Question 1

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 _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a hit; a miss 
B) a miss; a false alarm 
C) a correct rejection; a miss 
D) a false alarm; a miss

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) Recruitment 
B) Person-environment fit 
C) Affirmative action 
D) Organizational image

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) Conducting a validation study 
B) Quota hiring 
C) Prima facie 
D) Reasonable accommodations

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) Internet job boards 
B) college placement offices 
C) job fairs 
D) informal communication

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of these is the BEST example of a BFOQ?

Accepted Answer

A) An organization requires that applicants be female because they will be monitoring security camera footage of the women's changing room. 
B) A supervisor refuses to hire African-Americans because he believes they do poor work. 
C) An airline requires flight attendants to be female because women provide a pleasant environment for passengers. 
D) An organization is required to hire a minority applicant because an AAP is in place.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) a minimal correlation between tests that each have unique predictive value 
B) a minimal correlation between tests that each have low r2 values 
C) a maximal correlation between tests that have highly overlapping predictive value 
D) a maximal correlation between tests and low multiple R

Question 9

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:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

One method for assessing utility is using a _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Taylor-Russell table 
B) CS&J product 
C) synthetic validity coefficient 
D) 80% rule

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) collecting data from job incumbents. 
B) computing a validity coefficient between the predictor and criterion score. 
C) measuring predictors and criteria at two different times. 
D) higher costs associated with administering and developing the tests.

Question 12

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:

Accepted Answer

A) stepwise selection. 
B) multiple hurdle. 
C) compensatory selection. 
D) at-will selection.

Question 13

_____ 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.

Accepted Answer

A) Base rate 
B) Validity generalization 
C) Adverse impact 
D) Employment at-will

Question 14

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:

Accepted Answer

A) base rate. 
B) selection ratio. 
C) validity ratio. 
D) Taylor-Russell index.

Question 15

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:

Accepted Answer

A) prima facie. 
B) a hostile work environment. 
C) an unreasonable work environment. 
D) quid pro quo.

Question 16

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:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

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Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) selecting employees on the basis of predictors other than those to be validated. 
B) involvement of incumbents in the initial test administration. 
C) participation of a large applicant pool. 
D) highly complex statistical analyses.

Question 19

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

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Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) Person-environment fit 
B) Validity generalization 
C) Utility analysis 
D) Base validity analysis

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 _.