Chapter 2 Foundations
of Recruitment and
Selection I Reliability
and Validity 5e Test
Bank
,Chapter 2 Foundations of Recruitment and Selection I: Reliability
and Validity
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the first step in an organization’s selection process?
a. reviewing the candidate pool for the
job position
b. identifying knowledge, skills,
abilities, and other
attributes
constructs for the job position
c. acquiring job analysis information
for the job position
d. developing performance indicators
and job dimension for the job
position
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 34 OBJ: 1
BLM: Remember
2. What did the Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Meiorin case illustrate?
a. Employment testing can be
inaccurate and unfair.
b. A completed job analysis will ensure
that legal standards are met.
c. Selection procedures have been
checked for validity.
d. There are physical differences
between men and women.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 32-33 OBJ: 5
BLM: Higher Order
3. For what is job analysis information used?
a. to ensure reliability throughout the
selection process
b. to identify both the performance
domain and the knowledge, skills,
abilities, and other attributes linked
to job performance
c. to ensure the selection process is
fair, equitable, and unbiased
d. to ensure utility throughout the
recruitment and selection process
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 34 OBJ: 1
BLM: Higher Order
4. From the Meiorin case, what new selection issue was identified for human
resources managers?
a. the need to understand test validity
b. the need to understand test
, measurement
c. the need to understand test
reliability
d. the need to understand test
coefficients
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 34 OBJ: 3
BLM: Higher Order
5. The Meiorin case became a precedent setting case in British Columbia in the
1990s. What was the main thesis of the case?
a. Male and female firefighters run at
different speeds.
b. Bona fide occupational requirements
are discriminatory.
c. Women should not be hired as
firefighters if they cannot pass the
fitness tests.
d. The maximal oxygen uptake can be
expanded with increased fitness.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 32-33 OBJ: 5
BLM: Higher Order
of Recruitment and
Selection I Reliability
and Validity 5e Test
Bank
,Chapter 2 Foundations of Recruitment and Selection I: Reliability
and Validity
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the first step in an organization’s selection process?
a. reviewing the candidate pool for the
job position
b. identifying knowledge, skills,
abilities, and other
attributes
constructs for the job position
c. acquiring job analysis information
for the job position
d. developing performance indicators
and job dimension for the job
position
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 34 OBJ: 1
BLM: Remember
2. What did the Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Meiorin case illustrate?
a. Employment testing can be
inaccurate and unfair.
b. A completed job analysis will ensure
that legal standards are met.
c. Selection procedures have been
checked for validity.
d. There are physical differences
between men and women.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 32-33 OBJ: 5
BLM: Higher Order
3. For what is job analysis information used?
a. to ensure reliability throughout the
selection process
b. to identify both the performance
domain and the knowledge, skills,
abilities, and other attributes linked
to job performance
c. to ensure the selection process is
fair, equitable, and unbiased
d. to ensure utility throughout the
recruitment and selection process
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 34 OBJ: 1
BLM: Higher Order
4. From the Meiorin case, what new selection issue was identified for human
resources managers?
a. the need to understand test validity
b. the need to understand test
, measurement
c. the need to understand test
reliability
d. the need to understand test
coefficients
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 34 OBJ: 3
BLM: Higher Order
5. The Meiorin case became a precedent setting case in British Columbia in the
1990s. What was the main thesis of the case?
a. Male and female firefighters run at
different speeds.
b. Bona fide occupational requirements
are discriminatory.
c. Women should not be hired as
firefighters if they cannot pass the
fitness tests.
d. The maximal oxygen uptake can be
expanded with increased fitness.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 32-33 OBJ: 5
BLM: Higher Order
