Question 1

The "wall problem" and other situational tests used by the OSS were employed in the selection of

Accepted Answer

A)  business executives. 
B)  clinical psychologists. 
C)  college students. 
D)  espionage agents. 
A)  business executives. 
B)  clinical psychologists. 
C)  college students. 
D)  espionage agents.

Question 2

The usual rule of cordiality toward the interviewee is suspended in a(n) __________ interview.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  open-ended 
C)  structured 
D)  unstructured 
A)  behavioral 
B)  open-ended 
C)  structured 
D)  unstructured

Question 3

Which of the following types of interviewing would probably necessitate the least amount of training?

Accepted Answer

A)  morality interviewing 
B)  stress interviewing 
C)  structured interviewing 
D)  unstructured interviewing 
A)  morality interviewing 
B)  stress interviewing 
C)  structured interviewing 
D)  unstructured interviewing

Question 4

Situational testing is expensive, but because of its real-life quality it is a highly valid method of personality assessment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compared with person-to-person interviewing, which of the following is not an advantage of interviewing by computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency 
B)  flexibility 
C)  reliability 
D)  validity 
A)  efficiency 
B)  flexibility 
C)  reliability 
D)  validity

Question 6

People often say that a certain person reveals more with his facial expressions and hands than with his words. Such a person is communicating largely by

Accepted Answer

A)  culturics. 
B)  kinesics. 
C)  paralinguistics. 
D)  proximics. 
A)  culturics. 
B)  kinesics. 
C)  paralinguistics. 
D)  proximics.

Question 7

An interview is a dynamic, two-way interchange in which the participants mutually influence each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Biographical inventories are effective predictors of performance in a variety of job contexts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Movements of the hands and face that communicate other messages than those transmitted by the speaker?s words are known as proximics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following questions would be legally unacceptable in an employment interview?

Accepted Answer

A)  How many years experience do you have in this type of work? 
B)  What are your career goals? 
C)  To what clubs or organizations do you belong? 
D)  What did you like or dislike about your last job, and why did you leave it. 
A)  How many years experience do you have in this type of work? 
B)  What are your career goals? 
C)  To what clubs or organizations do you belong? 
D)  What did you like or dislike about your last job, and why did you leave it.

Question 11

The reliabilities of structured interview questions are usually no higher than .80.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The focus in behavioral interviewing is on obtaining information to plan a program of behavior modification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Participant observation is, by definition, unobtrusive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following instruments employs the method clinique?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adjective Check List 
B)  Biographical Inventory 
C)  Conner?s Rating Scales 
D)  Moral Judgment Scale 
E)  Tennessee Self-Concept Scale 
A)  Adjective Check List 
B)  Biographical Inventory 
C)  Conner?s Rating Scales 
D)  Moral Judgment Scale 
E)  Tennessee Self-Concept Scale

Question 15

The easiest and most economical way of determining how frequently and under what circumstances a particular target behavior occurs is

Accepted Answer

A)  participant observation. 
B)  self-observation. 
C)  structured interviewing. 
D)  unstructured interviewing. 
A)  participant observation. 
B)  self-observation. 
C)  structured interviewing. 
D)  unstructured interviewing.

Question 16

The socioemotional tone of an interview is determined more by the actions of the interviewee than by those of the interviewer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Behavioral theorists attempt to understand a personality by analyzing the individual?s

Accepted Answer

A)  mental complexes. 
B)  real and ideal selves. 
C)  social learning history. 
D)  unique organization of traits. 
A)  mental complexes. 
B)  real and ideal selves. 
C)  social learning history. 
D)  unique organization of traits.

Question 18

More skill is required to conduct an interview in a structured than in an unstructured, open-ended manner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe and discuss four types of nonverbal behavior, how they are studied, and the utility of nonverbal behavior observations in understanding and predicting human behavior.

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal behavior refers to communicati

Question 20

Computers can conduct structured interviewing more effectively than unstructured interviewing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The "wall problem" and other situational tests used by the OSS were employed in the selection of

The usual rule of cordiality toward the interviewee is suspended in a(n) __________ interview.

Which of the following types of interviewing would probably necessitate the least amount of training?

Situational testing is expensive, but because of its real-life quality it is a highly valid method of personality assessment.

Compared with person-to-person interviewing, which of the following is not an advantage of interviewing by computer?

People often say that a certain person reveals more with his facial expressions and hands than with his words. Such a person is communicating largely by

An interview is a dynamic, two-way interchange in which the participants mutually influence each other.

Biographical inventories are effective predictors of performance in a variety of job contexts.

Movements of the hands and face that communicate other messages than those transmitted by the speaker?s words are known as proximics.

Which of the following questions would be legally unacceptable in an employment interview?

The reliabilities of structured interview questions are usually no higher than .80.

The focus in behavioral interviewing is on obtaining information to plan a program of behavior modification.

Participant observation is, by definition, unobtrusive.

Which of the following instruments employs the method clinique?

The easiest and most economical way of determining how frequently and under what circumstances a particular target behavior occurs is

The socioemotional tone of an interview is determined more by the actions of the interviewee than by those of the interviewer.

Behavioral theorists attempt to understand a personality by analyzing the individual?s

More skill is required to conduct an interview in a structured than in an unstructured, open-ended manner.

Describe and discuss four types of nonverbal behavior, how they are studied, and the utility of nonverbal behavior observations in understanding and predicting human behavior.

Computers can conduct structured interviewing more effectively than unstructured interviewing.

Historical and Professional Matters

Test Design and Construction

Administration and Scoring of Tests

Item Analysis and Standardization of Tests

Reliability and Validity

Intelligence Testing

Individual and Group Differences in Mental Abilities

Neuropsychological Assessment

Standardized Achievement Tests

Applications and Issues in Ability Testing

Testing Special Abilities

Vocational Interests

Attitudes, Values, and Personal Orientations

Personality Assessment: Origins,applications, and Issues

Rating Scales and Checklists

Personality Inventories

Projective Techniques

Appendix A: Measurement and Statistics

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Exam 15: Observations and Interviews

The "wall problem" and other situational tests used by the OSS were employed in the selection of

The usual rule of cordiality toward the interviewee is suspended in a(n) __________ interview.

Which of the following types of interviewing would probably necessitate the least amount of training?

Situational testing is expensive, but because of its real-life quality it is a highly valid method of personality assessment.

Compared with person-to-person interviewing, which of the following is not an advantage of interviewing by computer?

People often say that a certain person reveals more with his facial expressions and hands than with his words. Such a person is communicating largely by

An interview is a dynamic, two-way interchange in which the participants mutually influence each other.

Biographical inventories are effective predictors of performance in a variety of job contexts.

Movements of the hands and face that communicate other messages than those transmitted by the speaker?s words are known as proximics.

Which of the following questions would be legally unacceptable in an employment interview?

The reliabilities of structured interview questions are usually no higher than .80.

The focus in behavioral interviewing is on obtaining information to plan a program of behavior modification.

Participant observation is, by definition, unobtrusive.

Which of the following instruments employs the method clinique?

The easiest and most economical way of determining how frequently and under what circumstances a particular target behavior occurs is

The socioemotional tone of an interview is determined more by the actions of the interviewee than by those of the interviewer.

Behavioral theorists attempt to understand a personality by analyzing the individual?s

More skill is required to conduct an interview in a structured than in an unstructured, open-ended manner.

Describe and discuss four types of nonverbal behavior, how they are studied, and the utility of nonverbal behavior observations in understanding and predicting human behavior.

Computers can conduct structured interviewing more effectively than unstructured interviewing.

Historical and Professional Matters

Test Design and Construction

Administration and Scoring of Tests

Item Analysis and Standardization of Tests

Reliability and Validity

Intelligence Testing

Individual and Group Differences in Mental Abilities

Neuropsychological Assessment

Standardized Achievement Tests

Applications and Issues in Ability Testing

Testing Special Abilities

Vocational Interests

Attitudes, Values, and Personal Orientations

Personality Assessment: Origins,applications, and Issues

Rating Scales and Checklists

Personality Inventories

Projective Techniques

Appendix A: Measurement and Statistics

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