Question 1

The template-matching technique attempts to match a specific template of behavior to

Accepted Answer

A)  job performance. 
B)  test scores. 
C)  personality. 
D)  interest inventories. 
A)  job performance. 
B)  test scores. 
C)  personality. 
D)  interest inventories.

Question 2

In practice,employment interviews involve a search for

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A)  goodness of fit. 
B)  skill sets. 
C)  negative information. 
D)  employment history. 
A)  goodness of fit. 
B)  skill sets. 
C)  negative information. 
D)  employment history.

Question 3

In decision analysis,the detection rate is the same thing as

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A)  the sensitivity. 
B)  the specificity. 
C)  the accuracy rate. 
D)  the false positive rate. 
A)  the sensitivity. 
B)  the specificity. 
C)  the accuracy rate. 
D)  the false positive rate.

Question 4

According to Moos's classification system,consideration of the architectural design would be a characteristic of the

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral setting. 
B)  ecological dimensions. 
C)  functional properties. 
D)  organizational structure. 
A)  behavioral setting. 
B)  ecological dimensions. 
C)  functional properties. 
D)  organizational structure.

Question 5

The field of psychology that studies people in their natural environment and attempts to analyze the effects of the physical environment on social behavior is known as

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A)  behaviorism. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  environmental psychology. 
D)  ecological psychology. 
A)  behaviorism. 
B)  cognition. 
C)  environmental psychology. 
D)  ecological psychology.

Question 6

Which factors are associated with the greatest percentage of variation in behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  situations 
B)  persons 
C)  person-situation interactions 
D)  "other" factors and error 
A)  situations 
B)  persons 
C)  person-situation interactions 
D)  "other" factors and error

Question 7

Researchers who have reviewed the literature on employment interviews almost unanimously recommend

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A)  the use of an unstructured interview. 
B)  the use of a structured interview. 
C)  that the employer should depend upon their first impression. 
D)  that prospective employees cannot go too far in trying to make a good impression. 
A)  the use of an unstructured interview. 
B)  the use of a structured interview. 
C)  that the employer should depend upon their first impression. 
D)  that prospective employees cannot go too far in trying to make a good impression.

Question 8

The difference between I/O psychology and human resource management is that

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A)  human resource emphasizes quantitative methods. 
B)  human resource emphasizes testing methods. 
C)  I/O psychology emphasizes quantitative methods. 
D)  I/O psychology emphasizes qualitative methods. 
A)  human resource emphasizes quantitative methods. 
B)  human resource emphasizes testing methods. 
C)  I/O psychology emphasizes quantitative methods. 
D)  I/O psychology emphasizes qualitative methods.

Question 9

The WPT is a(n)

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A)  computer adaptive test. 
B)  very long test to administer. 
C)  stable test with extensive norms. 
D)  test with extensive validity documentation. 
A)  computer adaptive test. 
B)  very long test to administer. 
C)  stable test with extensive norms. 
D)  test with extensive validity documentation.

Question 10

According to Jung's theory,knowing something because we can see it would be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  intuition. 
B)  sensing. 
C)  feeling. 
D)  vision. 
A)  intuition. 
B)  sensing. 
C)  feeling. 
D)  vision.

Question 11

Ecological psychology

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A)  focuses on a person's behavior. 
B)  focuses on events that occur in a behavioral setting. 
C)  has a subfield known a social psychology. 
D)  is not actually a valid field of psychology. 
A)  focuses on a person's behavior. 
B)  focuses on events that occur in a behavioral setting. 
C)  has a subfield known a social psychology. 
D)  is not actually a valid field of psychology.

Question 12

The purpose of the Myers-Briggs test is to determine

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A)  whether people are clinically depressed. 
B)  if a potential employee will be successful in a particular job. 
C)  where people fall on the introversion-extroversion dimension. 
D)  the IQ of older employees compared to younger employees. 
A)  whether people are clinically depressed. 
B)  if a potential employee will be successful in a particular job. 
C)  where people fall on the introversion-extroversion dimension. 
D)  the IQ of older employees compared to younger employees.

Question 13

Which type of employment interview has the lowest validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  structured 
B)  psychologically-based 
C)  situational 
D)  value-added 
A)  structured 
B)  psychologically-based 
C)  situational 
D)  value-added

Question 14

Utility theory approaches may be more applicable to actual situations than the Taylor-Russell methods because

Accepted Answer

A)  the definition of success can be in terms of a continuous variable. 
B)  utility theory does not consider dollar values. 
C)  they are easier to apply. 
D)  the information needed for the calculations is easily obtained. 
A)  the definition of success can be in terms of a continuous variable. 
B)  utility theory does not consider dollar values. 
C)  they are easier to apply. 
D)  the information needed for the calculations is easily obtained.

Question 15

Moos' research has led to the conclusion that

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A)  work productivity is not affected by the environment. 
B)  supportive work environments reduce stress. 
C)  bank customers do not care if the teller is friendly or not. 
D)  stress is related to outside influences and not to work environments. 
A)  work productivity is not affected by the environment. 
B)  supportive work environments reduce stress. 
C)  bank customers do not care if the teller is friendly or not. 
D)  stress is related to outside influences and not to work environments.

Question 16

Person-situation interaction is analogous to a(n)____ in educational psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  aptitude test 
B)  achievement test 
C)  aptitude-treatment interaction 
D)  STM-LTM interaction 
A)  aptitude test 
B)  achievement test 
C)  aptitude-treatment interaction 
D)  STM-LTM interaction

Question 17

Which of the following is true of decision and utility theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It makes managers more likely to use data. 
B)  It is widely used in employee selection. 
C)  It requires information that is difficult to estimate. 
D)  It has been rejected for use in medical research. 
A)  It makes managers more likely to use data. 
B)  It is widely used in employee selection. 
C)  It requires information that is difficult to estimate. 
D)  It has been rejected for use in medical research.

Question 18

What kind of score is used when a decision is dichotomous?

Accepted Answer

A)  scaled 
B)  cutting 
C)  qualitative 
D)  normalized 
A)  scaled 
B)  cutting 
C)  qualitative 
D)  normalized

Question 19

In order for a test to be considered useful,it must provide more information than would be known by

Accepted Answer

A)  the cutting score. 
B)  the validity coefficient. 
C)  making a decision without a test. 
D)  the hit rate alone. 
A)  the cutting score. 
B)  the validity coefficient. 
C)  making a decision without a test. 
D)  the hit rate alone.

Question 20

Analysis of success for employees in the Phillips Rubber Band Company has shown that the successful employees always arrive at work on time,volunteer to help other employees,and always attend the company picnic.The form of job analysis used to arrive at this conclusion was most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  checklists. 
B)  attribution theory. 
C)  the critical incident technique. 
D)  the template-matching technique. 
A)  checklists. 
B)  attribution theory. 
C)  the critical incident technique. 
D)  the template-matching technique.

Exam 18: Testing in Industrial and Business Settings

The template-matching technique attempts to match a specific template of behavior to

In practice,employment interviews involve a search for

In decision analysis,the detection rate is the same thing as

According to Moos's classification system,consideration of the architectural design would be a characteristic of the

The field of psychology that studies people in their natural environment and attempts to analyze the effects of the physical environment on social behavior is known as

Which factors are associated with the greatest percentage of variation in behavior?

Researchers who have reviewed the literature on employment interviews almost unanimously recommend

The difference between I/O psychology and human resource management is that

The WPT is a(n)

According to Jung's theory,knowing something because we can see it would be considered

Ecological psychology

The purpose of the Myers-Briggs test is to determine

Which type of employment interview has the lowest validity?

Utility theory approaches may be more applicable to actual situations than the Taylor-Russell methods because

Moos' research has led to the conclusion that

Person-situation interaction is analogous to a(n)____ in educational psychology.

Which of the following is true of decision and utility theory?

What kind of score is used when a decision is dichotomous?

In order for a test to be considered useful,it must provide more information than would be known by

Analysis of success for employees in the Phillips Rubber Band Company has shown that the successful employees always arrive at work on time,volunteer to help other employees,and always attend the company picnic.The form of job analysis used to arrive at this conclusion was most likely

Introduction

Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing

Correlation and Regression

Reliability

Validity

Writing and Evaluating Test Items

Test Administration

Interviewing Techniques

Theories of Intelligence and the Binet Scales

The Wechsler Intelligence Scales: Wais-Iv, wisc-Iv, and Wppsi-Iii

Other Individual Tests of Ability in Education and Special Education

Standardized Tests in Education, civil Service, and the Military

Applications in Clinical and Counseling Settings

Projective Personality Tests

Computers and Basic Psychological Science in Testing

Testing in Counseling Psychology

Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care

Test Bias

Testing and the Law

Ethics and the Future of Psychological Testing

Filters