PSY 255 Industrial Organizational Psychology – Employee Selection, Testing & Training Systems – 200 Questions

This document contains approximately 200 verified exam questions and answers for PSY 255 Exam 2, focusing on industrial-organizational psychology topics related to employee selection, staffing, recruiting, testing, validation, and training systems. The material comprehensively covers predictors of job performance, cognitive ability tests, personality assessment (Big Five traits), emotional intelligence, integrity testing, vocational interests (RIASEC), work samples, assessment centers, structured interviews, and selection batteries. The content also provides in-depth review of validity concepts (predictive validation, concurrent validation, cross-validation, validity generalization), reliability, incremental validity, selection ratios, base rates, utility analysis, and adverse impact under the Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection Procedures (1978). Major legal frameworks such as the Civil Rights Act (1964), Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), and affirmative action policies are addressed alongside interviewer biases and legal interviewing practices. The training section covers needs analysis (organizational, task, person level), learning principles (feedback, whole vs part learning, massed vs distributed practice), transfer of training, fidelity, on-site vs off-site training methods, e-learning, virtual reality simulations, coaching, and Kirkpatrick’s evaluation taxonomy. The structured question-and-answer format supports mastery of key definitions, applied examples, and exam-level conceptual understanding aligned with standard Industrial-Organizational Psychology textbooks. This resource is suitable for: PSY 255 Industrial Organizational Psychology Human Resource Management Courses Personnel Selection and Assessment Organizational Behavior Staffing and Training Systems This document is especially beneficial for: Undergraduate psychology students HR and business majors Students preparing for Exam 2 in I/O Psychology Individuals studying employee selection and training systems Students reviewing legal and ethical standards in employment practices Keywords: PSY 255 exam 2, industrial organizational psychology, employee selection methods, structured interviews, validity and reliability, predictive validation design, concurrent validation design, Big Five personality traits, integrity testing, RIASEC model, assessment centers, selection ratio and base rate, adverse impact four fifths rule, civil rights act 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act 1990, training needs analysis, transfer of training, Kirkpatrick evaluation model, utility analysis, selection battery