Social
Theory that states that we feel better when things are consistent.
Heider's balance theory/ psychological balance
Bias that states we tend to ignore the absence of information.
The present/present bias
Method of testing that produces the highest score of reliability
Test-retest
The degree to which an individual believes that they are capable significant and worthy as an organizational member. It is determined by one's self, others, and the environment.
Organization Based Self Esteem (OBSE)
What is more important: psychological or physical fidelity?
(i know this isn't jeopardy format smd)
Psychological
Comparing oneself with anyone around them. It is automatic, and we may revise it to focus on people who are similar to us.
Self-verification
The most common scale of measurement within the field of i/o.
Interval Scale
The most significant act within the field of i/o.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
States that the stages in the life cycle of a team are based on the major issues and common problems that groups must deal with during their development
(for double points, explain each stage)
Tuckman's stage model (forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning)
This asks multiple people about: mission goals and objectives, social influence, reward systems, job design, job performance, methods and practices
Requirements analysis
Hypothesis that explains: when we feel empathy for a person, we will attempt to help that person for altruistic reasons, regardless of gains
The empathy-altruism hypothesis
True or False: Experimental research design is the most common within the field of i/o.
(I know this isn't jeopardy format but stfu)
False
Court case that caused the requirement of a job analysis within organizations
Albemarle vs. Moody
Claims that how a situation is worded affects the decisions that people make
Framing effects
Explain the type of knowledge difference between novices and professionals.
(SMD)
Novices only have declarative knowledge, not procedural knowledge
Explains that when you want to change someone's behavior, you don’t ask someone to do something extreme, you change their behavior little by little
This approach of research looks at consistency over a general population in an attempt to generalize findings.
Nomothetic approach
The most common method used for selection
Situational Interviews
This approach for defining leadership states that the role of a leader is to show their subordinates the ‘path’ to success
The contingency approach
The 3 characteristics that will affect training transfer.
Opportunity, climate and support
The act of responding favorably to an explicit or implicit request offered by others
(Hint: its one of the terms easily confused: obedience, conformity, compliance or persuasion)
Compliance
The four scientific cycles in research.
1. Theory-data cycle
2. Basic-applied research cycle
3. Peer-review cycle
4. Journal-to-Journalsim cycle
Eyesenk's 3 personality traits to pay attention to.
(for double points explain why we can't measure these today)
introversion, neuroticism, psychotic
This theory explains the relationship between our attitudes and behaviors with human action. It uses preexisting attitudes, combined with our behaviors to predict or explain our current behaviors.
Theory of Reasoned action
(for an extra 250 name whose theory this is)
The most popular theory used in training.
Reinforcement theory