Quiz 03 Welcome to your I/O Quiz 03 Your Name 1. One advantage of using surveys rather than interviews is surveys provide more detailed, in-depth information than interviews. surveys are more statistically reliable. workers generally dislike being interviewed. workers may remain anonymous through the use of survey methods.2. Which of the following requires that a job analysis be done before its elements can be developed? The creation of new positions Organizational objectives Long-range planning goals Job descriptions3. The Position Analysis Questionnaire analyzes various jobs in terms of nearly 200 job elements. surveys of employees in the field. entries in the DOT. interviews with employers.4. Which of the following is NOT a job analysis method? Survey method Existing data method Interview method Field experiment method5. According to functional job analysis, all jobs require workers to interact with data, people, and things. people, places, and things. none of the above subordinates, superiors, and peers.6. Research on the gender gap in wages shows that the differences in pay for men and women for comparable work have almost disappeared. women are paid half of what men are paid for comparable work. the supposed “gender gap” in wages was only a myth. women are paid three-fourths of what men are paid for comparable work.7. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that employers make reasonable accommodations so that disabled workers can perform their jobs. hire a certain percentage of disabled workers into their workforce. hire a disabled worker over a more qualified nondisabled worker. hire any disabled worker for any type of job.8. In functional job analysis, the category of “things” refers to the data used in performing a job. the basic job elements in a particular job category. the worker’s interaction with tools, machines, and equipment. the tangible skills a worker brings to the job.9. When using interview job analysis techniques, more reliable representations of jobs are established when open-ended questions are used. several job incumbents within a single organization are interviewed. only the supervisor of the particular job position is interviewed. only one worker in the position is interviewed.10. “Job applicants must have a high school diploma, type 55 words per minute, possess exceptional computer skills, and have a valid driver’s license.” This is an example of a job description. job evaluation. performance criteria. job specification.
