TA exam 2 Questions and Solved Answers
The largest component of the Wonderlic Personnel test is ______
a. English knowledge
b. Logic questions
c. general knowledge
d. problem solving - ANSWER-a. English knowledge
Which of the following is not true of the Wonderlic Personnel test?
a. it has 50 multiple choice questions
b. all alternatives are true
c. it is used by the National Football League
d. the time limit is 12 minutes
e. it is the most widely used pre-employment test - ANSWER-b. all alternatives are true
The Science of Personality video concluded____
a. our behavior is influenced primarily by rewards and punishments in situations we
encounter
b. none of the alternatives are correct
c. we can't change our personality but we can change our behavior
d. we can change our personality over time - ANSWER-c. we can't change our
personality but we can change our behavior
The Science of Personality video argued we have three main motives. Which of the
following is not one of the three?
a. finding meaning
b. getting along
c. finding self-actualization
,d. getting ahead - ANSWER-c. finding self-actualization
According to The Science of Personality video, the best predictor of job performance is
____
a. identity
b. reputation
c. leadership
d. the dark side of personality - ANSWER-b. reputation
All of the following are advantages of internal selection vs external selection except ----
a) greater depth of candidate information
b) greater verifiability of candidate information
c) greater emphasis can be placed on signs than samples
d) past experience is more relevant - ANSWER-c) greater emphasis can be placed on
signs than samples
The software is an example of an open (vs. closed) recruiting system
t/f - ANSWER-f
The Success Factors Succession Planning software includes ----
a) a 9 box model
b) competencies
c) 9 box model and competencies
d) cognitive ability test scores - ANSWER-c) 9 box model and competencies
The Success Factors Succession Planning Software as described, enables employees
to nominate themselves for positions.
t/f - ANSWER-f
The purpose of the Taylor-Russell tables is to examine ----
a) validity
b) reliability
, c) utility
d) adverse impact - ANSWER-c) utility
The percent of applicants hired is ----
a) the selection ratio
b) validity
c) reliability
d) base rate - ANSWER-a) the selection ratio
Base rate refers to ----
a) utility
b) the % of applicants hired
c) the cost of testing
d) the % of employees judged successful - ANSWER-d) the % of employees judged
successful
Managers tend to be most impressed by ----
a) economic gain analysis
b) magnitude of the correlation r
c) high reliability
d) low selection ratios - ANSWER-b) magnitude of the correlation r
If your manager asks you if the company should buy an new test and the base rate is
high, selection ratio and validity high, what would you advise?
a) do not buy the new test
b) buy the new test
c) raise the selection ratio
d) have a drink and think about it - ANSWER-a) do not buy the new test
The advice to Nonooki, the Eskimo seeking spouse is ----
The largest component of the Wonderlic Personnel test is ______
a. English knowledge
b. Logic questions
c. general knowledge
d. problem solving - ANSWER-a. English knowledge
Which of the following is not true of the Wonderlic Personnel test?
a. it has 50 multiple choice questions
b. all alternatives are true
c. it is used by the National Football League
d. the time limit is 12 minutes
e. it is the most widely used pre-employment test - ANSWER-b. all alternatives are true
The Science of Personality video concluded____
a. our behavior is influenced primarily by rewards and punishments in situations we
encounter
b. none of the alternatives are correct
c. we can't change our personality but we can change our behavior
d. we can change our personality over time - ANSWER-c. we can't change our
personality but we can change our behavior
The Science of Personality video argued we have three main motives. Which of the
following is not one of the three?
a. finding meaning
b. getting along
c. finding self-actualization
,d. getting ahead - ANSWER-c. finding self-actualization
According to The Science of Personality video, the best predictor of job performance is
____
a. identity
b. reputation
c. leadership
d. the dark side of personality - ANSWER-b. reputation
All of the following are advantages of internal selection vs external selection except ----
a) greater depth of candidate information
b) greater verifiability of candidate information
c) greater emphasis can be placed on signs than samples
d) past experience is more relevant - ANSWER-c) greater emphasis can be placed on
signs than samples
The software is an example of an open (vs. closed) recruiting system
t/f - ANSWER-f
The Success Factors Succession Planning software includes ----
a) a 9 box model
b) competencies
c) 9 box model and competencies
d) cognitive ability test scores - ANSWER-c) 9 box model and competencies
The Success Factors Succession Planning Software as described, enables employees
to nominate themselves for positions.
t/f - ANSWER-f
The purpose of the Taylor-Russell tables is to examine ----
a) validity
b) reliability
, c) utility
d) adverse impact - ANSWER-c) utility
The percent of applicants hired is ----
a) the selection ratio
b) validity
c) reliability
d) base rate - ANSWER-a) the selection ratio
Base rate refers to ----
a) utility
b) the % of applicants hired
c) the cost of testing
d) the % of employees judged successful - ANSWER-d) the % of employees judged
successful
Managers tend to be most impressed by ----
a) economic gain analysis
b) magnitude of the correlation r
c) high reliability
d) low selection ratios - ANSWER-b) magnitude of the correlation r
If your manager asks you if the company should buy an new test and the base rate is
high, selection ratio and validity high, what would you advise?
a) do not buy the new test
b) buy the new test
c) raise the selection ratio
d) have a drink and think about it - ANSWER-a) do not buy the new test
The advice to Nonooki, the Eskimo seeking spouse is ----
