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HRMN 3420 Exam 2 Koopman Questions
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Job Analysis
Ans: Tasks that will be performed by the individual hired
The KSAO's the individual must have to perform the job
effectively
recruitment
Ans: Attracts people with the KSAO's needed and who are
likely to accept the offer
selection processes
Ans: the process by which companies decide who will or will
not be allowed into the organization
Takes the pool of applicants delivered by recruitment and
selects a subset of them by:
1.Measuring all the applicants using some selection methods
2.Making selection decisions based on what the selection
methods measured
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evaluate quality of selection measures
Ans: reliability
validity
legality
generalizability
reliability
Ans: The degree to which a measure is free of random error
(and therefore is more precise); also defined as consistency of a
measure
true score & random error
Ans: A score on any measure has two components:
Random error
Ans: makes variance less trustworthy! Not "true" differences,
but error.
some sources that produce random error
Ans: Interviews: too conversational, distractions
Tests: Poorly worded questions, scoring mistakes
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People: Mood at time of day, fatigue
measurement repetitions
Ans: Reliability is calculated by correlating _______________.
repetition
Ans: Items
Times
Raters
.70+
Ans: what is considered reliable?
validity
Ans: the extent to which a measure correlates with some
criterion of interest (aka criterion-related validity)
criterion-related validity
Ans: Manager ratings of job performance
Future employee turnover
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HRMN 3420 Exam 2 Koopman Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Job Analysis
Ans: Tasks that will be performed by the individual hired
The KSAO's the individual must have to perform the job
effectively
recruitment
Ans: Attracts people with the KSAO's needed and who are
likely to accept the offer
selection processes
Ans: the process by which companies decide who will or will
not be allowed into the organization
Takes the pool of applicants delivered by recruitment and
selects a subset of them by:
1.Measuring all the applicants using some selection methods
2.Making selection decisions based on what the selection
methods measured
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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evaluate quality of selection measures
Ans: reliability
validity
legality
generalizability
reliability
Ans: The degree to which a measure is free of random error
(and therefore is more precise); also defined as consistency of a
measure
true score & random error
Ans: A score on any measure has two components:
Random error
Ans: makes variance less trustworthy! Not "true" differences,
but error.
some sources that produce random error
Ans: Interviews: too conversational, distractions
Tests: Poorly worded questions, scoring mistakes
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People: Mood at time of day, fatigue
measurement repetitions
Ans: Reliability is calculated by correlating _______________.
repetition
Ans: Items
Times
Raters
.70+
Ans: what is considered reliable?
validity
Ans: the extent to which a measure correlates with some
criterion of interest (aka criterion-related validity)
criterion-related validity
Ans: Manager ratings of job performance
Future employee turnover
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
