B Pay levels are not a manifestation of organizational culture

C Organizational psychologists have adopted three approaches to understanding culture

D We can best understand organizational culture by adopting a multi – dimensional perspective

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Correct Answer: Pay levels are not a manifestation of organizational culture

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

A Legitimate power is weeded by someone whose persuasiveness, popularity or charisma lead others to accede to his/her wishes or suggestions

B Expert power results from access to knowledge and information, so the computer wizard often gains considerable power in an organization

C 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

D Referent power comes from position in the hierarchy and is imposed by authority

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Correct Answer: Expert power results from access to knowledge and information, so the computer wizard often gains considerable power in an organization

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

A 1,2 & 3

B 1 & 2

C 2 & 3

D 3 & 4

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Correct Answer: 1,2 & 3

Which of these statements about training is FALSE?

A There was very little change in work environments over the last quarter of the twentieth century

B most people at work need continual training to update their skills

C The approach to training in many organizations is often reactive

D Psychologists have much to offer organizations in making training effective

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Correct Answer: There was very little change in work environments over the last quarter of the twentieth century

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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?

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

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:

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

Which of these statements about training is FALSE?