Exam 6: Employee Testing and Selection

Grafton Industries administers selection tests to job candidates. The tests measure a range of abilities including memory, vocabulary, verbal fluency, and numerical ability, so they are most likely ________ tests.

All of the following are measured by aptitude tests EXCEPT ________.

An interest inventory compares an applicant's current interests with the interests of ________.

Most employers report preferring written references to telephone references because written letters provide more candid information about job candidates.

What are three arguments against the use of personality tests as predictors of job performance?

A reliable employment test will most likely yield ________.

Which of the following is most likely true regarding substance abuse screening?

Which of the following is the primary reason that firms conduct background investigations of job applicants?

In a brief essay, discuss the use and effectiveness of cognitive tests versus work sampling techniques for employee selection.

Which personality characteristic refers to the disposition to be imaginative, nonconforming, and unconventional?

________ is used as an estimate of reliability and involves administering a test with x number of items designed to assess a topic and then statistically analyzing the degree to which responses to the items vary together.

For an employer to administer a polygraph exam during an ongoing investigation of theft, an employer must do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is a national restaurant chain with nearly 36,000 employees that began as a small restaurant in Seattle. Over the years, Red Robin has attempted to develop a reputation as a fun, family restaurant that offers both excellent food and service. Red Robin's core values-honor, integrity, having fun, and continually seeking knowledge-serve as the basis for all of the firm's decisions and are even embroidered on the sleeves of every employee's uniform. As Red Robin continues to expand, executives are considering adding tests to the screening process. Which of the following, if true, would best support the argument that Red Robin should use personality tests in the employee selection process?

The American Psychological Association's standards for educational and psychological tests are legally enforceable.

What is the primary disadvantage of using concurrent validation?

Which of the following personality dimensions represents a tendency to exhibit poor emotional adjustment and experience negative effects such as anxiety, insecurity, and hostility?

E-Verify is primarily used by employers to ________.

________ tests include assessments of general reasoning ability and of specific mental abilities like memory and inductive reasoning.

If a person scores a 70 on an intelligence test on one day and scores 110 when retested on another day, you would most likely conclude that this test is ________.

Organization-person fit is the primary concern of most employers during the selection process.