Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-motivation 
B)  Empathy 
C)  Social skill 
D)  Self-awareness 
E)  Self-regulation 
A)  Self-motivation 
B)  Empathy 
C)  Social skill 
D)  Self-awareness 
E)  Self-regulation D

Question 4

The "direct threat" clause is a part of the

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 5

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Utility is the degree to which the infor

Question 7

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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. 
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.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability. 
B)  validity. 
C)  generalizability. 
D)  utility. 
E)  authenticity. 
A)  reliability. 
B)  validity. 
C)  generalizability. 
D)  utility. 
E)  authenticity.

Question 14

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 experience 
A)  Adjustment 
B)  Extroversion 
C)  Agreeableness 
D)  Conscientiousness 
E)  Openness to experience

Question 15

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

Question 16

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 office 
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 office

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The term assessment center is used to de

Question 18

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

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

The "direct threat" clause is a part of the

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

The Americans with Disabilities Act

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

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

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?

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

Which of the following statements is true of situational interviews?

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

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

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

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

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

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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Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

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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

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

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

The "direct threat" clause is a part of the

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

The Americans with Disabilities Act

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

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

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?

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

Which of the following statements is true of situational interviews?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the HRM Function

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