PSY 4920 MIDTERM QUESTIONS GUIDE
WITH FOCUSED INFORMATION YOU NEED
TO PASS.
Which of the following is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
(CRA) of 1964?
Employment procedures that cause adverse impact
A religious organization hiring individuals based on aligning religious
beliefs
Firing an employee based on their gender identity
Using selection procedures that are not job-related
All of the above
firing an employee based on their gender identity
Imagine that your friend recently applied to a position at a local fast food
restaurant and, as part of the application process, was asked to complete a
measure of personality. As they describe the measure to you, you realize
that the measure is clearly designed to evaluate clinical personality
disorders. Which of the following is most likely to be true of this situation?
Use of the test is likely LEGAL, so long as it was given after the job offer
Use of the test is likely LEGAL, so long as it was given before the job offer
Use of the test is likely LEGAL, regardless of when it was given
Use of the test is likely ILLEGAL, regardless of when the it was given
Use of the test is likely ILLEGAL, regardless of when the it was given
Which of the following is the clearest example of adverse impact?
A woman is not hired for a job in which nearly all current employees are
men
A selection test results in hiring Black applicants at half the rate that White
applicants are hired
Different selection tests are administered to applicants based on their
ethnicity
, Visually impaired individuals receive lower scores on a cognitive ability
test
A selection test results in hiring Black applicants at half the rate that White
applicants are hired
An organization discovers that a selection test they are using results in
adverse impact. Which of the following is true?
It may be legal to use the test if there is no other similarly valid test.
It may be legal to use the test if using a different test would be more
expensive.
It may be legal to use the test if the organization also engages in
affirmative action.
It is never legal to use a test that results in adverse impact.
It may be legal to use the test if there is no other similarly valid test.
Which of the following is the most appropriate way to integrate a
personality test score into a hiring decision?
Select the applicant with the score closest to the scores of current
employees
Ask future team members and managers to review the applicants' scores
and determine who they would prefer to work with
Tailor subsequent interview procedures based on the scores to play to the
applicants' strengths
Use a pre-determined cutoff score to screen out applicants
Use a pre-determined cutoff score to screen out applicants
TRUE OR FALSE: In the United States, it is illegal to require only female job
applicants (and not male applicants) to complete a physical ability test.
True
False
True
Imagine that you are taking a personality test. Which of the following
instructions indicates a Likert-type response scale?
Indicate the extent to which the statement is characteristic of you (1 = not
WITH FOCUSED INFORMATION YOU NEED
TO PASS.
Which of the following is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
(CRA) of 1964?
Employment procedures that cause adverse impact
A religious organization hiring individuals based on aligning religious
beliefs
Firing an employee based on their gender identity
Using selection procedures that are not job-related
All of the above
firing an employee based on their gender identity
Imagine that your friend recently applied to a position at a local fast food
restaurant and, as part of the application process, was asked to complete a
measure of personality. As they describe the measure to you, you realize
that the measure is clearly designed to evaluate clinical personality
disorders. Which of the following is most likely to be true of this situation?
Use of the test is likely LEGAL, so long as it was given after the job offer
Use of the test is likely LEGAL, so long as it was given before the job offer
Use of the test is likely LEGAL, regardless of when it was given
Use of the test is likely ILLEGAL, regardless of when the it was given
Use of the test is likely ILLEGAL, regardless of when the it was given
Which of the following is the clearest example of adverse impact?
A woman is not hired for a job in which nearly all current employees are
men
A selection test results in hiring Black applicants at half the rate that White
applicants are hired
Different selection tests are administered to applicants based on their
ethnicity
, Visually impaired individuals receive lower scores on a cognitive ability
test
A selection test results in hiring Black applicants at half the rate that White
applicants are hired
An organization discovers that a selection test they are using results in
adverse impact. Which of the following is true?
It may be legal to use the test if there is no other similarly valid test.
It may be legal to use the test if using a different test would be more
expensive.
It may be legal to use the test if the organization also engages in
affirmative action.
It is never legal to use a test that results in adverse impact.
It may be legal to use the test if there is no other similarly valid test.
Which of the following is the most appropriate way to integrate a
personality test score into a hiring decision?
Select the applicant with the score closest to the scores of current
employees
Ask future team members and managers to review the applicants' scores
and determine who they would prefer to work with
Tailor subsequent interview procedures based on the scores to play to the
applicants' strengths
Use a pre-determined cutoff score to screen out applicants
Use a pre-determined cutoff score to screen out applicants
TRUE OR FALSE: In the United States, it is illegal to require only female job
applicants (and not male applicants) to complete a physical ability test.
True
False
True
Imagine that you are taking a personality test. Which of the following
instructions indicates a Likert-type response scale?
Indicate the extent to which the statement is characteristic of you (1 = not
