Question 1

Barbara is convinced that she is the "mistress of her fate," and that she alone controls her success or failure.This point of view is often held by people who are high in

Accepted Answer

People with an internal locus of control believe that they have control over their lives and the outcomes they experience. They believe that their own actions and decisions determine their success or failure. This is consistent with Barbara's belief that she is the "mistress of her fate."

Question 2

Research into the relationship between age and job satisfaction across countries has demonstrated

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that job satisfaction tends to follow a U-shaped curve, where younger and older workers report higher satisfaction, while those in the middle age range, such as 26 to 31, often report lower satisfaction.

Question 3

The Hawthorne researchers identified some employees as "chronic kickers".These employees:

Accepted Answer

The phrase "chronic kickers" implies that these employees are constantly complaining or finding fault with their job, regardless of any efforts made by the researchers to address their concerns.

Question 4

A personality characteristic that refers to a person's desire for satisfaction of higher order needs such as autonomy or achievement is referred to as

Accepted Answer

Growth need strength refers to the degree to which an individual desires fulfillment from higher order needs, such as autonomy, achievement, and personal growth, rather than just satisfying basic needs.

Question 5

Caryn feels stifled by her job.Although she wants to take on a wider variety of tasks and have more autonomy and responsibility,her boss refuses to increase the scope of her job.Hackman and Oldham would argue that her __________is(are)not being met by her job.

Accepted Answer

According to the Job Characteristics Theory by Hackman and Oldham, individuals have three critical psychological states that must be present in order to experience meaningful work: experienced meaningfulness of work, experienced responsibility for outcomes of work, and knowledge of the actual results of the work activities. The extent to which these states are experienced is impacted by the five core job characteristics: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback. Caryn's desire for a wider variety of tasks and more autonomy and responsibility suggest that she has a high growth need strength, which is the degree to which an individual desires activities and opportunities that lead to personal growth and development. As her boss refuses to increase the scope of her job, her growth needs are not being met by her job, causing her to feel stifled.

Question 6

Bob has a negative view on everything from his job to his house to the behavior of his kids.The tendency for an individual to experience negative emotions across a wide variety of situations is called

Accepted Answer

Negative affectivity refers to the tendency for an individual to experience negative emotions across different situations. This is different from internal and external locus of control, which refer to an individual's perception of control over events in their lives, and spillover, which refers to the transfer of emotions from one situation to another.

Question 7

Jim is an independent worker who prefers autonomous tasks;however his current boss is a "hands on,team oriented" manager and is always "helping" Jim with his tasks.I/O psychologists would argue that Jim's job satisfaction would be low because of

Accepted Answer

Poor person-job fit refers to a lack of compatibility between an individual's abilities, values, and interests and the requirements and rewards of the job. In this case, Jim's preference for autonomous tasks does not match his current boss's management style, resulting in a poor person-job fit and potentially low job satisfaction.

Question 8

Internal LOC individuals have similar levels of job satisfaction as external LOC individuals.

Accepted Answer

Internal LOC individuals have higher levels of job satisfaction compared to external LOC individuals.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the relation between job satisfaction and gender and age is correct?

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that job satisfaction is unrelated to gender, but tends to increase with age.

Question 10

Individuals who tend to respond to their jobs negatively and be dissatisfied with them would most likely score highly in which of the following personality traits?

Accepted Answer

Negative affectivity is a personality trait associated with experiencing negative emotions and being more prone to feelings such as anxiety, depression, and anger. Individuals with high levels of negative affectivity are more likely to have negative perceptions of their jobs and have lower job satisfaction.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of underemployment?

Accepted Answer

Underemployment is a concern for both employees and organizations as it can lead to decreased productivity, job dissatisfaction, and turnover.

Question 12

You conduct a study that reveals that the correlation between social support and job satisfaction is stronger for women than for men.You would say that gender __________ the relationship between social support and satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

Gender is moderating the relationship between social support and satisfaction, meaning that the strength of the relationship differs based on gender.

Question 13

What percent of Americans experience underemployment?

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

The approach to examining job satisfaction from an interactionist perspective focuses mainly on person-job fit.What are they most likely to examine?

Accepted Answer

The interactionist perspective on job satisfaction emphasizes the fit between individual preferences and job characteristics, focusing on how well what people want aligns with what they perceive they have in their job.

Question 15

Arnold believes that getting a promotion depends mostly on luck.This point of view is often held by people who are high in

Accepted Answer

People who believe that their fate and success is determined by external factors beyond their control have an external locus of control. Arnold's belief that getting a promotion depends mostly on luck indicates that he has an external locus of control.

Question 16

Susan enjoys dancing and is very good at it.She teaches accounting,a subject which she does not enjoy.She would most likely have a problem with which antecedent of job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

The antecedent of job satisfaction that is most relevant to Susan's situation is person-job fit, which refers to the degree to which an individual's skills and interests align with the requirements and responsibilities of their job. Susan's enjoyment of dancing and her proficiency in it suggest that she would be better suited for a job that involves dancing, rather than accounting, which she does not enjoy teaching. Therefore, the lack of person-job fit would be a likely source of her job dissatisfaction.

Question 17

Cyber Tech is aware that there is a positive correlation between job satisfaction and sales work for single individuals;however the correlation does not exist for married individuals.In this case marital status is a ________ variable in the predictive relationship between job variables and job satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

Marital status is acting as a moderator variable because it is modifying the relationship between job variables and job satisfaction for a particular group (married individuals) but not for another group (single individuals).

Question 18

Research has suggested that job satisfaction

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that job satisfaction may have a genetic component. Studies have shown that identical twins, who share the same genes, report similar levels of job satisfaction even when raised separately, while fraternal twins, who share only 50% of their genes, report different levels of job satisfaction. This indicates that genetics may play a role in determining job satisfaction.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about pay satisfaction is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

Pay satisfaction is more closely related to distributive justice, which concerns the perceived fairness of the outcome (e.g., the amount of pay), than procedural justice, which concerns the perceived fairness of the processes that lead to outcomes. This is because individuals often evaluate their pay based on the outcomes (what they receive) rather than the procedures used to determine those outcomes.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an environmental antecedent of job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

Locus of control is a personality trait and not an environmental antecedent. Justice, pay, and job characteristics are all environmental antecedents that can affect job satisfaction.

Quiz 9: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment