Exam 8: Selection II: Testing and Other Assessments

The common wisdom in the literature on employee selection-that cognitive ability testing is not biased against minority group members-is now being significantly challenged.

Situational exercises assess aptitude or proficiency in performing important job tasks by using tasks that are abstract and less realistic than those performed on the actual job.

A specific, narrow ability or skill that may be used to predict job performance is also called cognitive ability.

Which one of the following criteria does NOT need to be met to be accepted as a professional testing standard?

There is very little difference among personality inventories in terms of how well they predict an employee's performance.

According to the textbook, which concept refers to a simulation exercise designed to assess leadership, organizational, and communication skills?

Refer to an organization and job position you are familiar with. Describe a selection test you would use as part of your hiring process and your rationale for using the test. Describe the critical points you would consider in selecting the test.

Theft is costing Canadian grocery stores millions of dollars a day. Many have implemented a controversial, inexpensive test to screen out potential thieves, and this has had a negative impact on public relations and left applicants feeling that their privacy has been invaded. What type of test are the grocery stores using?

What is the term for an individual's degree of proficiency or competency on a given task that develops through performing the task?

Which of the following integrity tests has a high potential for faking, is available in French, but violates APA recommendations for category scoring?

Scenario 8-1 The Federal Transportation Safety Board recently stated that Provincial Ferries has failed to effectively enforce its zero-tolerance substance abuse policy. As part of its investigation into several fatal ferry accidents, the board revealed a pattern of crew use of cannabis. Data in HRIS showed significant costs associated with employee accidents, absenteeism, turnover, and tardiness due to workplace drug and alcohol use. The company president of one of the ferries wants the Transportation Board to implement mandatory employee drug testing. The union opposes mandatory testing and states that the issue has never been brought to the joint safety committee. Management is wondering why no one is standing up for what is right and reporting coworkers who are impaired on the job. -Refer to Scenario 8-1. What type of drug and alcohol testing is acceptable?

Fitness testing or physical or medical examinations should be administered only after the applicant has been given an offer of employment, which is made conditional on the applicant's passing the test or exam.

Which of the following is NOT considered a cognitive ability?

Scenario 8-1 The Federal Transportation Safety Board recently stated that Provincial Ferries has failed to effectively enforce its zero-tolerance substance abuse policy. As part of its investigation into several fatal ferry accidents, the board revealed a pattern of crew use of cannabis. Data in HRIS showed significant costs associated with employee accidents, absenteeism, turnover, and tardiness due to workplace drug and alcohol use. The company president of one of the ferries wants the Transportation Board to implement mandatory employee drug testing. The union opposes mandatory testing and states that the issue has never been brought to the joint safety committee. Management is wondering why no one is standing up for what is right and reporting coworkers who are impaired on the job. -Refer to Scenario 8-1. If employers can establish a bona fide occupational requirement, which of the following CANNOT be administered?

Integrity tests that try to predict whether employees will steal, be absent, or otherwise take advantage of an employer don't work very well in practice because so many people lie on them or fake their answers.

A school teacher has HIV/AIDS, and the parents of many of the children have asked that their children be transferred to another teacher or school. The school board has told the teacher that he must transfer to a position where he is not in contact with children. What legally protected ground may be violated in this situation?

The only tests with any value in terms of hiring decisions are those that meet accepted professional standards for their development and use. Describe these testing standards.

The employer's goal for employment testing is to select those candidates who best possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other attributes that lead to successful job performance.

It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of selection tests. Define all the ways in which one might compare integrity tests.

What is personality and what are two ways that personality can be measured?