PSYC406 FInal Exam Study Quiz (Ch. 11)

I/O psychology (industrial and organizational) is the psychology that deals with behavior in work situations and emphasizes criterion related validity over other forms of validity. True/false?

Why is criterion validity emphasized in I/O psychology?

The biodata approach to personnel selection is based on the idea that previous behaviour predicts future behaviour. Which of the following would be expected on a biodata test?

Response elaboration technique (RET) requires applicants to elaborate on their responses to biodata questions in order to reduce faking. True/false?

What is NOT true about biodata testing?

Kimmy goes in for an interview with Times Magazine, and her interviewer (and potential boss) immediately loves Kimmy's personal style. She also likes the fact Kimmy arrived 10 mins early to the interview. The interviewer then rates Kimmy high on all the measures of assessment (including references and suitability) even though she had the same references as other applicants who received a lower evaluation. What effect is this?

Interviews are more reliable when done by a panel of judges? True/false?

A study was done and found that those who made better first impressions in a pre-interview received higher ratings and more internship offers after the real interview. What does this demonstrate?

Which has the HIGHEST correlation with academic performance? (aka. MOST reliable)

Women benefit more than men from stronger handshakes. True/false?

Which are well predicted by cognitive ability tests?

Are general factors of intelligence more predictive of job performance, or job-specific factors?

Which test has disadvantages to visual-spatial impaired candidates and non-english speakers? (HINT: a test of cognitive ability)

Outdated, sexist and minority offensive. This describes the cons of which cognitive ability test?

Which is not a test of cognitive ability used in personnel assessment?

Which test has been validated for testing personality in military/hosptal/corporate setting?

The Inwald personality inventory is used for which occupation?

The multphasic personality inventory and the Inwald personality inventory are both useful for which purpose?

Hogan Personality inventory is based on the Big Five theory of personality. True/false?

"Paper and pencil tests" for employment purposes are used to assess what according to the text?

Employee Polygraph Protection Act was signed by Regan in the USA, saying employers are allowed to screen their employees using a polygraph at any time in order to protect the employer from fraud. True/False?

The In-basket test is an example of ________.

Preparing for work, amount of work, and seeking guidance are all assessment factors of which test?

_________________ id defined by difficulties in conceptualizing and measuring performance constructs that are complex and fuzzy.

What are problems with performance based measures?

Peers give more _________ ratings that supervisors in the workplace.

In spite of their low ______, supervisor rating scales are the most widely used measure of job performance

The graphic rating scale and critical incidents checklist (of desirable and undesirable incidents of behaviour) are a type of __________.

Behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) is a ______________ referenced judgement measure used by supervisors in the workplace.

The difference between Behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) and Behaviour observation scale (BOS) is that the BOS is scored on a scale from "almost always" to "almost never". True/false?

[blank_start]Criterion[blank_end] contamination is said to exist when a criterion measure includes factors that are not measurably part of the job.

Types of criterion contamination are:

The "ethnic penalty" refers to high unemployment rates among minority groups

What are the 3 needs that the textbook outlines as reasons people work?

Parson's advocated making a career choice based on matching personal traits with job factors. Which factor(s) did he endorse as important for this?

The theory of person-environment correspondence (PEC) states what?

What are the RIASEC personality types based on Holland's Person-Environement Fit theory?

An Enterprising person (based on RIASEC) would be best suited for which career?

Holland codes can be ______________ and ______________.

The theory of person-environment correspondence (PEC) evolved form the theory of work adjustment (TWA) and has 6 crucial values: achievement altruism, autonomy, comfort, safety and status

celerity, pace and endurace are assessed along a continuum for which test?

How many stages does Super's stage theory of career development have?

Which stage of Super's model starts around 25-30 and involves trial stabilization sub-phases?

What is NOT one of the 4 premises of the social, cognitive approach of Happenstance learning theory (HLT)

O*NET is a career development tool for career exploration sponsored by US department of labor and is open for anyone around the world to use online. true/false?

Which career assessment inventory measures attitudes and beliefs that might block career development (self-limiting beliefs)?

Jim is in highschool and completes an internet assessment to see which occupation might suit his interests. Which assessment was this likely to be?

the _____________________ is based on the RIASEC model of personality.

The campbell interest and skill survey (CISS) has 7 orientations: influencing, organizing, helping, creating, analyzing, producing and adventuring. True/False?