Question 1

Applicants for secretarial positions at ABC Publishing Co.must take a typing test.This typing test measures the applicant's

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge.
B)  skill.
C)  ability.
D)  other personal characteristics. B

Question 2

Individuals low on emotional intelligence are socially skilled,enabling them to work smoothly with their colleagues at work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

As a test administrator it is important to you that the test is easy to score and can be efficiently administered to a large number of people.Which of the following tests would be your best choice?

Accepted Answer

A)  An open-ended group test
B)  A group performance test
C)  An individual performance test
D)  A group pencil-and-paper test D

Question 4

You are a counselor at a large university who helps students select careers that match their interests.What kind of test are you likely to use:

Accepted Answer

A)  An assessment inventory
B)  A biographical inventory
C)  An occupational ability test
D)  A vocational interest test

Question 5

Which of the following is FALSE about using credit checks as a selection measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many studies have shown credit checks are not valid predictors of performance.
B)  Credit checks disadvantage minority group members,thus credit checks are vulnerable to legal challenges
C)  Applicants view credit checks as unfair so highly qualified candidates are more likely to turn down an offer from a company that uses credit checks
D)  Applicants view credit checks as unfair so rejected candidates are more likely to file a legal challenge

Question 6

You are given the Self-Directed Search test.What is this test assessing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Your integrity
B)  The match between your personality type and particular occupations
C)  Your personality
D)  Your emotional intelligence

Question 7

A test that measures how well a person can type is best described as a(n)_________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  subjective
B)  performance
C)  power
D)  integrity

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of assessment devices?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have been shown to be invalid for selection purposes.
B)  Poor correlations among dimension scores across exercises.
C)  Dimensions score within an exercise are too highly correlated.
D)  They are expensive relative to psychological tests.

Question 9

What type of test matches the personality of the test taker to those of people in a variety of different occupations and occupational categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  An assessment inventory
B)  A biographical inventory
C)  An occupational ability test
D)  A vocational interest test

Question 10

You are hiring assembly workers for your new factory.To discover whether they can use small tools to do detailed work you give them a __________ test.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive ability
B)  in-basket
C)  personality
D)  psychomotor ability

Question 11

Which type of test will most likely have the largest problem with applicants faking responses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ability tests
B)  EI tests
C)  Personality tests
D)  Biographical inventory

Question 12

Jobs require individuals with specific knowledge,skills,abilities and other personal characteristics.These KSAOs are identified by a detailed study called a

Accepted Answer

A)  job assessment study.
B)  job analysis.
C)  job evaluation.
D)  tailored job assessment.

Question 13

An advantage of administering tests electronically (e.g. ,via computer)is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Computerized tests are equivalent to printed tests.
B)  Computerized tests can be scored automatically.
C)  The strategies that people use when taking computerized tests are similar to those used for paper-and-pencil tests.
D)  They are cheap and easy to develop.

Question 14

Candidates who are given a __________ interview are likely to have an advantage during a job search.

Accepted Answer

A)  face-to-face
B)  telephone
C)  structured
D)  unstructured

Question 15

The test you are currently taking is designed to measure your present level of proficiency in this course.This test would be considered a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  EI test.
B)  intelligence test.
C)  achievement test.
D)  personality test.

Question 16

The interviewer cannot affect the answers of an interviewee in a structured interview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence is partly a blend of cognitive ability and a personality trait.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One concern with using personality tests is that they might lack job relevance.The concept of "job relevance" is most similar to

Accepted Answer

A)  test-retest reliability.
B)  face validity.
C)  inter-rater reliability.
D)  criterion-related validity.

Question 19

Due to the lack of construct validity plaguing assessment center dimension scores

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees should be given specific feedback on dimension scores.
B)  Hiring decisions should be based on dimension scores.
C)  Hiring decisions should not be based on an overall assessment center score.
D)  Employees should not be given specific feedback on dimension scores.

Question 20

The biggest criticism of biographical inventories is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  include items that are not linked to job-relevant KSAOs.
B)  do a poor job of predicating performance.
C)  are easy for applicants to fake.
D)  take too long to complete.

Exam 5: Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement