Question 1

In Jung's theory, inferring what underlies sensory inputs is

Accepted Answer

A) sensing. 
B) signal detection. 
C) intuition. 
D) thinking abstractly.

Question 2

Which test attempts to measure temperament?

Accepted Answer

A) WPT 
B) MBTI 
C) MEAP 
D) CPI

Question 3

Select a variable of interest that can be evaluated with some sort of test (i.e., medical, psychological, educational, etc.)and discuss the issues involved in determining an acceptable hit and miss rate. What would the base rate and cutting score be? What are the costs associated with false negatives and false positives?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Select a variable of interest that can...

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an assessment provided by the Wonderlic company?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge and skills 
B) Motivational potential 
C) Integrity 
D) Job satisfaction

Question 5

Special precautions are necessary when using ____ to find out about job situations because the information gained is easily biased by employees who have strong negative or positive feelings toward the company.

Accepted Answer

A) observation 
B) interviews 
C) questionnaires 
D) critical incidents

Question 6

The information a test provides beyond what is known using some simpler procedure is called

Accepted Answer

A) construct validity. 
B) hit rates. 
C) incremental validity. 
D) the base rate.

Question 7

If a test were available that could identify those persons most likely to suffer heart attacks, it would be more costly and dangerous to have a

Accepted Answer

A) hit. 
B) low cutting score. 
C) false positive. 
D) false error.

Question 8

The Wonderlic Personnel Test is based on the

Accepted Answer

A) Porteus Maze Test. 
B) Otis Self-Administering Tests of Mental Ability. 
C) General Aptitude Test. 
D) Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test.

Question 9

The field of psychology that studies people in their natural environment and attempts to analyze the effects of the physical environment on social behavior is known as

Accepted Answer

A) behaviorism. 
B) cognition. 
C) environmental psychology. 
D) ecological psychology.

Question 10

Students selected on the basis of a test for a graduate training program frequently leave prior to completion because of poor grades. This is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A) false negative. 
B) high cutting score. 
C) high base rate. 
D) false positive.

Question 11

________ interviews are less subject to sex bias and are less likely to result in discrimination against women or men.

Accepted Answer

A) employment 
B) educational 
C) structured 
D) group

Question 12

The template-matching technique attempts to match a specific template of behavior to

Accepted Answer

A) job performance. 
B) test scores. 
C) personality. 
D) interest inventories.

Question 13

Suppose that 100 people applied for a job and that 50 will be selected. The base rate for success on the job is .60 and the applicants would be selected on the basis of a test with a validity of .80. What would the probability of success be given rejection?

Accepted Answer

A) 44/50 
B) 44/60 
C) 6/60 
D) 16/50

Question 14

Utility theory approaches may be more applicable to actual situations than the Taylor-Russell methods because

Accepted Answer

A) the definition of success can be in terms of a continuous variable. 
B) utility theory does not consider dollar values. 
C) they are easier to apply. 
D) the information needed for the calculations is easily obtained.

Question 15

Which type of employment interview has the lowest validity?

Accepted Answer

A) structured 
B) psychologically-based 
C) situational 
D) value-added

Question 16

In decision analysis, the detection rate is the same thing as

Accepted Answer

A) the sensitivity. 
B) the specificity. 
C) the accuracy rate. 
D) the false positive rate.

Exam 18: Testing in Industrial and Business Settings