IOPSY Item Rationalization

Gossip grapevine

Marites is working at Praktour & Gambling Corp. Whenever she gets a juicy scoop whether personal of corporate related, Marites would relay it to her inner circle namely Marivic, Maricon, Maricar. What type of communication is this?

Grievance system

A process in which an employee files a complaint with the organization and a person or committee within the organization makes a decision regarding the complaint.

Galatea effect

Camille was just recently hired in a company. One of her selling line to build herself up is she graduated Magna Cum Laude. The company noted this and has set its expectations to her so she can translate her being a Latin honor graduate achievement into a high level of performance. What I/O concept is applied here?

Eustress

After basketball, Eugene is tired but in a good way because he feels so good and he knows that basketball results in positive energy and may continue to improve his performance and health. This type of stress is called?

Equity theory

Emilio as the employer wants to make the salary of every employee who works with the same length of hour and has similar job description at the same platform in order ensure satisfaction. What theory in IO will this be should Emilio successfully execute this?

Devil’s advocate

Angelo always present a different point of views opposing majority of the team each time they have a monthly meeting. What is Angelo’s role in the lenses of the IO field?

Case study

A training technique in which employees, usually in a group, are presented with a real or hypothetical workplace problem and are asked to propose the best solution.

Cluster grapevine

This is a type of communication in the office which is similar to the game of “pass on the baton”?

Cognitive ability test

These are tests designed to measure the level of intelligence or the amount of knowledge possessed by an applicant.

Distress

It is a type of stress that results in negative energy and decreases in performance and health.

Dispute

A situation when two parties do not agree.

Fiedler’s contingency model

A theory of leadership that states that leadership effectiveness is dependent on the interaction between the leader and the situation.

Future-focused question

The recruiter asked Julia B. as to what she will do if one of her employee filed a complaint regarding her salary compensation for the cut-off June 1-15 2022. What type of question is this?

Primacy effect

Peter submitted most of his requirements for the admission. After he double check his check list, he figured out that he forgot to submit his referral letter coming from his internship site. He decided that the document is to follow and informed the HR about it. However, when he submitted it, it looks like the document was not read and considered which is the reason he never get to land the dream job he is hoping for. What did Peter experienced?

Pygmalion effect

LMNOP company always communicate to their employees that the company is one of the 100’s most loved company in the world due to its high standard of services and pro-employee commitment. With this, employees who are working in said company has a sense of pride and works at their best to give back to the company who employed them. This IO concept is known as the ___?

Recency effect

The tendency for supervisors to recall and place more weight on recent behaviors when they evaluate performance.

Simulation

An exercise designed to place an applicant in a situation that is similar to the one that will be encountered on the job.

Self-fulfilling prophecy

The idea that people behave in ways consistent with their self-image.

Self-regulation theory

This theory postulates that employees can be motivated by monitoring their own progress toward the goals they set and adjusting their behavior to reach those goals.

Speed cow

It is the tendency for organizations to require employees to work faster and produce work sooner than needed.

Team leadership

A leadership style in which the leader is concerned with both productivity and employee well-being.

Theory X leaders

Leaders who believe that employees are extrinsically motivated and thus lead by giving directives and setting goals.

Path-goal theory

A theory of leadership stating that leaders will be effective if their behavior helps subordinates achieve relevant goals.

Strictness error

A type of rating error in which a rater consistently gives all employees low ratings, regardless of their actual levels of performance.

Person analysis

The process of identifying the employees who need training and determining the areas in which each individual employee needs to be trained.

Skill-based pay

Compensating an employee who participates in a training program designed to increase a particular job-related skill.

Pay for performance

A system in which employees are paid on the basis of how much they individually produce.

Organizational structure

The shared values, beliefs, and traditions that exist among individuals in an organization.

Needs analysis

The process of determining the training needs of an organization.

Job analyst

He is a personnel in the office who undergo the process of identifying how a job is performed, the conditions under which it is performed, and the personal requirements it takes to perform the job.

Job enrichment

A system in which employees are given more responsibility over the tasks and decisions related to their job.

Job sharing

A work schedule in which two employees share one job by splitting the work hours.

Affiliation style

A style of leadership in which the leader leads through knowledge and information; most effective in a climate of ignorance.

Referent power

Leadership power that exists when followers can identify with a leader and the leader’s goals.

Interpersonal conflict

Conflict between two people.

Internship

A situation in which a student works for an organization, either for pay or as a volunteer, to receive practical work experience.

Internal pay equity

The extent to which employees within an organization are paid fairly compared with other employees within the same organization

Halo error

A type of rating error that occurs when raters allow either a single attribute or an overall impression of an individual to affect the ratings they make on each relevant job dimension.

Human factor

A field of study concentrating on the interaction between humans and machines.

social loafing

This happens when individuals in a group often exert less individual effort than they would if they were not in a group.