Question 1

Define utility. How do factors such as reliability, validity, and generalizability affect reliability?

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Utility is the degree to which the infor...

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Nelson is a very gregarious person who, through his interactions, can effectively manage the people working under him in the organization. Nelson has a high degree of

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A)   self-awareness.
B)   social skills.
C)   empathy.
D)   self-motivation.
E)   self-regulation.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E) B

Question 3

The degree to which a measure is free from random error is its reliability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As per the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the burden of proof always lies with the person who faces discrimination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Star Inc., an engineering firm, has come up with a new technical test to assess the knowledge of interviewees. To assess the validity of the test, it requests that its present employees take the test and match it with their performance in the organization. Which of the following types of validation has Star Inc. used to test the validity of its new technical test?

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A)   Predictive validation
B)   Content validation
C)   Concurrent validation
D)   Face validation
E)   Logical validationF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The Americans with Disabilities Act

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A)   protects individuals with physical disabilities, but not mental disabilities.
B)   does not require an organization to make accommodations that cause undue hardship.
C)   demands affirmative action to increase representation of minorities.
D)   does not require that employers make reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
E)   requires an organization to make all accommodations necessary to ensure that individuals with disabilities are represented in the organization.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Federal Auto Corp. (FAC)  is looking for experienced ergonomic design engineers and wants to keep training costs to a minimum. The upper management instructs its HR team to develop a test that would test the design and ergonomic knowledge of the potential engineering candidates. This test is a ________ valid test.

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A)   predictive
B)   subjective
C)   criterion-related
D)   content
E)   concurrentF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following aspects of emotional intelligence is the knowledge of one's strengths and weaknesses?

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A)   Self-motivation
B)   Empathy
C)   Social skill
D)   Self-awareness
E)   Self-regulationF) A) and E)
G) All of the above D

Question 9

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991 protects individuals with physical disabilities, but not those with mental disabilities.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 10

The "direct threat" clause is a part of the

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A)   Civil Rights Act of 1871.
B)   Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
C)   No-FEAR Act.
D)   Lloyd-La Follette Act.
E)   Americans with Disabilities Act.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

In 2014, the Department of Labor issued a new rule aimed at government contractors that decreed they should set a goal of having ________ of their workforce be composed of disabled employees.

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A)   3 percent
B)   5 percent
C)   15 percent
D)   7 percent
E)   10 percentF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Explain assessment centers. Where do these centers stand in terms of their criterion-related validity?

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The term assessment center is used to de...

Question 13

With the ease of the Internet, it is not uncommon for individuals to copy skills from resume templates to make themselves look more attractive to a recruiter. Knowing this, Ed has created a test to see if what is on the candidate's application are real skills that the candidate has. Ed is testing ________ validity.

Accepted Answer

A)   criterion-related
B)   probabilistic
C)   predictive
D)   content
E)   concurrentF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following requires that government contractors set a goal for the percentage of employees with disabilities who constitute their workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Americans with Disabilities Act
B)   Guidelines set by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
C)   The Employment Non-Discrimination Act
D)   Rules set by the U.S. Department of Labor
E)   An executive order issued by the president's officeF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following validation strategies is most likely to be adversely affected by the restriction of range problem that results due to current employees being homogeneous?

Accepted Answer

A)   Predictive validation
B)   Concurrent validation
C)   Content validation
D)   Secondary validation
E)   External validationF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following personality dimensions is typically associated with a person being nondepressed, secure, and content?

Accepted Answer

A)   Adjustment
B)   Extroversion
C)   Agreeableness
D)   Conscientiousness
E)   Openness to experienceF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true of situational interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)   Future-oriented interviews are less valid than experience-based interviews.
B)   Future-oriented items reduce some forms of impression management, such as ingratiation, better than experience-based items.
C)   Situational interviews require the candidate to perform a piece of work or accomplish a task.
D)   Digitally taped interviews enable employers to better understand how candidates interact under specific conditions.
E)   Using multiple interviewers in such interviews leads to more subjective errors than using one interviewer.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The extent to which performance on a measure is related to performance on the job is called

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A)   reliability.
B)   validity.
C)   generalizability.
D)   utility.
E)   authenticity.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following personnel selection methods has low generalizability for all job types?

Accepted Answer

A)   Drug test
B)   Biographical information
C)   Work-sample test
D)   Cognitive ability test
E)   Reference checkF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates a perfect negative relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   −10
B)   −6.67
C)   +1.0
D)   -1.0
E)   0.0F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which of the following requires that government contractors set a goal for the percentage of employees with disabilities who constitute their workforce?

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