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What is the definition of work as mentioned in the text?

A series of random activities with no specific purpose or goal

A collection of uncoordinated activities done for personal satisfaction

A set of goal-directed activities conducted in exchange for monetary reward (correct)

A set of activities aimed at physical and emotional exhaustion

What does contemporary work psychology aim to promote?

Maximizing work health and wellbeing only

Maximizing employee satisfaction only

Maximizing work performance and productivity only

Sustainable performance, maximizing work performance, and work health and wellbeing (correct)

What does work psychology relate to?

Employee relationships in the workplace

People’s behavior, motivations, thoughts, and emotions related to a particular topic in the context of work (correct)

Organizational psychology

Physical health and fitness programs at work

Which element is NOT mentioned as a key element of work in the text?

Financial compensation (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does psychology refer to in the context of work?

People’s behavior, motivations, thoughts, and emotions related to a particular topic in the context of work (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is not the aim of contemporary work psychology?

Maximizing employee satisfaction only (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why do people work?

For social identity and regular activities (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the main focus of psychotechnics in working life?

Optimizing the match between worker and vocation (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which movement emphasized fitting the job to the worker?

Human relations movement (B) Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes new ways of working, as mentioned in the text?

Flexibility in timing and place of work (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason for the change in the psychological contract mentioned in the text?

Desire for flexibility and employability (C) Signup and view all the answers

What did the Hawthorne experiment focus on improving?

Social aspects of working (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which theory suggests that having a job contributes positively to health and well-being?

Relative deprivation theory (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between the industrial revolution period and contemporary work as mentioned in the text?

Transition from mainly manufacturing work to service and knowledge work (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did scientific management introduce to increase work motivation?

Simplification and optimization of tasks (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text mention as the main drivers for the positive consequences of having employment?

Opportunities for social contact (C) Signup and view all the answers