Exam 6: Selection and Placement

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.

The Civil Rights Act of 1991 protects individuals from discrimination based on race,sex,religion,and national origin with respect to hiring as well as compensation and working conditions.

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

The size of the sample on which a correlation is based has no role in achieving statistical significance.

Which legislation prohibits discrimination and mandates that employers take affirmative actions to hire qualified minority applicants?

As part of the application process for an entry-level job after college,Isaac was given a personality test.He takes the same test as an applicant for another position 10 years later.Which of the following will likely be indicated by the results of Isaac's second test?

Zahara is an anomaly.She comes to work every day with a smile,meets every deadline,and participates at leadership meetings even though her boss never gives her positive feedback.She must have self-motivation because she has

A physical ability test measures balance,but not coordination.

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?

Validity is necessary but not sufficient for generalizability.

Which of the following forms of validation becomes relatively more attractive as the sample available for validation becomes smaller?

Reliability refers to the measuring instrument rather than to the characteristic itself.

The correlation coefficient is zero for a perfect positive relationship.

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

Which of the following scenarios is an apt example of a future-oriented situational interview?

The more reliable,valid,and generalizable a selection method is,the more utility it will have.

Some companies get confused and feel that they have to hire candidates that will help meet their affirmative action policy versus the most qualified.Which law are they misinterpreting?

Twanda prefers to ask questions that have the candidate answer hypothetical questions so she can hear about their experiences.

________ is the degree to which the validity of a selection method established in one context extends to other contexts.

The ________ is a measure of the degree to which two sets of numbers are related.