Psychology Answers

Sipho always openly speaks about how well his teaching team performs in all the assigned tasks.</span>

What aspect of the Group work and performance is Sipho experiencing?

A.

Using groups effectively

B.

Process losses

C.

Illusion of group productivity

D.

All the above

HR consultant from Organisation X is worried that with all the changes that the pandemic brought, the organisation is not strong enough to adapt to these changes and they need to have a needs analysis of what skillsets employees need in order to make the organisation more adaptable to these changes.

<span lang="EN-GB">What type of needs analysis does Organisation X need to conduct in the above scenario?</span>

A.

<span lang="EN-GB">Operations/task analysis</span>

B.

Individual analysis

C.

Organisational analysis

D.

All the above

Clear my choice

________________________ is a characteristic of an Authoritarian leadership style

A.

Unilateral decision making

B.

Sacrificing

C.

Being innovative

D.

Sharing knowledge and skills with others

A group of netball players are scheduled to attend a psychological skills development programme that will assist in enhancing their resilience. The Sports Psychologist highlighted that the programme would take 5 days to complete. Which programme attribute relates to the given scenario?

A.

Attribute of the length of the programme

B.

Attribute of the programme's objective

C.

Attribute of the programme's complexity

D.

Programme attribute

Organisational and Work Psychology is an applied field of Psychology that is concerned with studying human behaviour in relation to __________________?

A.

Work

B.

Organisations

C.

Productivity

D.

All the above

The Population Registration Act of 1950 in South Africa that grouped individuals based on their race was an example of which process in group formations?

A.

Social categorisation

B.

Social stereotyping

C.

Social identity

D.

None of the above

The statement "Born a leader" is influenced by an approach from which leadership style?

A.

Super-leadership

B.

Transformational leadership

C.

Leadership through personal traits

D.

All the above

Which of the following theories works on the premise of identifying needs and drives and how individuals prioritise these?

A.

Motivation-hygiene theory

B.

McClleland's theory of needs

C.

Hierarchy of needs theory

D.

All the above

Lerato works for Company X. She earns enough money to buy food to feed her family and herself. However, Lerato cannot afford to buy food that she enjoys nor go out to the movies and restaurants with her friends.

Which degree of poverty is Lerato experiencing?

A.

Extreme Poverty

Extreme Poverty

B.

Relative Poverty

C.

Moderate Poverty

D.

Absolute Poverty

Thandi resides in Johannesburg with her siblings and was given a job offer in Cape Town with a 20% increase compared to what she is currently earning in Johannesburg. She was faced with several difficult choices that she thoroughly had to think through before making her decision.

Which motivation theories are applicable in Thandi's scenario?

A.

Content theories

B.

Process theories 

C.

Equity theory

D.

None of the above