Question 1

Conscientious employees set higher work goals for themselves and are more committed to achieving the goals if ________

Accepted Answer

A) they have integrity 
B) they have autonomy 
C) they are proficient 
D) they are ambitious

Question 2

Which of the following is(are)true based on research regarding interviews?

Accepted Answer

A) The validity of structured interviews is low. 
B) Situational interviews are less valid than job-related interviews. 
C) Panel interviews were less valid than individual interviews. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 3

Contingent assessment methods are always used in the selection process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Cognitive tests are all of the following except ______

Accepted Answer

A) valid 
B) inexpensive 
C) fair 
D) a and b 
E) all of the above

Question 5

The reliability of most substantive assessment methods is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) extremely low 
B) moderate or high 
C) low or moderate 
D) extremely high

Question 6

The Wonderlic Personnel test has been decreasing in popularity as a test of general mental ability for selection decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding drug testing?

Accepted Answer

A) Measures degree of impairment. 
B) Almost always legal in Canada 
C) Is widely used by major US corporations. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 8

The common characteristic among situational and behavioral questions is the sampling of the candidate's behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

________ assessment methods are used to reduce the candidate pool to finalists for a job.

Accepted Answer

A) Initial 
B) Substantive 
C) Discretionary 
D) Contingent

Question 10

The most widely used test of general mental ability for selection decisions is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) MMPI 
B) Myers-Briggs 
C) Wonderlic Personnel Test 
D) Job Characteristics Inventory

Question 11

Recent research has found relatively strong support for the validity of job knowledge tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is a characteristic of a typical unstructured interview?

Accepted Answer

A) It is usually carefully planned. 
B) The interviewer makes a quick and final evaluation of the candidate 
C) It consists of formal,objective questioning. 
D) The interviewer is highly prepareD.

Question 13

When drug and alcohol testing is allowed to be done,which of the following tests may be used?

Accepted Answer

A) breathalyzer 
B) papillary reacting testing 
C) hair samples 
D) body fluid analysis 
E) all of the above are suitable tests

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between intelligence and job performance is supported by research?

Accepted Answer

A) The effect of cognitive ability on job performance is non-linear. 
B) Smart workers are more likely to quit their jobs than other workers. 
C) Intelligence and job satisfaction are unrelated to each other. 
D) None of the above.

Question 15

The type of structured interview that assesses an applicant's ability to project what his/her behavior would be in the future is the ____________ interview.

Accepted Answer

A) situational 
B) experience-based 
C) projective 
D) KSAO-based

Question 16

Interest inventories play a key role in organizational selection decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is true regarding integrity tests?

Accepted Answer

A) Their use has declined in the past decade. 
B) They are used to reduce employee accidents. 
C) They are usually paper-and-pencil measures. 
D) The construct of integrity is well understooD.

Question 18

80% of organizations use some sort of ability test in selection decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Research suggests that situational judgment tests are highly valid predictors of job performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Job knowledge is best measured with the use of a structured interview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: External Selection II

Conscientious employees set higher work goals for themselves and are more committed to achieving the goals if ________

Which of the following is(are) true based on research regarding interviews?

Contingent assessment methods are always used in the selection process.

Cognitive tests are all of the following except ______

The reliability of most substantive assessment methods is _______.

The Wonderlic Personnel test has been decreasing in popularity as a test of general mental ability for selection decisions.

Which of the following is true regarding drug testing?

The common characteristic among situational and behavioral questions is the sampling of the candidate's behavior.

________ assessment methods are used to reduce the candidate pool to finalists for a job.

The most widely used test of general mental ability for selection decisions is the ____.

Recent research has found relatively strong support for the validity of job knowledge tests.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a typical unstructured interview?

When drug and alcohol testing is allowed to be done,which of the following tests may be used?

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between intelligence and job performance is supported by research?

The type of structured interview that assesses an applicant's ability to project what his/her behavior would be in the future is the ____________ interview.

Interest inventories play a key role in organizational selection decisions.

Which of the following is true regarding integrity tests?

80% of organizations use some sort of ability test in selection decisions.

Research suggests that situational judgment tests are highly valid predictors of job performance.

Job knowledge is best measured with the use of a structured interview.