Introduction to Work Psychology: Teamwork

What type of team building is focused on addressing breakdowns in team cohesion?

Which of the following is NOT a type of team building?

What is the primary aim of team training?

Which of the following is an example of team training?

What is the focus of team training?

According to which researchers is team building and team training effective?

What is the outcome of team training in terms of cognitive outcomes?

What is the primary goal of team building?

What is the result of team training in terms of team performance?

What is the focus of team building?

What is the primary objective of trust exercises in team building?

What is the main difference between team building and team training?

What is the benefit of using role clarification in team building?

What is the primary goal of problem-solving exercises in team building?

What is the focus of Crew Resource Management (CRM) training?

What is the outcome of team training in terms of team decision making?

What is the primary benefit of team training in terms of cognitive outcomes?

What is the basis of the effectiveness of team building and team training?

What is the primary objective of goal-setting exercises in team building?

What is the benefit of using team building and team training together?

The US Airways Hudson River landing was attributed to ineffective teamworking.

Eagle Star Insurance's team development intervention involved walking across a bed of hot coals to improve team bonding.

Ericsson's team development intervention involved staging a hijacking to improve team reactions to stress, and they gave notice to the police beforehand.

Shuffler et al. (2011) suggest that team development interventions should be based on ad hoc decisions rather than theory and evidence.

Team building and team training are interchangeable terms.

Participation in team training for surgical teams is associated with higher mortality rates in 74 facilities.

Klein et al. emphasize the importance of team building in improving team performance.

Team development interventions can have a negative impact on team performance.

The Crew Resource Management programme is a type of team building intervention.

Team development can have a huge positive impact on team performance, but only in certain industries.

Which of the following leadership types is characterized by humiliating and manipulating employees to achieve results?

What percentage of leaders in a national Norwegian sample were classified as destructive?

Which of the following is a consequence of laissez-faire leadership, according to Skodstad et al. (2007)?

What is the primary focus of contingency theory in leadership?

Which of the following leadership types involves acting in the interests of both followers and the organization?

What is the outcome of destructive leadership on follower attitudes and well-being, according to Schyns and Schilling (2013)?

Which of the following is NOT a type of constructive leadership behavior?

What is the primary focus of the LMX theory of leadership?

Which of the following is a characteristic of derailed leadership?

What is the sequence of destructive leadership types, in order of prevalence, according to Aasland et al. (2010)?

Derailed leadership is characterized by being liked by employees but undermining the organization.

Tyrannical leadership is characterized by achieving results to the detriment of employees.

Laissez-faire leadership is a type of constructive leadership behavior.

Up to 50% of leaders in a national Norwegian sample were classified as destructive.

Schyns and Schilling (2013) found that destructive leadership is positively related to follower attitudes towards the leader.

Transformational leadership is a type of destructive leadership behavior.

Disloyal leadership is characterized by acting in an insensitive and arrogant way towards employees.

The LMX theory of leadership focuses on building high-quality relations with employees.

Contingency theory of leadership focuses on balancing relationship- and task-orientation.

Pro-organisation leadership is a type of destructive leadership behavior.

What is the primary focus of training evaluation?

What is the main advantage of overlearning?

What is the purpose of the Training Cycle?

What is the primary focus of Kirkpatrick's Model?

What is the main barrier to training evaluation?

What is the purpose of building a job performance database?

What is the main reason why trainers may not value training evaluation?

What is the primary benefit of involving the wider community in training?

What is the role of trainers in the on-the-job training approach?

What is the primary focus of the Needs Analysis stage of the Training Cycle?

Only 5% of training experiences are transferred from the training environment to the job.

Psychological fidelity refers to the degree of similarity between the training environment and the job environment.

High physical fidelity in training requires a lot of time and money.

Research suggests that 60% of trained content is transferred immediately after training.

A continuous learning climate is not necessary for the maintenance of learned behavior in work organizations.

High psychological fidelity can be achieved through simulated tasks that elicit the same knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) as the job.

Manager involvement is not necessary for the transfer of training to the job.

Clear expectations for the trainee and the manager are not necessary before training.

Identifying obstacles to transfer is not necessary for the enhancement of transfer.

Transfer of training occurs automatically without the need for any strategies to enhance it.

Which type of intervention aims to reduce stress and improve organisational outcomes?

According to Kompier et al. (1998), which of the following is a critical success factor for interventions?

What is the purpose of the University Stress Scale?

Why are primary interventions often expensive and time-consuming?

What is the main advantage of tertiary interventions?

According to Richardson and Rothstein (2008), which type of intervention may tackle feelings of stress better?

What is the consequence of waiting for employees to become stressed before implementing interventions?

What is the purpose of stress regulation training?

According to Bond and Bunce (2001), what is the benefit of primary interventions?

What is the main limitation of tertiary interventions?

Stress can have a positive impact on individuals and organisations.

Structural approaches to understanding work-related stress focus on the balance between job demands and control.

Resource models of work-related stress suggest that individuals are passive in coping with stress.

Transactional theories of work-related stress involve a transaction with our environment.

The recommended reading for work-related stress is from the year 2010.

The University support for mental health includes a 24-hour mental health helpline and wellbeing app.

The SafeZone app is a helpline for mental health support.

Students Against Depression is a helpline for mental health support.

The Greater Manchester Nightline is a confidential listening and information service.

The Samaritans 24/7 Helpline is not a freephone service.

What is the primary target of primary interventions in organisational stress management?

What percentage of organisations have an explicit strategy to manage staff stress and well-being, according to CIPD statistics?

What type of social support involves providing information or guidance to help an individual?

What is the primary focus of tertiary interventions in organisational stress management?

What is the term used to describe secondary interventions that aim to help employees cope with the work environment?

What is the primary goal of primary interventions in organisational stress management?

What type of social support involves showing empathy and understanding to an individual?

What percentage of organisations use Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), according to CIPD statistics?

What is the primary focus of secondary interventions in organisational stress management?

What type of social support involves providing tangible assistance or resources to an individual?

What is the main reason why making job applications anonymous has been beneficial for women and individuals from non-Western backgrounds?

What is the primary purpose of the Equality Act 2010?

In what circumstances may it be lawful for an employer to specify that applicants for a job must have a particular protected characteristic?

What is the primary issue with having too many tests in the selection process?

What is the main benefit of conducting an Organisational Needs Analysis?

What is the relationship between high achieving, early career women in Mathematical subjects and their likelihood of being shortlisted for interviews?

What is the main issue with biased measures of career success?

What is the purpose of the job description and person specification in the selection process?

What is the primary benefit of briefing participants after the application process?

What is the main issue with the selection process being a two-way street?

An employer is not required to make reasonable adjustments if a disabled employee or job applicant does not ask for adjustments.

The use of AI in recruitment and selection can never unfairly exclude applicants based on bias against disability and neurodiversity.

Traditional platforms such as newspapers and JobCentre Plus are on the rise in recruitment.

Job analyses and person specifications help create poor selection methods.

The pandemic has decreased the use of technology in recruitment and selection.

Using technology in recruitment and selection can lead to biased decisions.

An employer can claim an occupational requirement if there is no reasonable and less discriminatory way of achieving the same aim.

Reasonable adjustments are only made for disabled employees and not for job applicants.

Developing good selection procedures is not important for finding the best candidates.

Conducting interviews is an outdated method of recruitment and selection.

What is a characteristic of an individual with high Openness to Experience?

Which personality dimension is associated with being organized and thorough?

What is a characteristic of an individual with low Agreeableness?

Which field is associated with high Extraversion?

What is a characteristic of an individual with high Neuroticism?

Which personality dimension is associated with creativity and artistic interests?

What is a characteristic of an individual with low Conscientiousness?

Which field is associated with high Agreeableness?

What is a characteristic of an individual with high Extraversion?

Which personality dimension is associated with emotional stability?

Self-report method of measuring personality is prone to changes in health, mood, and personal situation.

Big Five model of personality includes a factor on honesty/humility.

Other-report method of measuring personality is less prone to biases compared to self-report method.

Personality implies traits and behaviors that are unstable and change over time.

Big Five model is the most widely accepted model of personality, but it has been criticized for being too simplistic.

The interactionist trait + state approach is the most widely used approach in the study of personality.

Self-report method of measuring personality is the most popular method currently in use.

The 11+ Factor Model includes 74 personality traits.

SPI (Spirituality) is a recognized factor in the Big Five model of personality.

HEXACO model includes a factor on spirituality.

What is the primary focus of the emergent approach to change?

What is a limitation of Kotter's 8-Step Change Model?

What is the primary focus of managing resistance to change?

What is a characteristic of an organizational culture of change?

What is the primary focus of Toyota's Commitment to Continuous Improvement?

What is a limitation of the planned approach to change?

What is the primary focus of the emergent approach to change management?

What is a characteristic of organizational learning?

What is the primary focus of managerial behavior in the emergent approach to change?

What is the primary focus of large-scale transformation?