1. A ______ test occurs when a candidate is put into a high-pressure situation in a controlled environment so that the danger and cost are limited.
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Simulation
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2. A ______ test is conducted by providing a sample of the work that the candidate would perform on the job and asking the candidate to perform the tasks under some type of controlled condition.
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Work sample
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3. A ______ test assesses general intelligence or some type of aptitude for a particular job.
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Cognitive ability
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4. The ______ test measures the psychological traits or characteristics of applicants to determine suitability for performance in a specific type of job.
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Personality
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5. Which of the following application form questions is acceptable to ask?
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Do you have a license to operate the equipment required for this job?
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6. On Monday, Skylar gave 10 job applicants a personality test. On Wednesday, she gave the same applicants the test again. On Friday, Skylar compared the results of the first and second tests and found they were almost the same. Skylar’s personality test appears to have ______.
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Reliability
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7. Sadie believes that creative workers are better workers. She gives job applicants a test that assigns a creativity score between 1 and 10. Sadie only hires people who score 7 and higher. Robert scored a 6 on the test and was not hired. He complained to Sadie, saying that he is very creative and that her test is not accurate. What is Robert arguing that the test does not have?
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Construct validity
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8. Claire is hiring a typist. She is looking for someone who can type quickly and accurately. She gives each applicant a letter and asks the applicant to type it into a computer. She measures their speed and accuracy in creating the letter. Claire’s test appears to have ______.
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Content validity
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9. Jaxon gave all job applicants a skills test before hiring them. A year later, Jaxon looked at the performance appraisal scores of those applicants and found that the applicants who scored well on the skills test also received high scores on their performance appraisals. Jaxon’s test appears to have ______.
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Criterion-related validity
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10. Anything that is used to make employment decisions can be considered a(n) ______.
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Employment test
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11. ______ were created to guide employers in their efforts to comply with federal laws concerning all employment decisions, and especially the selection process.
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Uniform guidelines
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12. ______ is the consistency of a test measurement.
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Reliability
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13. The ______ assessment measures a theoretical concept or trait that is not directly observable.
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Construct validity
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14. The ______ test is an assessment of the ability of a test to measure some other factor related to the test.
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Criterion-related validity
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15. ______ is a legal concept that says if the organization hires someone who may pose a danger to coworkers, customers, suppliers, or other third parties, and if that person then harms someone else in the course of working for the company, then the company can be held liable for the individual’s actions.
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Negligent hire
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16. A test conducted by providing a sample of the work that the candidate would perform on the job is known as
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Work sample
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17. Define validity:
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The extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.
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18. UGESP stands for
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Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
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19. Skills test is an assessment instrument designed to determine if you have the ability to apply a set.
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Both a & c
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20. ______ is a test where a candidate is put into a high-pressure situation in a controlled environment so that the danger and cost are limited
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Selection test
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21. The process of choosing the best qualified applicant who was recruited for a given job s known as
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Selection test
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22. Choose the correct option about Reliability.
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The consistency of a test measurement.
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23. A test designed to ensure that applicants are capable of performing on the job in ways defined by the job specification and description is known as
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Physical test
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24. Personality test measuring the _______ traits or characteristics of applicants
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Psychological
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25. Which of the following terms refers to hiring workers who have criminal backgrounds without proper safeguards?
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Negligent hiring
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26. Multiple-hurdle selection model requiring that each applicant must pass a ______ test in order to go on to the next test
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Particular selection
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27. Interest tests intellectual curiosity and motivation in a particular field.
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True
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28. ______ is a test who identifying whether or not an employee is physically capable at a particular point in time of performing a specific type of work
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Fitness-for-duty test
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29. Criterion-related validity e ability of a test measures some other factor related to the test.
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True
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30. Define Content validity :
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An assessment of whether a test measures knowledge or understanding of the items it is supposed to measure
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31. An assessment that measures a theoretical concept or trait that is not directly observable is known as
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Construct validity
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32. Which model allows an individual to do poorly on one test but make up for that poor grade by doing exceptionally well on other tests?
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Compensatory selection model
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33. An assessment of general intelligence or of some type of aptitude for a particular job is known as
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Cognitive ability test
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34. A place where job applicants undergo a series of tests, interviews, and simulated experiences to determine their potential for a particular job is known as .
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Assessment center
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