Question 1

Your textbook listed many frequently raised questions related to test utility.Which is NOT one of those questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the time it takes to administer this test worth it? 
B)  What is the practical value of using this test over another? 
C)  Is the cost of using this test worth the cost savings that may result? 
D)  Does this test measure what it purports to measure? 
A)  Is the time it takes to administer this test worth it? 
B)  What is the practical value of using this test over another? 
C)  Is the cost of using this test worth the cost savings that may result? 
D)  Does this test measure what it purports to measure?

Question 2

The more complex the job,

Accepted Answer

A)  the more people differ on how well they do it. 
B)  the less complex the decision process in hiring. 
C)  the less selective the hiring process. 
D)  the more the need for item-mapping procedures. 
A)  the more people differ on how well they do it. 
B)  the less complex the decision process in hiring. 
C)  the less selective the hiring process. 
D)  the more the need for item-mapping procedures.

Question 3

If undertaken for the purpose of evaluating a particular intervention,a utility analysis can be helpful in making decisions about whether

Accepted Answer

A)  one training program is preferable to another training program. 
B)  any intervention is better than no intervention. 
C)  one tool of assessment is more practical than another. 
D)  All of these 
A)  one training program is preferable to another training program. 
B)  any intervention is better than no intervention. 
C)  one tool of assessment is more practical than another. 
D)  All of these

Question 4

A new women's professional basketball team uses a composite score on a series of tests to evaluate 100 prospective players.For the 25 openings on the team,a process of top-down selection is used to award team positions.Accordingly,

Accepted Answer

A)  the least qualified player still may be hired. 
B)  the lowest scorer is in the first position to be hired. 
C)  the highest scorer is in the first position to be hired. 
D)  the tallest scorer is in the first position to be hired. 
A)  the least qualified player still may be hired. 
B)  the lowest scorer is in the first position to be hired. 
C)  the highest scorer is in the first position to be hired. 
D)  the tallest scorer is in the first position to be hired.

Question 5

Using the Angoff method as applied to personnel selection,____________ are used to estimate the proportion of minimally competent people for the position of interest.

Accepted Answer

A)  focus groups 
B)  known groups 
C)  known experts 
D)  disinterested bystanders 
A)  focus groups 
B)  known groups 
C)  known experts 
D)  disinterested bystanders

Question 6

An index of utility can be distinguished from both an index of reliability and an index of validity in that an index of utility can tell us something about

Accepted Answer

A)  how consistently a test measures what it measures in a particular context. 
B)  whether a test measures what it purports to measure in a particular context. 
C)  the practical value of the information derived from what a test measures. 
D)  None of these 
A)  how consistently a test measures what it measures in a particular context. 
B)  whether a test measures what it purports to measure in a particular context. 
C)  the practical value of the information derived from what a test measures. 
D)  None of these

Question 7

In comparing one test to another in terms of utility,test users will evaluate whether

Accepted Answer

A)  no testing is better than testing. 
B)  one tool of assessment is preferable to another. 
C)  one particular test is preferable to another. 
D)  All of these 
A)  no testing is better than testing. 
B)  one tool of assessment is preferable to another. 
C)  one particular test is preferable to another. 
D)  All of these

Question 8

Multiple hurdles as used in a decision-making process regarding a selection decision refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of two or more cut scores with reference to one predictor for the purpose of categorizing testtakers. 
B)  the multiple stages each applicant must successfully complete in order to get to the next stage in the evaluation process. 
C)  the obstacles to success placed before each of the raters judging a competitive event. 
D)  All of these 
A)  the use of two or more cut scores with reference to one predictor for the purpose of categorizing testtakers. 
B)  the multiple stages each applicant must successfully complete in order to get to the next stage in the evaluation process. 
C)  the obstacles to success placed before each of the raters judging a competitive event. 
D)  All of these

Question 9

A large corporation scrupulously avoids any possibility of discrimination and adverse impact in its hiring practices.The selection procedure it probably has in place with regard to its entry-level test is one that entails

Accepted Answer

A)  personnel selection based on a cut score. 
B)  a top-down selection policy based on test score. 
C)  personnel interviews using translators, if necessary. 
D)  None of these 
A)  personnel selection based on a cut score. 
B)  a top-down selection policy based on test score. 
C)  personnel interviews using translators, if necessary. 
D)  None of these

Question 10

Offering permanent positions to only top-performing applicants is a strategy that can backfire because

Accepted Answer

A)  competing companies could offer these same applicants positions. 
B)  these applicants, once hired, might not stay. 
C)  it may be discriminatory. 
D)  All of these 
A)  competing companies could offer these same applicants positions. 
B)  these applicants, once hired, might not stay. 
C)  it may be discriminatory. 
D)  All of these

Question 11

In Chapter 7 of your textbook,if the illustrative case of the man who complained of leg pain while playing basketball was a story,the "moral" of the story is BEST captured by:

Accepted Answer

A)  "Never play basketball, or other contact sport, if you are on the wrong side of 30." 
B)  "The utility of playing the game must be weighed against that of not playing." 
C)  "There are costs associated with testing, and costs associated with not testing." 
D)  "What goes up, eventually comes down." 
A)  "Never play basketball, or other contact sport, if you are on the wrong side of 30." 
B)  "The utility of playing the game must be weighed against that of not playing." 
C)  "There are costs associated with testing, and costs associated with not testing." 
D)  "What goes up, eventually comes down."

Question 12

When setting a cut score on a predictor,

Accepted Answer

A)  the Brogden-Cronbach-Gleser is usually used. 
B)  the utility of the test must first be quantitatively determined. 
C)  the goal of selection must be taken into account. 
D)  All of these 
A)  the Brogden-Cronbach-Gleser is usually used. 
B)  the utility of the test must first be quantitatively determined. 
C)  the goal of selection must be taken into account. 
D)  All of these

Question 13

High morale on a university campus can be ____________ resulting from a utility analysis of student selection procedures.

Accepted Answer

A)  an economic cost 
B)  a non-economic cost 
C)  an economic benefit 
D)  a non-economic benefit 
A)  an economic cost 
B)  a non-economic cost 
C)  an economic benefit 
D)  a non-economic benefit

Question 14

A potential non-economic benefit of a well-run evaluation program is

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in quality of workers' on-the-job performance. 
B)  a decrease in time it takes to train new workers. 
C)  a reduction in the number of workplace accidents. 
D)  All of these 
A)  an increase in quality of workers' on-the-job performance. 
B)  a decrease in time it takes to train new workers. 
C)  a reduction in the number of workplace accidents. 
D)  All of these

Question 15

In the context of utility analysis,which is NOT a direct economic benefit to a company?

Accepted Answer

A)  increase in worker morale 
B)  less product being trashed as waste 
C)  increase in international sales 
D)  higher worker productivity 
A)  increase in worker morale 
B)  less product being trashed as waste 
C)  increase in international sales 
D)  higher worker productivity

Question 16

The tools of assessment used to make clinical judgments regarding the need for involuntary hospitalization

Accepted Answer

A)  benefit society at large. 
B)  may cause some to be unjustly denied their freedom. 
C)  include tests, case history data, and interviews. 
D)  All of these 
A)  benefit society at large. 
B)  may cause some to be unjustly denied their freedom. 
C)  include tests, case history data, and interviews. 
D)  All of these

Question 17

"Multiple predictors may be used so that applicants must meet or exceed the cut score for each predictor before moving to the next round of the selection process." This BEST describes which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  known-groups selection 
B)  top down selection 
C)  compensatory model of selection 
D)  multiple hurdle selection 
A)  known-groups selection 
B)  top down selection 
C)  compensatory model of selection 
D)  multiple hurdle selection

Question 18

"An empirical standard used to divide a group of data into two or more distinct categories" is a formal description of a

Accepted Answer

A)  cut score. 
B)  predictive yield. 
C)  norm-referenced test. 
D)  hit rate. 
A)  cut score. 
B)  predictive yield. 
C)  norm-referenced test. 
D)  hit rate.

Question 19

Which of the following is synonymous with the term "utility" as used in Chapter 7 of your text?

Accepted Answer

A)  consistency 
B)  truthfulness 
C)  usefulness 
D)  accuracy 
A)  consistency 
B)  truthfulness 
C)  usefulness 
D)  accuracy

Question 20

The term item-mapping refers to an IRT-based method of

Accepted Answer

A)  setting cut scores that entails expert judgments based, in part, upon how culturally fair items are deemed to be. 
B)  setting cut scores that entails the use of experts rearranging items placed on maps by level of difficulty. 
C)  setting cut scores that entails a histographic representation of test items. 
D)  test construction that was first used for a high school geography achievement test. 
A)  setting cut scores that entails expert judgments based, in part, upon how culturally fair items are deemed to be. 
B)  setting cut scores that entails the use of experts rearranging items placed on maps by level of difficulty. 
C)  setting cut scores that entails a histographic representation of test items. 
D)  test construction that was first used for a high school geography achievement test.

Your textbook listed many frequently raised questions related to test utility.Which is NOT one of those questions?

The more complex the job,

If undertaken for the purpose of evaluating a particular intervention,a utility analysis can be helpful in making decisions about whether

A new women's professional basketball team uses a composite score on a series of tests to evaluate 100 prospective players.For the 25 openings on the team,a process of top-down selection is used to award team positions.Accordingly,

Using the Angoff method as applied to personnel selection,____________ are used to estimate the proportion of minimally competent people for the position of interest.

An index of utility can be distinguished from both an index of reliability and an index of validity in that an index of utility can tell us something about

In comparing one test to another in terms of utility,test users will evaluate whether

Multiple hurdles as used in a decision-making process regarding a selection decision refers to

A large corporation scrupulously avoids any possibility of discrimination and adverse impact in its hiring practices.The selection procedure it probably has in place with regard to its entry-level test is one that entails

Offering permanent positions to only top-performing applicants is a strategy that can backfire because

In Chapter 7 of your textbook,if the illustrative case of the man who complained of leg pain while playing basketball was a story,the "moral" of the story is BEST captured by:

When setting a cut score on a predictor,

High morale on a university campus can be ____________ resulting from a utility analysis of student selection procedures.

A potential non-economic benefit of a well-run evaluation program is

In the context of utility analysis,which is NOT a direct economic benefit to a company?

The tools of assessment used to make clinical judgments regarding the need for involuntary hospitalization

"Multiple predictors may be used so that applicants must meet or exceed the cut score for each predictor before moving to the next round of the selection process." This BEST describes which of the following processes?

"An empirical standard used to divide a group of data into two or more distinct categories" is a formal description of a

Which of the following is synonymous with the term "utility" as used in Chapter 7 of your text?

The term item-mapping refers to an IRT-based method of

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Exam 7: Utility

Your textbook listed many frequently raised questions related to test utility.Which is NOT one of those questions?

The more complex the job,

If undertaken for the purpose of evaluating a particular intervention,a utility analysis can be helpful in making decisions about whether

A new women's professional basketball team uses a composite score on a series of tests to evaluate 100 prospective players.For the 25 openings on the team,a process of top-down selection is used to award team positions.Accordingly,

Using the Angoff method as applied to personnel selection,____________ are used to estimate the proportion of minimally competent people for the position of interest.

An index of utility can be distinguished from both an index of reliability and an index of validity in that an index of utility can tell us something about

In comparing one test to another in terms of utility,test users will evaluate whether

Multiple hurdles as used in a decision-making process regarding a selection decision refers to

A large corporation scrupulously avoids any possibility of discrimination and adverse impact in its hiring practices.The selection procedure it probably has in place with regard to its entry-level test is one that entails

Offering permanent positions to only top-performing applicants is a strategy that can backfire because

In Chapter 7 of your textbook,if the illustrative case of the man who complained of leg pain while playing basketball was a story,the "moral" of the story is BEST captured by:

When setting a cut score on a predictor,

High morale on a university campus can be ____________ resulting from a utility analysis of student selection procedures.

A potential non-economic benefit of a well-run evaluation program is

In the context of utility analysis,which is NOT a direct economic benefit to a company?

The tools of assessment used to make clinical judgments regarding the need for involuntary hospitalization

"Multiple predictors may be used so that applicants must meet or exceed the cut score for each predictor before moving to the next round of the selection process." This BEST describes which of the following processes?

"An empirical standard used to divide a group of data into two or more distinct categories" is a formal description of a

Which of the following is synonymous with the term "utility" as used in Chapter 7 of your text?

The term item-mapping refers to an IRT-based method of

Psychological Testing and Assessment

Historical, Cultural, and Legalethical Considerations

A Statistics Refresher

Of Tests and Testing

Reliability

Validity

Test Development

Intelligence and Its Measurement

Assessment for Education

Personality Assessment: an Overview

Personality Assessment Methods

Clinical and Counseling Assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment

Assessment,Careers,and Business

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