Question 1

Individuals low on emotional intelligence are socially skilled,enabling them to work smoothly with their colleagues at work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

You are given the Self-Directed Search test.What is this test assessing?

Accepted Answer

A) Your integrity 
B) The match between your personality type and particular occupations 
C) Your personality 
D) Your emotional intelligence 
A) Your integrity 
B) The match between your personality type and particular occupations 
C) Your personality 
D) Your emotional intelligence B

Question 3

Which of the following statements about emotional intelligence (EI)tests is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) EI is one of the most important characteristics of job success. 
B) Researchers agree on the definition of EI. 
C) EI tests can predict job performance. 
D) EI ability tests correlate more strongly with performance compared to EI trait tests. 
A) EI is one of the most important characteristics of job success. 
B) Researchers agree on the definition of EI. 
C) EI tests can predict job performance. 
D) EI ability tests correlate more strongly with performance compared to EI trait tests. C

Question 4

Assessment methods of potential candidates for a specific job do NOT include the use of:

Accepted Answer

A) Interviews 
B) Psychological tests 
C) work samples 
D) Family information 
A) Interviews 
B) Psychological tests 
C) work samples 
D) Family information

Question 5

An advantage of assessment centers is that:

Accepted Answer

A) they have a high level of realism. 
B) researchers have a firm understanding of the dimensions assessment centers measure. 
C) scores given to assesses within an exercise are highly correlated. 
D) research indicates that each exercise measures multiple dimensions rather than single traits. 
A) they have a high level of realism. 
B) researchers have a firm understanding of the dimensions assessment centers measure. 
C) scores given to assesses within an exercise are highly correlated. 
D) research indicates that each exercise measures multiple dimensions rather than single traits.

Question 6

One strength of biographical inventories is that

Accepted Answer

A) They predict performance. 
B) They are less likely to invade the respondent's privacy. 
C) They are quite generalizable. 
D) All items are closely related to KSAOs. 
A) They predict performance. 
B) They are less likely to invade the respondent's privacy. 
C) They are quite generalizable. 
D) All items are closely related to KSAOs.

Question 7

What type of test matches the personality of the test taker to those of people in a variety of different occupations and occupational categories?

Accepted Answer

A) An assessment inventory 
B) A biographical inventory 
C) An occupational ability test 
D) A vocational interest test 
A) An assessment inventory 
B) A biographical inventory 
C) An occupational ability test 
D) A vocational interest test

Question 8

Students who apply to graduate school must take the GRE,which is designed to indicate how much potential the student has to learn new information.The GRE is designed to measure

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge. 
B) skill. 
C) ability. 
D) other personal characteristics. 
A) knowledge. 
B) skill. 
C) ability. 
D) other personal characteristics.

Question 9

You are responsible for hiring police officers for your city.You want to make sure they are honest,so you ask them if they have ever broken each of 20 laws.This is an example of a(n)_____ test.

Accepted Answer

A) organizational delinquency 
B) overt integrity 
C) work sample 
D) personality integrity 
A) organizational delinquency 
B) overt integrity 
C) work sample 
D) personality integrity

Question 10

A test that measures how well a person can type is best described as a(n)_________ test.

Accepted Answer

A) subjective 
B) performance 
C) power 
D) integrity 
A) subjective 
B) performance 
C) power 
D) integrity

Question 11

Bias is less of a concern in a(n)_________ then in a(n)____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Unstructured interview; structured interview 
B) Biographical inventory; structured interview 
C) Structured interview; biographical inventory 
D) Structured interview; unstructured interview 
A) Unstructured interview; structured interview 
B) Biographical inventory; structured interview 
C) Structured interview; biographical inventory 
D) Structured interview; unstructured interview

Question 12

Structured telephone interviews yield the same ratings as face-to-face- structured interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The reliability and validity of a single-item test is similar to that of a multiple-item test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

You are hiring assembly workers for your new factory.To discover whether they can use small tools to do detailed work you give them a __________ test.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive ability 
B) in-basket 
C) personality 
D) psychomotor ability 
A) cognitive ability 
B) in-basket 
C) personality 
D) psychomotor ability

Question 15

Which of the following tests is a valid predictor of performance across a large number of different kinds of jobs?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive ability tests 
B) Psychomotor ability tests 
C) Emotional intelligence tests 
D) Vocational interest tests 
A) Cognitive ability tests 
B) Psychomotor ability tests 
C) Emotional intelligence tests 
D) Vocational interest tests

Question 16

Which type of test will most likely have the largest problem with applicants faking responses?

Accepted Answer

A) Ability tests 
B) EI tests 
C) Personality tests 
D) Biographical inventory 
A) Ability tests 
B) EI tests 
C) Personality tests 
D) Biographical inventory

Question 17

You are a counselor at a large university who helps students select careers that match their interests.What kind of test are you likely to use:

Accepted Answer

A) An assessment inventory 
B) A biographical inventory 
C) An occupational ability test 
D) A vocational interest test 
A) An assessment inventory 
B) A biographical inventory 
C) An occupational ability test 
D) A vocational interest test

Question 18

You have applied for a position as a proofreader at PDQ Publishing.Before being hired you are given a manuscript and asked to indicate any errors.This type of assessment is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) An in-basket exercise. 
B) A work sample. 
C) A personality test. 
D) An assessment center. 
A) An in-basket exercise. 
B) A work sample. 
C) A personality test. 
D) An assessment center.

Question 19

The _______ biographical inventory is developed by writing items that assess the KSAOs required for a particular job.

Accepted Answer

A) empirical 
B) rational 
C) KSAO-based 
D) person-oriented 
A) empirical 
B) rational 
C) KSAO-based 
D) person-oriented

Question 20

The use of computers in assessment has been limited to the

Accepted Answer

A) Development of personality profiles. 
B) Minimization of the extent to which applicants present themselves in a more favorable fashion. 
C) Scoring and administration of tests. 
D) administration of structured interviews. 
A) Development of personality profiles. 
B) Minimization of the extent to which applicants present themselves in a more favorable fashion. 
C) Scoring and administration of tests. 
D) administration of structured interviews.

Individuals low on emotional intelligence are socially skilled,enabling them to work smoothly with their colleagues at work.

You are given the Self-Directed Search test.What is this test assessing?

Which of the following statements about emotional intelligence (EI)tests is correct?

Assessment methods of potential candidates for a specific job do NOT include the use of:

An advantage of assessment centers is that:

One strength of biographical inventories is that

What type of test matches the personality of the test taker to those of people in a variety of different occupations and occupational categories?

Students who apply to graduate school must take the GRE,which is designed to indicate how much potential the student has to learn new information.The GRE is designed to measure

You are responsible for hiring police officers for your city.You want to make sure they are honest,so you ask them if they have ever broken each of 20 laws.This is an example of a(n)_____ test.

A test that measures how well a person can type is best described as a(n)_________ test.

Bias is less of a concern in a(n)_ then in a(n)____.

Structured telephone interviews yield the same ratings as face-to-face- structured interviews.

The reliability and validity of a single-item test is similar to that of a multiple-item test.

You are hiring assembly workers for your new factory.To discover whether they can use small tools to do detailed work you give them a __________ test.

Which of the following tests is a valid predictor of performance across a large number of different kinds of jobs?

Which type of test will most likely have the largest problem with applicants faking responses?

You are a counselor at a large university who helps students select careers that match their interests.What kind of test are you likely to use:

You have applied for a position as a proofreader at PDQ Publishing.Before being hired you are given a manuscript and asked to indicate any errors.This type of assessment is an example of

The _______ biographical inventory is developed by writing items that assess the KSAOs required for a particular job.

The use of computers in assessment has been limited to the

Introduction

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Selecting Employees

Training

Theories of Employee Motivation

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

Organizational Development and Theory

Filters

Exam 5: Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement

Individuals low on emotional intelligence are socially skilled,enabling them to work smoothly with their colleagues at work.

You are given the Self-Directed Search test.What is this test assessing?

Which of the following statements about emotional intelligence (EI)tests is correct?

Assessment methods of potential candidates for a specific job do NOT include the use of:

An advantage of assessment centers is that:

One strength of biographical inventories is that

What type of test matches the personality of the test taker to those of people in a variety of different occupations and occupational categories?

Students who apply to graduate school must take the GRE,which is designed to indicate how much potential the student has to learn new information.The GRE is designed to measure

You are responsible for hiring police officers for your city.You want to make sure they are honest,so you ask them if they have ever broken each of 20 laws.This is an example of a(n)_____ test.

A test that measures how well a person can type is best described as a(n)_________ test.

Bias is less of a concern in a(n)_________ then in a(n)____________.

Structured telephone interviews yield the same ratings as face-to-face- structured interviews.

The reliability and validity of a single-item test is similar to that of a multiple-item test.

You are hiring assembly workers for your new factory.To discover whether they can use small tools to do detailed work you give them a __________ test.

Which of the following tests is a valid predictor of performance across a large number of different kinds of jobs?

Which type of test will most likely have the largest problem with applicants faking responses?

You are a counselor at a large university who helps students select careers that match their interests.What kind of test are you likely to use:

You have applied for a position as a proofreader at PDQ Publishing.Before being hired you are given a manuscript and asked to indicate any errors.This type of assessment is an example of

The _______ biographical inventory is developed by writing items that assess the KSAOs required for a particular job.

The use of computers in assessment has been limited to the

Introduction

Research Methods in I0 Psychology

Job Analysis

Performance Appraisal

Selecting Employees

Training

Theories of Employee Motivation

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior

Occupational Health Psychology

Work Groups and Work Teams

Leadership and Power in Organizations

Organizational Development and Theory

Filters

Bias is less of a concern in a(n)_ then in a(n)____.