Question 1

Theresa works in a manufacturing plant where many of the male employees put up photographs of bikini-clad women in their work areas, and she is often groped by male employees. Her supervisor ignores her complaints, telling her to "take it as a compliment." This type of sexual harassment is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) chronic harassment. 
B) a hostile work environment. 
C) quid pro quo. 
D) an adverse work environment.

Question 2

How are predictors administered when the multiple hurdle approach to selection is applied?

Accepted Answer

A) least difficult to most difficult 
B) most difficult to least difficult 
C) least expensive to most expensive 
D) most expensive to least expensive

Question 3

Dr. Hawkins obtains a measure of applicant personality. Once applicants have been hired and have been in their positions for at least six months, Dr. Hawkins assesses their job performance. Dr. Hawkins is examining:

Accepted Answer

A) validity generalization. 
B) synthetic validity. 
C) predictive validity. 
D) concurrent validity.

Question 4

One way an organization can attract a pool of racially diverse applicants is to:

Accepted Answer

A) put images of racially diverse individuals on its website. 
B) demonstrate that the organization values and encourages diversity. 
C) tell applicants they are trying to meet a quota and thus are hiring minorities. 
D) discourage white applicants from applying.

Question 5

Which term describes the extent to which test scores obtained at one time account for variance in criteria obtained at a future time?

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent validity 
B) cross-sectional validity 
C) predictive validity 
D) criterion validity

Question 6

A recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action held that:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of quota systems is the best approach to increasing diversity. 
B) diversity on a police force in a racially diverse population is more important than diversity in a university. 
C) students should be selected on race alone. 
D) there is no benefit to ensuring that schools are racially diverse.

Question 7

_____ are changes or exceptions made by an employer that would allow a qualified disabled person to successfully do the job.

Accepted Answer

A) BFOQs 
B) Essential functions 
C) Undue hardships 
D) Reasonable accommodations

Question 8

Donnie's Shoe Shop looks at applicants' Facebook pages to see if applicants have posted any inappropriate or strange content. This would be an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) PERSEREC. 
B) cybervetting. 
C) an Internet hurdle. 
D) virtual blocking.

Question 9

Mary is 55 years old, Jeff is 21 years old, and Jorge is 45 years old. All three work at a computer software firm and all were fired, replaced by three new 20-year-old employees. Which employees are covered under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Jeff only 
B) Jeff and Jorge only 
C) Jorge and Mary only 
D) Jorge only

Question 10

To empirically cross-validate a selection battery, one must:

Accepted Answer

A) apply different predictors to the same sample. 
B) apply different criteria to the same sample. 
C) apply the same predictors and criteria to a different sample. 
D) reapply the same predictors and criteria to the same sample.

Question 11

If an accommodation for a disabled individual would result in significant difficulty or expense given an employer's size and financial resources, that accommodation is considered a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) reasonable burden. 
B) essential function. 
C) undue hardship. 
D) BFOQ.

Question 12

Andersen Food Company has hired 30 out of 60 White applicants, and 10 out of 60 Black applicants. It calculates that the selection of Black applicants is about 33% the rate of White applicants. Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The ratio indicates adverse impact on Black applicants. 
B) The ratio indicates adverse impact on White applicants. 
C) The ratio indicates that Andersen Food Company is engaging in illegal hiring practices. 
D) The ratio indicates that there are no hiring differences between Black and White applicants.

Question 13

Alberto validated his selection battery on one sample, and finds that it predicts performance. He then applies this selection strategy onto a different sample to see if it still works. This process is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) validity generalization 
B) cross-validation 
C) validity specialization 
D) content validation

Question 14

If Tanya believes that a personality test will predict performance for both administrative assistants and filing clerks, she believes in:

Accepted Answer

A) validity overlap. 
B) validity specificity. 
C) validity generalization. 
D) validity synthesis.

Question 15

Hasan is conducting a validity study on a selection battery and has taken a first step by collecting selection data from applicants, but is not using it to choose whom he hires. The type of study Hasan is conducting is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) content validation. 
B) cross-validation. 
C) predictive validation. 
D) concurrent validation.

Question 16

RJ&C Consulting Company is hiring managers. Some of the tests it uses are quite cheap (such as cognitive tests). Some of them are very expensive (such as an assessment center). If the company wants to minimize the costs of its selection system, which selection approach should it use?

Accepted Answer

A) multiple cutoffs 
B) multiple hurdles 
C) multiple regression 
D) cross-replication

Question 17

In examination of the decision accuracy of a selection battery, the number of applicants who were hired but who are not successful performers can be labeled as:

Accepted Answer

A) hits. 
B) correct rejections. 
C) false alarms. 
D) misses.

Question 18

What is the difference between a disparate impact case and a disparate treatment case?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Validity coefficients will always be _____ in the original sample compared to a second sample used for cross-validation.

Accepted Answer

A) higher 
B) lower 
C) identical 
D) unpredictably different

Question 20

The CEO of an organization is concerned that the selection battery for top-level managers is not helpful in identifying the best candidates. She also worries that it costs much more than it should. The CEO's concerns are for:

Accepted Answer

A) generalizability. 
B) undue hardship. 
C) utility of the selection battery. 
D) validity overlap.

Exam 7: Selection Decisions and Personnel Law