Exam 7: Selection Decisions and Personnel Law

Lacey was not selected by an organization, and would have done a poor job if she had been selected. Manuel was not selected by an organization, but he would have done an excellent job had he been selected. In this case, Lacey is _____ and Manuel is _____.

_____ is the match between an individual's KSAOs and an organization's characteristics and values.

What is the purpose of Executive Order 11246 and whom does it affect?

_____ is an approach to demonstrating the that a selection battery correctly predicts who will be effective on the job.

Which recruitment method results in many contacts but could also result in illegal discrimination because of a lack of diversity among the applicants?

How would you go about cross-validating a selection battery?

Which of these is the BEST example of a BFOQ?

Which of these represents the BEST approach for choosing tests to use in a selection battery?

In examination of the decision accuracy of a selection battery, the number of applicants who were hired and who are successful performers can be labeled as:

One method for assessing utility is using a _____.

Concurrent validation differs from predictive validation in that concurrent validation involves:

Alayna is applying for a job as a computer technician. She passes a cognitive test but fails a job knowledge test, and thus she is eliminated from the applicant pool. The approach that was MOST likely used in this case is:

_____ is said to occur when the selection rate for a group is less than 80% of the selection rate for the group with the highest selection rate.

A local swimming pool does not use any selection tests. Forty percent of the lifeguards employed at this swimming pool are identified as being successful at the job. This percentage represents the:

Amanda would like to be promoted to a managerial position. Her boss tells her that in order to receive the promotion, she must give sexual favors in exchange. This exemplifies the form of sexual harassment known as:

In examination of the decision accuracy of a selection battery, the number of applicants who were not hired, and who would have performed poorly if they had been, are known as:

Provide an example of an undue hardship that might allow an organization to refuse to make an accommodation for a disabled individual.

One factor that makes predictive validity studies difficult to conduct is that they require:

How are essential functions defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

_____ is an approach to demonstrating the validity of a selection battery.