PSY 255 EXAM 2 NEWLY TESTED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
the exam one of this class is an example of a
- ANSWER power test
exam one of this class is an example of a
- ANSWER group test
group test definition
- ANSWER multiple students took the exam at the same time
paper and pencil test
- ANSWER where students answer questions on paper
this exam is considered what?
- ANSWER a paper and pencil test
what are problems associated with using general cognitive ability test for selection
- ANSWER there is well established racial difference in such test and may result in discrimination
it may asses factors other than general cog ability
recruitment
- ANSWER allows employers and potential employees to judge whether they fit together
sets the limit on quality of applicants that can be selected
practices are used only for attracting highly qualified applicants
in an ideal selection battery, tests are ___ related to the criterion and ___ related to each other
- ANSWER
, highly
lowly
validation is
- ANSWER based on subject matter experts judgment and does not yield a validity coefficient
predictor and criterion data are
- ANSWER collected at the same time from incumbents in a concurrent validation
predictor data are collected first then criterion data are collected later after what?
- ANSWER employees are hired in a predictive validation
validation study
- ANSWER both content and criterion related validity evidence can be accepted by courts
daisy used a selection test to pick friendly cats and found the validity coefficient of the test was .3 if
she uses it again on a different group of cats and calculate the validity coefficient the coefficient is
likely to be ___ .3 -
ANSWER smaller than
validity shrinkage
- ANSWER validity coefficient calculated from a different sample from the original validation study
is likely to be smaller
fewer applicants move to the next stage thereby saving money with the multiple hurdle system
- ANSWER this will result in being less costly
compared to multiple cutoff method multiple hurdles should be ___ costly for the organization
the exam one of this class is an example of a
- ANSWER power test
exam one of this class is an example of a
- ANSWER group test
group test definition
- ANSWER multiple students took the exam at the same time
paper and pencil test
- ANSWER where students answer questions on paper
this exam is considered what?
- ANSWER a paper and pencil test
what are problems associated with using general cognitive ability test for selection
- ANSWER there is well established racial difference in such test and may result in discrimination
it may asses factors other than general cog ability
recruitment
- ANSWER allows employers and potential employees to judge whether they fit together
sets the limit on quality of applicants that can be selected
practices are used only for attracting highly qualified applicants
in an ideal selection battery, tests are ___ related to the criterion and ___ related to each other
- ANSWER
, highly
lowly
validation is
- ANSWER based on subject matter experts judgment and does not yield a validity coefficient
predictor and criterion data are
- ANSWER collected at the same time from incumbents in a concurrent validation
predictor data are collected first then criterion data are collected later after what?
- ANSWER employees are hired in a predictive validation
validation study
- ANSWER both content and criterion related validity evidence can be accepted by courts
daisy used a selection test to pick friendly cats and found the validity coefficient of the test was .3 if
she uses it again on a different group of cats and calculate the validity coefficient the coefficient is
likely to be ___ .3 -
ANSWER smaller than
validity shrinkage
- ANSWER validity coefficient calculated from a different sample from the original validation study
is likely to be smaller
fewer applicants move to the next stage thereby saving money with the multiple hurdle system
- ANSWER this will result in being less costly
compared to multiple cutoff method multiple hurdles should be ___ costly for the organization
