Exam 14: Testing for Counterproductive Work Behaviors

Determining the validity of integrity tests is difficult because of the problems of measuring a criterion variable.

Which of the following is NOT true about how employees and applicants react to drug testing?

Examinees with high lability are more likely to have physiological reactions that may be interpreted as lying behavior than are respondents with low lability.

Current employees can be given a polygraph (lie detector) test in conjunction with a workplace theft investigation if the employer has a "reasonable suspicion" that the employee was involved in the incident.

It is advisable to use both screening and confirmatory drug tests so that the testing results will be highly valid.

Which of the following employers would be exempt from the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988?

Which of the following is a paper-and-pencil integrity test that does not directly ask about theft behaviors?

Evidence indicates that integrity tests are valid predictors of general counterproductive behaviors.

When the examinee is lying during a polygraph (lie detector) examination, the polygraph examiner is looking for autonomic disturbances associated with answers to which type of questions?

An advantage of integrity tests is that applicants are unable to fake their responses.

Organizations have less risk in using drug tests for existing employees than for pre-employment selection.

Research has shown that the "typical" employee-thief is more tempted to steal.

Evidence indicates that integrity tests are valid predictors of overall job satisfaction.

The frequency of a false positive depends upon the validity of the test and

Based upon current evidence, which of the following is an accurate conclusion about the use of integrity tests?

The organization should obtain the written consent of the individual before testing and provide the individual with the results afterward.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has specifically commented that integrity tests, even personality based ones, should not be considered a medical examination because such tests only assess the propensity for dishonest behavior.

All of the following are examples of overt integrity tests EXCEPT:

It is acceptable to exempt some employees from drug testing because it is obvious that they are not taking drugs.

All drug tests that assess urine are based upon the assumption that what enters the body through ingestion, injection, or inhalation, remains in the system for several weeks.