Question 1

_________ refers to a family of techniques that provides information about the costs and benefits of testing.

Accepted Answer

A)  Item response theory 
B)  Compensatory models of selection 
C)  Utility analysis 
D)  Conjoint analysis 
A)  Item response theory 
B)  Compensatory models of selection 
C)  Utility analysis 
D)  Conjoint analysis

Question 2

In a now-classic utility analysis,Cascio and Ramos found that the use of a particular approach to assessment for selecting managers by the telephone company

Accepted Answer

A)  was costing the company over two million dollars per year. 
B)  could save the company more than $13 million over four years. 
C)  had to remain outdated because modernization was too costly. 
D)  None of these 
A)  was costing the company over two million dollars per year. 
B)  could save the company more than $13 million over four years. 
C)  had to remain outdated because modernization was too costly. 
D)  None of these

Question 3

A utility analysis may be undertaken for many different purposes.Which of the following reasons is LEAST LIKELY to be one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  to determine if one test is preferable to another test 
B)  to determine if one method of intervention is preferable to another 
C)  to evaluate the validity of a test publisher's claim 
D)  to evaluate whether maintaining a training program is better than not having one. 
A)  to determine if one test is preferable to another test 
B)  to determine if one method of intervention is preferable to another 
C)  to evaluate the validity of a test publisher's claim 
D)  to evaluate whether maintaining a training program is better than not having one.

Question 4

In the Ariel et al.(2015)study,the research protocol required officers to

Accepted Answer

A)  wear cameras only during Camera shifts. 
B)  keep cameras on throughout their entire Camera shift. 
C)  issue verbal warnings during the Camera shifts to advise citizens confronted that the interaction was being videotaped by a camera attached to the officer's uniform. 
D)  All of these 
A)  wear cameras only during Camera shifts. 
B)  keep cameras on throughout their entire Camera shift. 
C)  issue verbal warnings during the Camera shifts to advise citizens confronted that the interaction was being videotaped by a camera attached to the officer's uniform. 
D)  All of these

Question 5

Decision theory is used to determine a test's utility for hiring employees who need to have high attention to detail to be successful on the job.In this context,to what does the term hit rate refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  the proportion of people the test accurately identified as having this characteristic 
B)  the proportion of people the test failed to identify as having this characteristic 
C)  the number of people the test incorrectly identified as having this characteristic 
D)  the number of people having this characteristic that the test did not identify 
A)  the proportion of people the test accurately identified as having this characteristic 
B)  the proportion of people the test failed to identify as having this characteristic 
C)  the number of people the test incorrectly identified as having this characteristic 
D)  the number of people having this characteristic that the test did not identify

Question 6

According to Dr.Delphine Courvoisier,when a research project demands that subjects respond to a series of telephone calls,it would be instructive to understand how _______ affects the other variables in the study.

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety 
B)  compliance 
C)  intelligence 
D)  distraction 
A)  anxiety 
B)  compliance 
C)  intelligence 
D)  distraction

Question 7

Test validity

Accepted Answer

A)  has nothing whatever to do with test utility. 
B)  sets a ceiling on test reliability. 
C)  sets a ceiling on test utility. 
D)  None of these 
A)  has nothing whatever to do with test utility. 
B)  sets a ceiling on test reliability. 
C)  sets a ceiling on test utility. 
D)  None of these

Question 8

For the purposes of the Ariel et al.(2015)study,"use of force" was coded as being present on any occasion that a police verbal confrontation with a citizen escalated to the point of

Accepted Answer

A)  shouting back-and-forth. 
B)  any physical contact. 
C)  the citizen being restrained by the officer. 
D)  shots fired. 
A)  shouting back-and-forth. 
B)  any physical contact. 
C)  the citizen being restrained by the officer. 
D)  shots fired.

Question 9

Mahalia applies for a job at a company called "The Denver Recreational Marijuana Factory" (DRMF).DRMF routinely administers a drug test to prospective employees to screen-out drug users.Despite the fact that Mahalia smokes marijuana almost daily,the company's test report indicates that she is drug-free.Mahalia is hired.In this case,the BEST conclusion is that

Accepted Answer

A)  a false positive was reported. 
B)  a false negative was reported. 
C)  DRMF drug testing is only for appearances. 
D)  the DRMF personnel director needs to be drug tested. 
A)  a false positive was reported. 
B)  a false negative was reported. 
C)  DRMF drug testing is only for appearances. 
D)  the DRMF personnel director needs to be drug tested.

Question 10

If undertaken for the purpose of evaluating a training program or intervention,the utility analysis will help make decisions regarding whether

Accepted Answer

A)  one training program is preferable to another. 
B)  one method of intervention is preferable to another. 
C)  no training program is preferable to any training program. 
D)  All of these 
A)  one training program is preferable to another. 
B)  one method of intervention is preferable to another. 
C)  no training program is preferable to any training program. 
D)  All of these

_________ refers to a family of techniques that provides information about the costs and benefits of testing.

In a now-classic utility analysis,Cascio and Ramos found that the use of a particular approach to assessment for selecting managers by the telephone company

A utility analysis may be undertaken for many different purposes.Which of the following reasons is LEAST LIKELY to be one of them?

In the Ariel et al.(2015)study,the research protocol required officers to

Decision theory is used to determine a test's utility for hiring employees who need to have high attention to detail to be successful on the job.In this context,to what does the term hit rate refer?

According to Dr.Delphine Courvoisier,when a research project demands that subjects respond to a series of telephone calls,it would be instructive to understand how _______ affects the other variables in the study.

Test validity

For the purposes of the Ariel et al.(2015)study,"use of force" was coded as being present on any occasion that a police verbal confrontation with a citizen escalated to the point of

If undertaken for the purpose of evaluating a training program or intervention,the utility analysis will help make decisions regarding whether

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Exam 7: Utility

_________ refers to a family of techniques that provides information about the costs and benefits of testing.

In a now-classic utility analysis,Cascio and Ramos found that the use of a particular approach to assessment for selecting managers by the telephone company

A utility analysis may be undertaken for many different purposes.Which of the following reasons is LEAST LIKELY to be one of them?

In the Ariel et al.(2015)study,the research protocol required officers to

Decision theory is used to determine a test's utility for hiring employees who need to have high attention to detail to be successful on the job.In this context,to what does the term hit rate refer?

According to Dr.Delphine Courvoisier,when a research project demands that subjects respond to a series of telephone calls,it would be instructive to understand how _______ affects the other variables in the study.

Test validity

For the purposes of the Ariel et al.(2015)study,"use of force" was coded as being present on any occasion that a police verbal confrontation with a citizen escalated to the point of

If undertaken for the purpose of evaluating a training program or intervention,the utility analysis will help make decisions regarding whether

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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