Exam 7: Selection Decisions and Personnel Law

What four steps are necessary to conduct a predictive validation study?

Some researchers believe that job components across jobs are related to the same KSAOs and that validation can be carried out by linking appropriate KSAOs in a large database, so that individual validation studies are not required. This approach is known as:

Describe the steps for how an employment discrimination case might proceed in court, identifying the plaintiff's and defendant's responsibilities.

The goals of a selection battery are to_____ the number of hits and correct rejections and to _____ the number of misses and false alarms.

A case involving an employment procedure that intentionally discriminates against a group is known as a:

Bowser's Gym requires that an applicant for a janitorial position be female because a primary duty of the job is cleaning the female locker room while women are using it. Bowser's requirement is an example of:

Typically, the smaller the selection ratio, the greater the:

Using multiple tests in a selection battery will likely:

If an amusement park has 50 job openings and 500 applicants, the selection ratio for the park is:

What are the two forms of sexual harassment? Define and provide an example of each form.

A large public library restructures its work schedules to allow disabled employees to perform their duties. The library has:

Which of these tests demonstrates the greatest utility?

Candace wants to proceed with a discrimination case against her employer, JLH Foods. The first step in this type of case involves:

One problem with affirmative action plans is that:

A case involving employment procedures that unintentionally discriminate against a group is known as a:

Which of the following characteristics was established as a protected class in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ?

HPC Manufacturing has applicants complete a basic intelligence test, a personality test, and a dexterity test. It then uses the scores from all these tests to determine whom to hire. Such an array of tests is known as:

If Widgets Incorporated wants to improve the diversity of its workforce, which is its best approach for encouraging more diverse applicants to accept job offers?

In many cases, it makes sense to set a minimum threshold for an applicant's score on a selection test. This minimum is known as the:

Ideally, before choosing tests for a selection battery, an organization should conduct a: