Exam 1 Review psyc 475
PSYC 475 Exam 1 Review Sheet
▪ Exam 1: ▪ Tuesday, Sept 23rd, in class ▪ 40 multiple choice questions
▪ Exam 1 Material: ▪ Covers all reading material: Chapters 1, 3, and 4 ▪ Lecture notes
Please note that this sheet is meant to help you review the major topics addressed in each chapter. It is NOT intended to be a comprehensive list of everything covered in the course or on the exam.
Chapter 1 Intro to Personnel Psychology + H.R. Planning
Important Concepts:
Strategic workforce planning
Talent inventory
H.R. planning
Workforce forecasting
Theory X and theory Y
Ratio analysis technique
Human relations movement
Markov analysis
Labor demand trends
Replacement planning
Labor supply trends
Succession planning
Tight vs. loose labor market
Growth vs. contraction
Employee skill shortages
Micro vs. macro level
Multilevel staffing
Affirmative Action Plans
Other Things to Keep in Mind:
Formal definition of I/O psychology
Describe the characteristics of hierarchical and participative organizations.
Understand different techniques for forecasting H.R. requirements, availabilities, and gaps in requirements and availabilities.
Know different types of workforce.
Discuss major H.R. Challenges.
Explain the difference between internal and external influences on the employment environment.
Chapter 3 Job Analysis
Important Concepts:
KSAOs
Job Inventories
Job specifications
Direct observation
Job/task characteristic theory
Individual interviews
Growth need strength
Group interviews
Legal issues
Questionnaires
Job analysis questionnaires
Critical incidents
Functional Job Analysis
Functional Job Analysis
Specific vs. general job analysis
Position Analysis Questionnaire
Worker oriented approach
Triangulation
Task-oriented approach
O*NET
Qualitative vs. quantitative information
Competency modeling
Other Things to Keep in Mind:
Why has job analysis become more popular?
Know the components in Hackman & Oldham’s Job/task
▪ Exam 1: ▪ Tuesday, Sept 23rd, in class ▪ 40 multiple choice questions
▪ Exam 1 Material: ▪ Covers all reading material: Chapters 1, 3, and 4 ▪ Lecture notes
Please note that this sheet is meant to help you review the major topics addressed in each chapter. It is NOT intended to be a comprehensive list of everything covered in the course or on the exam.
Chapter 1 Intro to Personnel Psychology + H.R. Planning
Important Concepts:
Strategic workforce planning
Talent inventory
H.R. planning
Workforce forecasting
Theory X and theory Y
Ratio analysis technique
Human relations movement
Markov analysis
Labor demand trends
Replacement planning
Labor supply trends
Succession planning
Tight vs. loose labor market
Growth vs. contraction
Employee skill shortages
Micro vs. macro level
Multilevel staffing
Affirmative Action Plans
Other Things to Keep in Mind:
Formal definition of I/O psychology
Describe the characteristics of hierarchical and participative organizations.
Understand different techniques for forecasting H.R. requirements, availabilities, and gaps in requirements and availabilities.
Know different types of workforce.
Discuss major H.R. Challenges.
Explain the difference between internal and external influences on the employment environment.
Chapter 3 Job Analysis
Important Concepts:
KSAOs
Job Inventories
Job specifications
Direct observation
Job/task characteristic theory
Individual interviews
Growth need strength
Group interviews
Legal issues
Questionnaires
Job analysis questionnaires
Critical incidents
Functional Job Analysis
Functional Job Analysis
Specific vs. general job analysis
Position Analysis Questionnaire
Worker oriented approach
Triangulation
Task-oriented approach
O*NET
Qualitative vs. quantitative information
Competency modeling
Other Things to Keep in Mind:
Why has job analysis become more popular?
Know the components in Hackman & Oldham’s Job/task