Quiz 2

Work analysts identify the criteria or performance dimensions of a job by systematically gathering, documenting, and analyzing information about which of the following?

A procedure in work analysis designed to identify important or frequently performed tasks as a means of understanding the work performed is regarded in your text as

According to the text, employees readily identify with and relate to the resulting competencies, an outcome rarely achieved in work analysis. This most likely occurs because:

Which of the following would be considered an organizational counterproductive behavior?

Citizenship behavior

Which of the following performance criteria is not considered highly objective?

Criterion deficiency refers to the extent to which the actual criterion:

Physically attractive people are often rated or judged higher than average looking people on such factors as popularity, leadership and achievement, when in reality there is no association between physical attractiveness and those other aspects of human behavior. In the language of I/O psychology, physical attractiveness has what effect on the rating of these other aspects of behavior?

An I/O psychologist develops a "multiple uses test" to assess creativity. Individuals who identify more uses of a paper clip, for example, are deemed more creative. Creativity represents the ______ criterion, while the multiple uses test represents the ______ criterion.

How is the level of unemployment determined in the US?

Multiple interviewers evaluating job candidates should be sure to evaluate candidates in a similar manner according of which assessment of reliability?

Concurrent criterion-related validity, according to the text, allows managers to predict a worker's level of productivity on the basis of a test. Which of the following would be considered the criterion in this example?

Which of the five personality factors is considered by your text most consistently correlated with job performance criteria for all occupations and across different cultures?

Supporters of computerized adaptive testing give all of the following as reasons CAT is beneficial for organizations EXCEPT

A type of personnel selection tests in which the candidate demonstrates proficiency on a task representative of the work performed in the job is known as

All of the following are true of assessment centers except

An ideal predictor would have all of the following attributes EXCEPT

Extensive research reveals the job interview is not a highly valid method of personnel selection. If so, why is it used so often?

If the internal consistency reliability of a test is very low, we can conclude that:

A mechanical ability test was administered to 100 apprentice mechanics at CAR, Inc. One year later, researchers found a strong correlation between their test scores as apprentices and their job performance as mechanics. This evidence lends support for the ______ validity of the test.