Test
Chapter 6 Employee testing and selection
Crea una cuenta gratis para terminar este test
Guarda tu progreso y consulta tu resultado final.
¿Ya tienes cuenta? Inicia sesión
Preguntas del test (24)
1Selecting the right employee is important to a firm and its managers because:
- AA manager's performance depends upon that of subordinates
- BHiring and recruiting is costly
- CIncompetent hiring has legal implications
- DAll of the above
2A ____________________ test yields consistent scores when a person takes two alternate versions of the same test.
- AValid
- BReliable
- CCriterion
- DPredictive
3A test's _______________________ is a measure of its reliability.
- ACriterion validity
- BInternal consistency
- CPredictor
- DCorrelation analysis
4A test's _____________________ shows it measures what it is supposed to measure.
- AReliability
- BPredictor
- CValidity
- DCriteria
5When performance on a test is an accurate predictor of performance on the job, this is evidence of the test's:
- AReliability
- BValidity
- CConsistency
- DNone of the above
6The first step in validating a selection test is to:
- AAdminister the test to several employees
- BChoose the tests
- CSelect a psychologist
- DAnalyze the job
7A(n) ____________________ shows the relationship between test scores and job performance.
- ACorrelation analysis
- BExpectancy chart
- CSelection test
- DCriterion
8_____________________ tests measure what a person has learned and the person's abilities.
- ACognitive
- BAchievement
- CIntelligence
- DAptitude
9Participants in a _________________ perform realistic management tasks under the observation of experts who appraise each candidate's leadership potential.
- AMiniature job training evaluation
- BLeaderless group discussion
- CManagement assessment center
- DWork sampling technique
10Employers should conduct pre-employment background investigations and reference checks to:
- AVerfiy information provided by applicant
- BInsure the applicant's privacy
- CUncover damaging information
- D1 and 3
11To administer polygraph tests during an ongoing investigation, an employer must:
- AShow it suffered an economic loss
- BShow the employee had access to the property
- CTell employee details of the investigation prior to testing
- DAll of the above
12Pre-employment medical exams are administered for what purpose(s)?
- ATo detect possible communicable diseases that may be unknown to the applicant
- BTo establish a record of the applicant's health for ensurance claims
- CTo verify that the applicant meets the positions's physical requirements
- DAll of the above
13A manager's performance is dependent upon that of his/her subordinates.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
14Hiring workers with criminal records without proper safeguards can be considered as negligent hiring.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
15A test that yields consistent scores when a person takes it on different occasions is internal consistency.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
16Administering a test to the same people at different points in time and comparing their scores on test two with those on test one provides a retest estimate.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
17A valid test indicates that performance on the test predicts similar performance on the job.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
18Demonstrating that a person who does well on a test also performs well on the job and vice versa is content validity.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
19Human traits and skills that predict success on the job are predictors while criteria are standards by which success is measured.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
20The degree of statistical relationship between test scores and employee performance is shown by a correlation analysis.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
21Work sampling tests are seldom used because they tend to be unfair to minorities.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
22A purpose of reference checks is to discover unfavorable information about an applicant.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
23Employers should conceal from the applicant their efforts at performing background checks so more truthful information may be uncovered.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
24The Americans with Disabilities Act now prohibits employers from conducting pre-employment medical exams.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
Información
- Descripción
- Test sobre Chapter 6 Employee testing and selection, creado por Melanie Mchd el 27/12/2014.
- Autor
- Melanie Mchd
- Idioma
- Deutsch
- Visitas
- 10
- Historial
- Creado el 27 dic 2014 · actualizado el 19 feb 2016
- Valoración
- Aún sin valoraciones Valora este test