Question 1

Recent research that compared taking a cognitive ability test on a mobile phone versus a computer found that:

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A) individuals who took the test on the mobile phone outperformed those who took it on a computer. 
B) both groups were generally similar, although taking the test on the mobile phone took less time. 
C) individuals who took the test on the mobile device had lower scores and took longer to complete the test. 
D) most individuals who took the test on the mobile device were unable to complete the test because of technology issues.

Question 2

A company uses both personality and cognitive ability tests to select job candidates. It would like to add another predictor to explain additional variance in job performance. One should advise the company to use a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) integrity test. 
B) emotional intelligence test. 
C) situational judgment test (SJT). 
D) bibliographical information blank (BI
B) .

Question 3

Recent research has suggested that measuring _____ might be one way to identify faking on personality tests.

Accepted Answer

A) eye movements 
B) sweating 
C) heart rate 
D) blood pressure

Question 4

An HR manager wants to know the psychometric properties of a particular selection test as well as the costs and time involved in administering it. Which resource should he use?

Accepted Answer

A) Wechsler Inventory Book 
B) Educational Testing Services Guidelines 
C) Mental Measurements Yearbook 
D) Personnel Measurements Guide

Question 5

Selection tests that attempt to duplicate performance criterion measures and use them as predictors are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) psychomotor tests. 
B) work sample tests. 
C) mechanical ability tests. 
D) biodata.

Question 6

During an assessment center, an applicant must pretend to be a manager in a cosmetics company. She joins five other applicants in a conference room, and together, they learn that one of their makeup products is defective, and they must solve the problem. What assessment center exercise is MOST LIKELY being described here?

Accepted Answer

A) a leaderless group discussion 
B) an in-basket 
C) a case study 
D) an interview

Question 7

June has interviewed two different people. For the first applicant, she asked about strengths and weaknesses; for the second applicant, she asked about interests and experiences. In these cases, June has conducted _____ interviews.

Accepted Answer

A) illegal 
B) formal 
C) structured 
D) unstructured

Question 8

An advantage of integrity testing is that initial evidence suggests it can predict counterproductive behavior and:

Accepted Answer

A) situational judgment. 
B) citizenship behavior. 
C) job performance. 
D) personality.

Question 9

Describe what is involved in an assessment center: Who? What? For how long?

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Question 10

Dasha is applying to work in a factory. One of the tasks she must complete during the selection process is to place a certain number of washers onto a pegboard in a short amount of time. This test is intended to assess whether she has the manual dexterity to do the assembly work in the factory. One would consider this test to be a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) integrity test. 
B) psychometric test. 
C) power test. 
D) performance test.

Question 11

Bill is a candidate for the job of store security guard. He watches a videotaped scenario of an attempted store theft and is then given four alternatives for how to respond to the theft. The type of test that Bill is MOST LIKELY taking is a:

Accepted Answer

A) situational judgment test (SJT). 
B) mechanical ability test. 
C) biodata test. 
D) power test.

Question 12

What are two common exercises in an assessment center? Briefly describe each type of exercise.

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Question 13

Items such as "I get stressed out easily" and "I worry about things" MOST LIKELY measure which Big 5 personality trait?

Accepted Answer

A) neuroticism 
B) openness to experience 
C) agreeableness 
D) extraversion

Question 14

What is a realistic job preview (RJP)? Explain how interviews can provide applicants with an RJP.

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Question 15

Anara administers a spatial ability test, a test in which individuals are asked to look at an object, mentally rotate it, and from several options identify the image that matches the first object. Anara is using a:

Accepted Answer

A) general cognitive ability test. 
B) specific cognitive ability test. 
C) general performance test. 
D) specific performance test.

Question 16

Which type of test taps the recognition of tools for various purposes?

Accepted Answer

A) personality 
B) psychomotor 
C) spatial ability 
D) mechanical ability

Question 17

Approximately how much variance in performance is explained by cognitive ability?

Accepted Answer

A) less than 10% 
B) between 10% and 20% 
C) between 25% and 35% 
D) between 64% and 75%

Question 18

A meta-analysis by Hunter and Hunter (1984) found a validity coefficient between general cognitive ability and performance of:

Accepted Answer

A) .14. 
B) .25. 
C) .53. 
D) .76.

Question 19

What is the Purdue Pegboard? For what jobs might it be helpful in selecting appropriate candidates?

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Question 20

One way in which Biographical Information Blanks (BIBs) differ from application blanks is that BIBs:

Accepted Answer

A) require narrative responses. 
B) contain very few (less than 10) questions. 
C) ask very specific work-related questions. 
D) ask questions that cover broad areas.

Exam 6: Predictors