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Race norming refers to establishing different norms for hiring members of different racial groups.

A) True
B) False

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Identify the traits that are found in a conscientious person.


A) sociable, gregarious, assertive, and talkative
B) dependable, organized, persevering, and achievement-oriented
C) courteous, trusting, good-natured, and tolerant
D) emotionally stable, non-depressed, secure, and content
E) curious, imaginative, artistically sensitive, and broad-minded

F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

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Brick-n-Go, a construction firm, is in need of a construction superintendent whose primary responsibilities involve organizing, supervising, and inspecting the work of several subcontractors. Brick-n-Go administers a construction-error recognition test, where an applicant has to enter a shed that has 25 construction errors and has to record as many of these errors as can be detected. What type of validity is being established in this case?


A) concurrent validity
B) construct validity
C) content validity
D) representative validity
E) predictive validity

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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For tests that measure abstract qualities such as intelligence or leadership skills, validity would best be established by ________ validation.


A) criterion-related
B) content
C) concurrent
D) construct
E) predictive

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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Why are drug tests a controversial component of the personnel selection process?

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Which question is permissible to ask in job applications and interviews?


A) How would you feel about working for someone younger than you?
B) Are you a citizen of the United States?
C) What religious holidays do you observe?
D) Where were you born?
E) Will you need any reasonable accommodation for this hiring process?

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Which test is a legal means to test the integrity of job applicants and generally involves asking applicants directly about their attitudes toward theft and their own experiences with theft?


A) polygraph test
B) paper-and-pencil honesty test
C) cognitive ability test
D) personality inventory test
E) in-basket test

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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What is the multiple-hurdle model?

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The multiple-hurdle model is the process...

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List three advantages and disadvantages of interviewing.

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Advantages include 1) talking face to fa...

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Most organizations check references as soon as they receive a candidate's application form.

A) True
B) False

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What is true of validity?


A) Validity cannot be explained using correlation coefficients.
B) Validity identifies how free a measurement is from random error.
C) Validity measures the level of cultural fit.
D) Validity can only be measured in one way.
E) Validity ensures the fairness of employment practices during selection procedures.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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Which statement is true of an assessment center?


A) It is a place where job applicants for manufacturing jobs undergo physical ability tests.
B) It conducts a single test for all job applicants to test their technical potential.
C) It uses multiple selection methods to rate applicants on their management potential.
D) It is a selection method generally used for unskilled applicants.
E) It has the lowest validity because it combines several assessment methods.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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During interviews for medical assistants at the Fairview Medical Center, all the candidates are asked to talk about a situation in the past when they had to empathize with an emotionally unstable person and help that person make rational decisions. This was to test whether the candidates would be able to assist a frantic patient and help him or her make informed decisions. This is known as a(n) ________ interview.


A) unstructured
B) nondirective
C) behavior description
D) physical ability
E) exit

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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In an organization, a supervisor usually makes the final employee selection decision.

A) True
B) False

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What are the different types of interviews that can be used for employee selection?

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There are several different types of int...

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Tests designed to measure such mental abilities as verbal skills, quantitative skills, and reasoning ability are referred to as ________ tests.


A) job performance
B) honesty
C) personality inventories
D) cognitive ability
E) physical ability

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Ashley, a purchasing manager, tells Franklin, the human resource manager, that she has selected a candidate to be her purchasing assistant. She shows him a draft of an e-mail message offering the candidate the job at the agreed-on starting wage. She asks Franklin if there is anything else she should mention in the message. Franklin replies that Ashley should add information about


A) the work schedule, starting date, and drug test results.
B) the job responsibilities, work schedule, and starting date.
C) the work schedule, starting date, and results of the candidate's medical exam.
D) the job responsibilities and results of the candidate's medical exam.
E) the starting date.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Describe the steps involved in a selection process.

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The process of selecting employees varie...

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Identify an accurate difference between predictive validation and concurrent validation.


A) Predictive validation correlates current job roles and job performance; concurrent validation does not.
B) Predictive validation correlates future job performance and applicant test scores; concurrent validation does not.
C) Concurrent validation is very time-consuming; predictive validation is not.
D) Concurrent validation is difficult to employ; predictive validation is not.
E) Concurrent validation is utilized on new recruits; predictive validation is not.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Statistics that measure the degree to which two sets of numbers are related are known as


A) aligned statistics.
B) important integers.
C) reliable ratings.
D) natural numbers.
E) correlation coefficients.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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