You can choose two of the following questions, if you take PSYC 3108 this term.
Exam questions from 2006:
1. Offer a critique of the research and theorising in organizational
psychology.
2. How, why and when do personality traits influence work productivity?
3. Why are organisational psychologists interested in biodata?
4. Compare and contrast equity and expectancy theories of job motivation.
5. How did McClelland update Weber's work on the Protestant Work Ethic?
6. Evaluate empirical research on stress in the work place.
7. Is decision-making best done by committees?
8. Why have trait theories of leadership again become fashionable?
9. Evaluate speculation about the future of work.
Exam questions from 2005:
1. 'Little more than common sense'. How true is this of.organisational
psychology?
2. Which, when and why do personality traits predict work performance?
3. What accounts for individual differences in work motivation and satisfaction?
4. What does the psychological research on unemployment tell us about employment?
5. Why should an organisational psychologist pay any attention to Weber's
Protestant Work Ethic hypothesis?
6. Write an essay on ONE of
i. Brainstorming
ii. Groupthink
7. What do we know about the psychology of leadership?
8. What accounts for the 'culture shock' experiences of people working abroad?
9. Write an essay on 'the future of work'.
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