Which of the following terms refers to the accuracy with which a test fulfills the function for which it was designed consistency expectancy validity none of these?

Which of the following terms refers to the accuracy with which a test fulfills the function for which it was designed consistency expectancy validity none of these?

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Human Resource Management, 15e (Dessler)

Chapter 6 Employee Testing and Selection

1) Which of the following terms refers to hiring workers who have criminal backgrounds without

proper safeguards?

A) employment malpractice

B) negligent hiring

C) improper hiring

D) invalid screening

Answer: B

Explanation: B) Negligent hiring means hiring employees with criminal records or other

problems who then use access to customers' homes (or similar opportunities) to commit crimes.

Employers can be sued for negligent hiring.

Difficulty: Easy

Chapter: 6

Objective: 1

AACSB: Analytical Thinking

Learning Outcome: 6.1 Answer the question: Why is it important to test and select employees?

2) A reliable employment test will most likely yield ________.

A) consistent scores when a person takes two alternate forms of the test

B) improved scores when a person takes the same test more than once in a single day

C) high scores when a person takes two alternate forms of the test on different occasions

D) similar scores when two different people are administered the test at different times

Answer: A

Explanation: A) Reliability is a test's first requirement and refers to its consistency: A reliable

test is one that yields consistent scores when a person takes two alternate forms of the test or

when he or she takes the same test on two or more different occasions.

Difficulty: Hard

Chapter: 6

Objective: 2

AACSB: Analytical Thinking

Learning Outcome: 6.2 Explain what is meant by reliability and validity.

Which one of the following terms refers to the consistency of scores obtained by the same person when tested with alternate forms of the same test?

A) valid B) invalid C) reliable D) unreliable Answer: D Explanation: D) Reliability is a test's first requirement and refers to its consistency: A reliable test is one that yields consistent scores when a person takes two alternate forms of the test or when he or she takes the same test on two or more different ...

Which of the following terms refers to the consistency of scores obtained by the same person when retested?

The reliability of a test is used to determine the consistency of a test on different occasions.

Which of the following is a graph that shows the relationship between test scores and job performance for a group of people?

Expectancy chart which presents the relationship between test scores and job performance graphically when there is a correlation between test and job performance.

Which of the following involves demonstrating statistically a relationship between scores on a selection procedure and job performance of a sample of workers?

Criterion-related validation: a statistical demonstration of a relationship between scores on a selection procedure and job performance of a sample of workers. Content validation: a demonstration that the content of a selection procedure is representative of important aspects of performance on the job.