Question 1

What are five common assessment center exercises?

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Question 2

Which of the following is good advice in asking for a letter of recommendation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Provide your reference with a copy of your resume
B)   Give your reference plenty of advance notice before the letter is due
C)   Choose references who can provide information from multiple perspectives
D)   All three are good adviceE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

What are the problems associated with using references to predict performance?

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Question 4

What are the common types of psychological tests used in employee selection?

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Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a concern about using physical ability tests?

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A)   Job relatedness
B)   Reliability
C)   Passing scores
D)   When the ability must be presentE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

_______ are designed to tell an employer the probability that an applicant would steal money or merchandise.

Accepted Answer

A)   Creativity tests
B)   Social desirability tests
C)   Integrity tests
D)   Theft analysis inventoryE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

____ are legal and scores on these tests are often compared to self-admissions of theft and the amount of goods lost by an organization.

Accepted Answer

A)   Polygraph tests
B)   Pencil-paper integrity tests
C)   Voice stress analyzers
D)   Electronic honesty testsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

What are the Big 5 personality dimensions?

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Question 9

If an employer does not check an applicant's references and the applicant molests a child after being hired, the employer could be charged with:

Accepted Answer

A)   negligent reference
B)   defamation
C)   tort reform
D)   negligent hiringE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The manager of a retail store notices that 7% of the inventory is missing. She doesn't know if the merchandise was stolen, lost, or broken. This missing inventory is called ______ and is one of the criteria used to validate integrity tests.

Accepted Answer

A)   a loss leader
B)   inventory obsolescence
C)   product pilferage
D)   shrinkageE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The major disadvantage to job knowledge tests is that even though they do a good job of predicting performance, they often result in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   high costs
B)   misdiagnosis
C)   invasion of privacy issues
D)   adverse impactE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Of the four choices below, which is the worst predictor of employee performance?

Accepted Answer

A)   Biodata
B)   Cognitive ability
C)   Vocational interest
D)   Assessment centersE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following have the highest level of adverse impact?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cognitive ability and GPA
B)   Cognitive ability and integrity tests
C)   Integrity tests and personality inventories
D)   Integrity tests and GPAE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Jobs such as police officer, fire fighter, and lifeguard, which require physical strength and stamina, often use _______tests.

Accepted Answer

A)   physical ability
B)   mental ability
C)   general aptitude
D)   job knowledgeE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Most drugs can be detected for ______ after use.

Accepted Answer

A)   8 hours
B)   2-3 days
C)   2-3 weeks
D)   2-3 monthsE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Though work samples are excellent selection tools for several reasons, the main reason for not using them is that they can be:

Accepted Answer

A)   expensive to construct
B)   expensive to administer
C)   neither are important reasons
D)   both are important reasonsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

_______ are based on the premise that peoples' attitudes about theft as well as their previous theft behavior will accurately predict their future honesty.

Accepted Answer

A)   Personality based integrity tests
B)   Overt integrity tests
C)   Voice stress analyzer
D)   Interest inventoriesE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

In a reference check over the telephone, Bob says that his former employee Ted was a real jerk and couldn't be trusted. Ted might sue Bob for:

Accepted Answer

A)   negligent hiring
B)   libel
C)   negligent reference
D)   slanderE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the use of grade point average for employee selection?

Accepted Answer

A)   GPA predicts job performance
B)   GPA predicts best in the first years after graduation
C)   GPA has low adverse impact
D)   All three are trueE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Though there is some disagreement, psychologists today agree there are _______ main personality dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   three
C)   five
D)   sevenE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 5: Employee Selection: References and Testing

What are the problems associated with using references to predict performance?

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What are the Big 5 personality dimensions?

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What are the common types of psychological tests used in employee selection?

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The major disadvantage to job knowledge tests is that even though they do a good job of predicting performance, they often result in _______.

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Which of the following is good advice in asking for a letter of recommendation?

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Though work samples are excellent selection tools for several reasons, the main reason for not using them is that they can be:

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____ are legal and scores on these tests are often compared to self-admissions of theft and the amount of goods lost by an organization.

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The manager of a retail store notices that 7% of the inventory is missing. She doesn't know if the merchandise was stolen, lost, or broken. This missing inventory is called ______ and is one of the criteria used to validate integrity tests.

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the use of grade point average for employee selection?

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Which of the following is NOT a concern about using physical ability tests?

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_______ are based on the premise that peoples' attitudes about theft as well as their previous theft behavior will accurately predict their future honesty.

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_______ are designed to tell an employer the probability that an applicant would steal money or merchandise.

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What are five common assessment center exercises?

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