PSY 307 Exam 2 Practice Questions and Answers | Psychology Study Guide
The paradox of selection is that: - ✔✔What is done to attract makes selecting harder
What are the two ways people choose an organization? - ✔✔1. Decision method
2. Expectations
An aggregator (decision maker) needs: - ✔✔Need:
1. Lots of information
2. Time
3. Clear understanding
Describe a satisficer (decision maker). - ✔✔Select the first acceptable option, not the option
that is optimal.
What is the formula for the linear line? - ✔✔y = a + bx
Name "a," "b," "y," and "x." - ✔✔a = intercept
b = slope
x = predictor score
y = end result score
The less deviation from the regression line, the _________ the correlation. - ✔✔Higher
T/F: There is a type of validity that is based on job analysis. - ✔✔TRUE
,T/F: There is a type of validity that examines one measure at a time. - ✔✔TRUE
T/F: There is a a type of validity that is based on professional judgement. - ✔✔TRUE
T/F: There is a type of validity that involves face validity. - ✔✔TRUE
What are three ways of estimating reliability? - ✔✔1. Test-retest
2. Sub-sample
3. Parallel
What are three things that can affect test scores? - ✔✔1. History
2. Situation
3. Item selection
Describe Test-Retest Reliability. - ✔✔Repeat same measure after some specific time interval,
and controls for error due to situation.
T/F: Test-Retest is vulnerable to history effects. - ✔✔TRUE
Describe Sub-Sample Comparison. - ✔✔Give tests/assessments to two different samples of a
population
T/F: Sub-Sample Comparison is vulnerable to situational effects. - ✔✔TRUE
Describe Parallel Forms. - ✔✔Two equivalent tests are constructed, and test-takers are
administered both forms of the test
, Name the three types of validity. - ✔✔1. Content
2. Predictive
3. Construct
Describe Content Validity. - ✔✔Based on job analysis; ability of items in the measurement
instrument to measure the various characteristics needed to perform a job
Describe Predictive Validity. - ✔✔Examines the extent to which a measure can predict the
effectiveness of a job.
Name the three types of predictive validity. - ✔✔1. Concurrent
2. True Predictive
3. Mixed
Describe Construct Validity - ✔✔Refers to whether an employment test measures what it is
supposed to measure
What are some things that can limit validity? - ✔✔1. Inappropriate selection device
2. Who is being tested
3. Time interval
4. Failure to understand individual differences or performance constructs
How do organizations choose people? - ✔✔1. Predictions of future success
2. Individual differences
3. Stability of measures
4. Placement or selection
The paradox of selection is that: - ✔✔What is done to attract makes selecting harder
What are the two ways people choose an organization? - ✔✔1. Decision method
2. Expectations
An aggregator (decision maker) needs: - ✔✔Need:
1. Lots of information
2. Time
3. Clear understanding
Describe a satisficer (decision maker). - ✔✔Select the first acceptable option, not the option
that is optimal.
What is the formula for the linear line? - ✔✔y = a + bx
Name "a," "b," "y," and "x." - ✔✔a = intercept
b = slope
x = predictor score
y = end result score
The less deviation from the regression line, the _________ the correlation. - ✔✔Higher
T/F: There is a type of validity that is based on job analysis. - ✔✔TRUE
,T/F: There is a type of validity that examines one measure at a time. - ✔✔TRUE
T/F: There is a a type of validity that is based on professional judgement. - ✔✔TRUE
T/F: There is a type of validity that involves face validity. - ✔✔TRUE
What are three ways of estimating reliability? - ✔✔1. Test-retest
2. Sub-sample
3. Parallel
What are three things that can affect test scores? - ✔✔1. History
2. Situation
3. Item selection
Describe Test-Retest Reliability. - ✔✔Repeat same measure after some specific time interval,
and controls for error due to situation.
T/F: Test-Retest is vulnerable to history effects. - ✔✔TRUE
Describe Sub-Sample Comparison. - ✔✔Give tests/assessments to two different samples of a
population
T/F: Sub-Sample Comparison is vulnerable to situational effects. - ✔✔TRUE
Describe Parallel Forms. - ✔✔Two equivalent tests are constructed, and test-takers are
administered both forms of the test
, Name the three types of validity. - ✔✔1. Content
2. Predictive
3. Construct
Describe Content Validity. - ✔✔Based on job analysis; ability of items in the measurement
instrument to measure the various characteristics needed to perform a job
Describe Predictive Validity. - ✔✔Examines the extent to which a measure can predict the
effectiveness of a job.
Name the three types of predictive validity. - ✔✔1. Concurrent
2. True Predictive
3. Mixed
Describe Construct Validity - ✔✔Refers to whether an employment test measures what it is
supposed to measure
What are some things that can limit validity? - ✔✔1. Inappropriate selection device
2. Who is being tested
3. Time interval
4. Failure to understand individual differences or performance constructs
How do organizations choose people? - ✔✔1. Predictions of future success
2. Individual differences
3. Stability of measures
4. Placement or selection
