HRMN 3420 Test 2 – Practice Questions and Answers for Exam Preparation
A ____ is a characteristic that a person must have to do a job successfully. - ✔✔selection
criterion
T/F: If a test is not reliable, it can't be valid. - ✔✔TRUE
T/F: Cognitive Ability tests can be used even when such testing has disparate impact, as long as
the test has business necessity and is job related. - ✔✔TRUE
The purpose of a _____ is to inform job candidates of the organizational realities of a job, so
that they can more accurately evaluate their own job expectations. - ✔✔Realistic job preview
What is the purpose of pre-employment screening? - ✔✔to determine if applicants meet the
minimum qualifications for open jobs
The director of HR realizes that the KSAs currently used for hiring entry-level engineers are
outdated. In order to establish which KSAs are needed, a ____ is required. - ✔✔Job analysis
What is the main reason to do a background check? - ✔✔Prevent negligent hires
T/F: During selection, companies may pick and choose who they want to drug test. - ✔✔FALSE
______ is the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure. - ✔✔Validity
T/F: In stable, bureaucratic organizations, task-based job analysis would usually be the norm. -
✔✔TRUE
A ____ is a characteristic that a person must have to do a job successfully. - ✔✔selection
criterion
T/F: If a test is not reliable, it can't be valid. - ✔✔TRUE
T/F: Cognitive Ability tests can be used even when such testing has disparate impact, as long as
the test has business necessity and is job related. - ✔✔TRUE
The purpose of a _____ is to inform job candidates of the organizational realities of a job, so
that they can more accurately evaluate their own job expectations. - ✔✔Realistic job preview
What is the purpose of pre-employment screening? - ✔✔to determine if applicants meet the
minimum qualifications for open jobs
The director of HR realizes that the KSAs currently used for hiring entry-level engineers are
outdated. In order to establish which KSAs are needed, a ____ is required. - ✔✔Job analysis
What is the main reason to do a background check? - ✔✔Prevent negligent hires
T/F: During selection, companies may pick and choose who they want to drug test. - ✔✔FALSE
______ is the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure. - ✔✔Validity
T/F: In stable, bureaucratic organizations, task-based job analysis would usually be the norm. -
✔✔TRUE
