What are the psychological effects of unemployment on individuals?

A. Depression
B. Negative self-esteem
C. Anxiety
D. All of the above

______are generalized feeling states that are not intense enough to interrupt ongoing work, whereas______are normally associated with specific events or occurrences.

A. Emotion; Models
B. Moods; Emotions
C. Feelings; Moods
D. Moods; Feelings

Organizational commitment includes all of the following elements except:

A. A desire to contribute positively to the work- life of others
B. Acceptance and belief in an organization’s values
C. A strong desire to remain in the organization
D. A willingness to exert effort on belief of the organization

_____provides challenges that motivate individuals to work hard and meet their goals, while______results from stressful situations that persist over time and produces negative health outcomes.

A. Eustress; stress
B. Stress; eustress
C. Distress; eustress
D. Eustress; distress

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

An interview feels certain that he can tell who is lying in a job interview. His certainly in his ability is an example of:

A. The halo effect
B. Selection bias
C. Central tendency bias
D. Interviewer illusion

Motivation stress, leadership, and teamwork are addressed by:

A. Personal psychology
B. Industrial technology
C. Human engineering
D. Organizational psychology

What is a major problem associated with using contingent reinforcement?

A. The approach cannot consistently predict motivation
B. The approach makes too many assumptions of behavior
C. The approach as little or no role for any cognitive activity
D. The approach is not applicable in today’s workplace

A supervisor who gives his employee the same rating on all items up for evaluation even through the employee varies on these dimensions is engaging in:

A. A leniency error
B. The halo effect
C. A central tendency error
D. A severity error

What is cognitive task analysis?

A. A method of distilling job performance into measurable units
B. A precursor to the think- aloud protocol
C. A job analysis method that focuses on specific tasks
D. A technique used to quantity job analysis information