Question 1

In practice, employment interviews involve a search for

Accepted Answer

A) goodness of fit. 
B) skill sets. 
C) negative information. 
D) employment history. 
A) goodness of fit. 
B) skill sets. 
C) negative information. 
D) employment history. C

Question 2

Taylor-Russell tables are used to estimate

Accepted Answer

A) it is not as reliable as the Taylor-Russell table. 
B) the equations are difficult to apply. 
C) hit rates are low. 
D) variables must be dichotomous. 
A) it is not as reliable as the Taylor-Russell table. 
B) the equations are difficult to apply. 
C) hit rates are low. 
D) variables must be dichotomous. B

Question 3

When the cost of false positives is high, test makers may

Accepted Answer

A) abandon the test for one that is better. 
B) raise the cutting score. 
C) identify sources of variance. 
D) change the method of administration. 
A) abandon the test for one that is better. 
B) raise the cutting score. 
C) identify sources of variance. 
D) change the method of administration. B

Question 4

A cutting score is

Accepted Answer

A) associated with the number of people allowed to take the test. 
B) the minimum point for test reliability. 
C) a decision point. 
D) the base rate for a test with a dichotomous format. 
A) associated with the number of people allowed to take the test. 
B) the minimum point for test reliability. 
C) a decision point. 
D) the base rate for a test with a dichotomous format.

Question 5

Which measure also has an abbreviated quicktest?

Accepted Answer

A) Wonderlic 
B) Myers-Briggs 
C) Perceived Person-Environment Fit Scale 
D) Taylor-Russell 
A) Wonderlic 
B) Myers-Briggs 
C) Perceived Person-Environment Fit Scale 
D) Taylor-Russell

Question 6

Validity for structured interviews is highest when

Accepted Answer

A) the interviewer and interviewee are matched on gender. 
B) the interviewee is more him or herself rather than focusing on impression management. 
C) the same interviewer evaluates all candidates. 
D) the interviewer explains to the interviewee the criteria on which they will be judged. 
A) the interviewer and interviewee are matched on gender. 
B) the interviewee is more him or herself rather than focusing on impression management. 
C) the same interviewer evaluates all candidates. 
D) the interviewer explains to the interviewee the criteria on which they will be judged.

Question 7

What is commonly found to be the correlation between the GRE and graduate school GPA?

Accepted Answer

A) .05 
B) .10 
C) .50 
D) .80 
A) .05 
B) .10 
C) .50 
D) .80

Question 8

Jason had worked very hard to accurately and quickly perform every task assigned to him. Still, his supervisor gave him a low rating. Research indicates that supervisors

Accepted Answer

A) are the most accurate judge of an employee's performance. 
B) are not influenced by petty concerns such as their own job security. 
C) are known to be inaccurate raters. 
D) give lower performance ratings if they are conflicted about their own role. 
A) are the most accurate judge of an employee's performance. 
B) are not influenced by petty concerns such as their own job security. 
C) are known to be inaccurate raters. 
D) give lower performance ratings if they are conflicted about their own role.

Question 9

When women apply for an entry-level management position, wear perfume, and convey friendliness through nonverbal behaviors,

Accepted Answer

A) male interviewers are typically distracted and pay less attention to responses. 
B) they are negatively viewed, perhaps because they seem manipulative. 
C) they are viewed as appropriate management candidates. 
D) the salary that is offered will be higher. 
A) male interviewers are typically distracted and pay less attention to responses. 
B) they are negatively viewed, perhaps because they seem manipulative. 
C) they are viewed as appropriate management candidates. 
D) the salary that is offered will be higher.

Question 10

A(n)____ is used by job analysts to describe the activities and working conditions associated with a job title.

Accepted Answer

A) incident report 
B) checklist 
C) base rate 
D) interview 
A) incident report 
B) checklist 
C) base rate 
D) interview

Question 11

Which of the following is needed for Taylor-Russell tables?

Accepted Answer

A) determination of the reliability 
B) definition of false negatives 
C) identification of false positives 
D) a definition of success 
A) determination of the reliability 
B) definition of false negatives 
C) identification of false positives 
D) a definition of success

Question 12

Which factors are associated with the greatest percentage of variation in behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) situations 
B) persons 
C) person-situation interactions 
D) "other" factors and error 
A) situations 
B) persons 
C) person-situation interactions 
D) "other" factors and error

Question 13

Researchers who have reviewed the literature on employment interviews almost unanimously recommend

Accepted Answer

A) the use of an unstructured interview. 
B) the use of a structured interview. 
C) that the employer should depend upon their first impression. 
D) that prospective employees cannot go too far in trying to make a good impression. 
A) the use of an unstructured interview. 
B) the use of a structured interview. 
C) that the employer should depend upon their first impression. 
D) that prospective employees cannot go too far in trying to make a good impression.

Question 14

Many studies have demonstrated that the characteristics of other people in a person's environment

Accepted Answer

A) serve as an example of what not to do. 
B) fail to have any impact on behavior. 
C) affect one's own behavior. 
D) only have an effect on the weak-minded. 
A) serve as an example of what not to do. 
B) fail to have any impact on behavior. 
C) affect one's own behavior. 
D) only have an effect on the weak-minded.

Question 15

Analysis of success for employees in the Phillips Rubber Band Company has shown that the successful employees always arrive at work on time, volunteer to help other employees, and always attend the company picnic. The form of job analysis used to arrive at this conclusion was most likely

Accepted Answer

A) checklists. 
B) attribution theory. 
C) the critical incident technique. 
D) the template-matching technique. 
A) checklists. 
B) attribution theory. 
C) the critical incident technique. 
D) the template-matching technique.

Question 16

If an applicant is selected on the basis of test performance, but fails on the job, the situation is described as a

Accepted Answer

A) hit. 
B) false negative. 
C) false positive. 
D) high cutting score. 
A) hit. 
B) false negative. 
C) false positive. 
D) high cutting score.

Question 17

Local environments, such as the availability of parks, sidewalks, and public transportation have a big impact on

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive functioning. 
B) job satisfaction. 
C) motivation. 
D) health behaviors. 
A) cognitive functioning. 
B) job satisfaction. 
C) motivation. 
D) health behaviors.

Question 18

Discuss the importance of fit between person and work environment. How is this construct measured by the Perceived Person-Environment Fit Scale and what factors does this measure predict?

Accepted Answer

The fit between a person and their work

Question 19

A classification system that includes six characteristics of environments was developed by

Accepted Answer

A) Roe. 
B) Barker. 
C) Stokols. 
D) Moos. 
A) Roe. 
B) Barker. 
C) Stokols. 
D) Moos.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of decision and utility theory?

Accepted Answer

A) It makes managers more likely to use data. 
B) It is widely used in employee selection. 
C) It requires information that is difficult to estimate. 
D) It has been rejected for use in medical research. 
A) It makes managers more likely to use data. 
B) It is widely used in employee selection. 
C) It requires information that is difficult to estimate. 
D) It has been rejected for use in medical research.

Exam 18: Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

In practice, employment interviews involve a search for

Taylor-Russell tables are used to estimate

When the cost of false positives is high, test makers may

A cutting score is

Which measure also has an abbreviated quicktest?

Validity for structured interviews is highest when

What is commonly found to be the correlation between the GRE and graduate school GPA?

Jason had worked very hard to accurately and quickly perform every task assigned to him. Still, his supervisor gave him a low rating. Research indicates that supervisors

When women apply for an entry-level management position, wear perfume, and convey friendliness through nonverbal behaviors,

A(n)____ is used by job analysts to describe the activities and working conditions associated with a job title.

Which of the following is needed for Taylor-Russell tables?

Which factors are associated with the greatest percentage of variation in behavior?

Researchers who have reviewed the literature on employment interviews almost unanimously recommend

Many studies have demonstrated that the characteristics of other people in a person's environment

Analysis of success for employees in the Phillips Rubber Band Company has shown that the successful employees always arrive at work on time, volunteer to help other employees, and always attend the company picnic. The form of job analysis used to arrive at this conclusion was most likely

If an applicant is selected on the basis of test performance, but fails on the job, the situation is described as a

Local environments, such as the availability of parks, sidewalks, and public transportation have a big impact on

Discuss the importance of fit between person and work environment. How is this construct measured by the Perceived Person-Environment Fit Scale and what factors does this measure predict?

A classification system that includes six characteristics of environments was developed by

Which of the following is true of decision and utility theory?

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, Wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-III

Testing in Education: Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, Civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

The Future of Psychological Testing

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