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Chapter 6 Selecting Employees- Industrial & Organizational Psychology

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Question 1

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Demand is expected to __________ for jobs in manufacturing and mining, but demand should _________ for jobs in health-related fields and terminology.
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  • decrease, increase
  • increase, decrease
  • escalate, increase
  • deescalate, decrease

Question 2

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Effort to recruit good applicants should be based on a detailed specification of the
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  • KSAO's
  • Job specifications
  • job title
  • selection process

Question 3

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The more ________ an organization can be, the better the chances that the person hired will be a good employee.
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  • test oriented
  • selective
  • job focused
  • reasonable

Question 4

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The _____________ approach would replace assemblers with technicians
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  • training
  • selection
  • multiple hurdle
  • utility

Question 5

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The __________ approach would turn assemblers into technicians
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  • selection
  • training
  • multiple hurdle
  • utility

Question 6

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_________ is concerned with the benefits that organizations achieve from using scientific selection.
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  • predictor
  • validation study
  • utility
  • criteria

Question 7

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The ____________ is anything assessed in job applicants that relates to the criterion.
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  • criteria
  • predictor
  • utility
  • selection

Question 8

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____________ is the definition of good employee performance
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  • predictor
  • criteria
  • regression
  • job analysis

Question 9

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Determining if a given predictor relates to a criterion requires a _______________ which is a research study that attempts to show that the predictor relates to the criterion.
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  • regression approach
  • validation study
  • validation generalization
  • multiple hurdle approach

Question 10

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A __________________ validation study is measured before the criterion, not used in deciding who to hire.
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  • predictive
  • regressive
  • statistical
  • concurrent

Question 11

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In a(n) ___________, both the criterion and predictor scores are collected from a sample of participants, current employees, at more or less the same point in time.
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  • concurrent validation study
  • regressive validation study
  • predictive validation study
  • cross validation study

Question 12

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Cross validation is done to be certain that our results are not due to _________________.
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  • statistical error
  • poor planning
  • antidiscrimination
  • adverse impact

Question 13

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______________ means that the validities of selection devices are generalizable, or transportable, from job to job and organization to organization.
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  • Validity generalization
  • concurrent validities
  • utility
  • predictor generalization

Question 14

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The ___________ approach uses the score of each predictor in an equation to provide a numerical forecast of the criterion.
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  • regression
  • multiple hurdle
  • validation
  • numerical

Question 15

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______________ hurdles set a passing score for each predictor.
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  • multiple
  • predictive
  • regression
  • selection

Question 16

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It is possible to purchase ______________ selection devices from psychological testing companies that offer validated tests for sale to organizations.
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  • commercial
  • off-the-shelf
  • high end
  • inexpensive

Question 17

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A _______________ program lets employees choose their benefits from a long list of possibilities
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  • utility
  • predictor
  • cafeteria benefits
  • divergent benefits

Question 18

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A(n)________________ is used to give job applicants accurate information about the jobs and the organization.
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  • realistic job preview
  • interview
  • orientation
  • job analysis

Question 19

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The _____________ rate is the percentage of applicants who would be successful on the job if all of them were hired.
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  • base
  • selection
  • utility
  • validation

Question 20

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The ___________ ratio is the proportion of job applicants that organization must hire.
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  • selection
  • base
  • utility
  • cut-off

Question 21

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A predictor is not necessarily the best choice for an organization, because the ________ of using the predictor might exceed the ____________
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  • benefits, costs
  • costs, benefits
  • results, time limits
  • cost, budget

Question 22

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The __________ score on the predictor is represented by the vertical line running down the center of the graph. It determines who is eligible to be hired.
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  • cut-off
  • final
  • validity
  • qualifying

Question 23

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An alternative approach to conducting validation studies is to rely on the established validity of selection tools that can be linked to ____________
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  • criteria
  • KSAO requirements
  • validation study
  • selection ratio

Question 24

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_____________ analysis is valuable because it shows that selection procedures can be of benefit to organizations
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  • predictive
  • utility
  • regressive
  • job

Question 25

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The ____________ changed the way organizations selected employees because it expanded legal protections against discrimination and provided a mechanism to enforce them.
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  • Civil Rights Act
  • SIOP
  • Health of Munitions Committee
  • Affirmative Action

Question 26

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The law states that discrimination against anyone is illegal; certain groups have been the target of protection under the law. These groups are called _________.
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  • affirmative action
  • protective classes
  • select classes
  • favored classes

Question 27

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_____________ laws in the US have shaped how selection must be done.
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  • government
  • affirmative action
  • antidiscrimination
  • SIOP

Question 28

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________________ is a practice that many organizations have used to increase the number of protected class members in targeted jobs.
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  • affirmative action
  • antidiscrimination
  • civil rights
  • selective process

Question 29

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______________ impact refers to the impact of a given selection practice on a protected class. 4/5ths rule is violated.
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  • adverse
  • selective
  • reasonable
  • employee

Question 30

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___________________ accommodations must be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the job
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  • acceptable
  • reasonable
  • minimal
  • maximum

Question 31

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For a successful selection procedure, what should be the first step in acquiring new employees?
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  • acquiring applicants
  • planning
  • hiring
  • selecting applicants

Question 32

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Which approach deals with the shifting nature of jobs, is more expensive, provides the least amount of harm to employees, and gives employees a marketable skill?
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  • selection approach
  • training approach
  • downsizing
  • job analysis approach

Question 33

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Which of the following is NOT a possible source for recruiting applicants according to the textbook?
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  • walk-ins
  • advertisements
  • family referral
  • web

Question 34

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Which of the following recruiting sources can provide companies with prescreening, online assessments and systems to help manage recruitment?
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  • employee referrals
  • web-based recruitment companies
  • advertisements
  • job fairs

Question 35

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What type of validation study would measure predictors, and then at a later time assess the criterion?
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  • predictive validity study
  • cross-validation study
  • divergent validation study
  • concurrent validation study

Question 36

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Which of the following is an approach for eliminating applicants which requires a passing score for each predictor?
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  • KSAO approach
  • multiple hurdle approach
  • criteria approach
  • regression approach

Question 37

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Realistic job previews have been shown to do which of the following?
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  • increase the number of employees who accept job offers
  • increase employee performance
  • decrease job satisfaction
  • decrease turnover

Question 38

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The study of how effective selection devices are for organizations and their overall effectiveness on organizational functioning is called:
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  • realistic job preview
  • utility analysis
  • cross-validation
  • adverse impact

Question 39

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A person who is not hired, but would have been successful on the job is called a:
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  • true positive
  • false positive
  • true negative
  • false negative
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