Psych 355 FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Even though a test is both reliable and valid, it is not necessarily useful. The _______ were/was
developed to determine the amount of money that an organization would save if it used a particular test to
select employees. - CORRECT ANSWER Brogden-Cronbach-Gleser utility formula
An HR director determines that all applicants who receive at least an 81 on their test will be able to
perform the functions of the job. The hiring decision strategy to be used in this situation is: - CORRECT
ANSWER passing score
Of the four choices below, which is the worst predictor of employee performance? - CORRECT
ANSWER Vocational interest
A selection method that requires data-entry clerk applicants to actually enter information into a computer
using a particular software package is MOST accurately referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER a
work sample
A factor contributing to the low validity between references and performance is "leniency." Which of the
following factors does NOT contribute to leniency of references? - CORRECT ANSWER Length
of the letter of reference
A typing test was administered to 50 data-entry clerks at a particular organization. There was a strong
correlation between their scores on the typing test and their performance as data-entry clerks. This type of
correlational analysis refers most specifically to establishing: - CORRECT ANSWER criterion
validity
Tests that are designed to measure how much someone already knows rather than how much someone is
capable of knowing are referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER knowledge tests
If a small police department uses a cognitive ability test because a meta-analysis indicated cognitive
ability is the best predictor of performance in the police academy, it is: - CORRECT
ANSWER using validity generalization
, If an HR director believes the higher that applicants score on a test, the better they will do on the job, she
could take a ________ approach to hiring decisions. - CORRECT ANSWER top-down
Similar to employment interviews, increasing the ______ of references seems to increase validity. -
CORRECT ANSWER structure
Cognitive ability tests are excellent predictors of employee performance, but because they almost always
result in _______, they should be used with caution. - CORRECT ANSWER adverse impact
A test predicts performance for two different groups of applicants (e.g., men and women); however, the
test predicts the performance significantly better for men than it does for women. This exemplifies: -
CORRECT ANSWER differential validity
Which approach to employee selection would administer several tests to employees one at a time, with
the least expensive tests being administered first; would score the various tests on a pass/fail basis; and
would continue to test each applicant until s/he failed one of the tests? - CORRECT
ANSWER multiple hurdle
If an employer does not check an applicant's references and the applicant molests a child after being
hired, the employer could be charged with: - CORRECT ANSWER negligent hiring
Because it is not uncommon for applicants to engage in resume fraud, references and letters of
recommendation are used to: - CORRECT ANSWER confirm details on a resume
If test takers do not believe that items on a test measure what they are supposed to measure then the test
probably lacks: - CORRECT ANSWER face validity
In industry, _____ is used to establish the content validity of selection tests or test batteries. - CORRECT
ANSWER job analysis
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Even though a test is both reliable and valid, it is not necessarily useful. The _______ were/was
developed to determine the amount of money that an organization would save if it used a particular test to
select employees. - CORRECT ANSWER Brogden-Cronbach-Gleser utility formula
An HR director determines that all applicants who receive at least an 81 on their test will be able to
perform the functions of the job. The hiring decision strategy to be used in this situation is: - CORRECT
ANSWER passing score
Of the four choices below, which is the worst predictor of employee performance? - CORRECT
ANSWER Vocational interest
A selection method that requires data-entry clerk applicants to actually enter information into a computer
using a particular software package is MOST accurately referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER a
work sample
A factor contributing to the low validity between references and performance is "leniency." Which of the
following factors does NOT contribute to leniency of references? - CORRECT ANSWER Length
of the letter of reference
A typing test was administered to 50 data-entry clerks at a particular organization. There was a strong
correlation between their scores on the typing test and their performance as data-entry clerks. This type of
correlational analysis refers most specifically to establishing: - CORRECT ANSWER criterion
validity
Tests that are designed to measure how much someone already knows rather than how much someone is
capable of knowing are referred to as: - CORRECT ANSWER knowledge tests
If a small police department uses a cognitive ability test because a meta-analysis indicated cognitive
ability is the best predictor of performance in the police academy, it is: - CORRECT
ANSWER using validity generalization
, If an HR director believes the higher that applicants score on a test, the better they will do on the job, she
could take a ________ approach to hiring decisions. - CORRECT ANSWER top-down
Similar to employment interviews, increasing the ______ of references seems to increase validity. -
CORRECT ANSWER structure
Cognitive ability tests are excellent predictors of employee performance, but because they almost always
result in _______, they should be used with caution. - CORRECT ANSWER adverse impact
A test predicts performance for two different groups of applicants (e.g., men and women); however, the
test predicts the performance significantly better for men than it does for women. This exemplifies: -
CORRECT ANSWER differential validity
Which approach to employee selection would administer several tests to employees one at a time, with
the least expensive tests being administered first; would score the various tests on a pass/fail basis; and
would continue to test each applicant until s/he failed one of the tests? - CORRECT
ANSWER multiple hurdle
If an employer does not check an applicant's references and the applicant molests a child after being
hired, the employer could be charged with: - CORRECT ANSWER negligent hiring
Because it is not uncommon for applicants to engage in resume fraud, references and letters of
recommendation are used to: - CORRECT ANSWER confirm details on a resume
If test takers do not believe that items on a test measure what they are supposed to measure then the test
probably lacks: - CORRECT ANSWER face validity
In industry, _____ is used to establish the content validity of selection tests or test batteries. - CORRECT
ANSWER job analysis
