HFT 2220 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers
observations - ANSWER-Information gathered by noticing facts and occurrences
using your five senses.
questionaire - ANSWER-a written instrument containing questions for people to
answer
Heisenburg Effect - ANSWER-uncertain
Hawthorne effect - ANSWER-A change in a subject's behavior caused simply by the
awareness of being studied
identification - ANSWER-name
general summary - ANSWER-Describes the job's distinguishing responsibilities and
components
functions and duties - ANSWER-what the job requires
specifications - ANSWER-a range of acceptable values wanted for the job
career lattice - ANSWER-Opportunities which include horizontal mobility
career ladder - ANSWER-Upward movement and vertical mobility from an entry-level
job to the job that is a final goal.
What/who is a protected class? - ANSWER-A group of people with a common
characteristic who are legally protected from employment discrimination on the basis
of that characteristic. Protected classes are created by both federal and state law.
Who is protected under the EEO(differentiate between federal law and state law)? -
ANSWER-The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is
responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job
applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
preemption of federal law - ANSWER-When state law and federal law conflict,
federal law displaces, or preempts, state law, due to the Supremacy Clause of the
Constitution. U.S. Const. art. VI
Who enforces the EEO? - ANSWER-federal
Answers
observations - ANSWER-Information gathered by noticing facts and occurrences
using your five senses.
questionaire - ANSWER-a written instrument containing questions for people to
answer
Heisenburg Effect - ANSWER-uncertain
Hawthorne effect - ANSWER-A change in a subject's behavior caused simply by the
awareness of being studied
identification - ANSWER-name
general summary - ANSWER-Describes the job's distinguishing responsibilities and
components
functions and duties - ANSWER-what the job requires
specifications - ANSWER-a range of acceptable values wanted for the job
career lattice - ANSWER-Opportunities which include horizontal mobility
career ladder - ANSWER-Upward movement and vertical mobility from an entry-level
job to the job that is a final goal.
What/who is a protected class? - ANSWER-A group of people with a common
characteristic who are legally protected from employment discrimination on the basis
of that characteristic. Protected classes are created by both federal and state law.
Who is protected under the EEO(differentiate between federal law and state law)? -
ANSWER-The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is
responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job
applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
preemption of federal law - ANSWER-When state law and federal law conflict,
federal law displaces, or preempts, state law, due to the Supremacy Clause of the
Constitution. U.S. Const. art. VI
Who enforces the EEO? - ANSWER-federal
