Industrial Psychology Exam 2
If there is a large correlation between a predictor used for employee selection and employees' success
on the job, the predictor is said to have high _______________. - Answer-criterion-related validity
Assuming a predictor has high validity, lowering a cut score would likely ____________ the number of
false positives in a selection system. - Answer-increase
A ________________ describes a decision in which an applicant is selected but performs poorly. -
Answer-false positive
A(n) _______________ is a technique that assesses the economic return on investment of human
resource interventions. - Answer-utility analysis
Negative actions on the part of a job applicant (e.g., a lawsuit) are most likely to arise if the applicant
sees a system as _____________. - Answer-unfair
Clemson decided to hire a professor who received stellar teaching evaluations and received a large
quantity of grant funding in their first year. This is an example of what type of decision? - Answer-true
positive
, Which of the following could occur when an organization decides NOT to hire an employee? - Answer-
false negative and true negative
A large number of true negatives in a selection system is most likely the result of... - Answer-high
criterion-related validity
Which of the following selection ratios represents the most selective organization? - Answer-.01
___________ is an approach to decision making that uses judgment to combine information and make
decisions about candidates. - Answer-clinical decision making
__________ systems describe a strategy in which an individual has no opportunity to make up for a low
score in an earlier stage of the assessment process. - Answer-hurdle
A top priority for large scale hiring projects is... - Answer-to have standard, well-established, and
feasible selection strategies
_____________ occur(s) when an employer intended to treat the plaintiff differently from majority
applicants or employees. - Answer-adverse treatment
What rule is used to determine whether a selection procedure has resulted in adverse impact? -
Answer-the 4/5ths rule
Narrowing an applicant pool at various phases using cutoff scores is one way to implement a(n)
______________. - Answer-multiple hurdle selection systems
Deciding who to hire based on a gut reaction is called ___________. - Answer-clinical decision-making
___________ is sometimes referred to as "unintentional discrimination." - Answer-adverse impact
If there is a large correlation between a predictor used for employee selection and employees' success
on the job, the predictor is said to have high _______________. - Answer-criterion-related validity
Assuming a predictor has high validity, lowering a cut score would likely ____________ the number of
false positives in a selection system. - Answer-increase
A ________________ describes a decision in which an applicant is selected but performs poorly. -
Answer-false positive
A(n) _______________ is a technique that assesses the economic return on investment of human
resource interventions. - Answer-utility analysis
Negative actions on the part of a job applicant (e.g., a lawsuit) are most likely to arise if the applicant
sees a system as _____________. - Answer-unfair
Clemson decided to hire a professor who received stellar teaching evaluations and received a large
quantity of grant funding in their first year. This is an example of what type of decision? - Answer-true
positive
, Which of the following could occur when an organization decides NOT to hire an employee? - Answer-
false negative and true negative
A large number of true negatives in a selection system is most likely the result of... - Answer-high
criterion-related validity
Which of the following selection ratios represents the most selective organization? - Answer-.01
___________ is an approach to decision making that uses judgment to combine information and make
decisions about candidates. - Answer-clinical decision making
__________ systems describe a strategy in which an individual has no opportunity to make up for a low
score in an earlier stage of the assessment process. - Answer-hurdle
A top priority for large scale hiring projects is... - Answer-to have standard, well-established, and
feasible selection strategies
_____________ occur(s) when an employer intended to treat the plaintiff differently from majority
applicants or employees. - Answer-adverse treatment
What rule is used to determine whether a selection procedure has resulted in adverse impact? -
Answer-the 4/5ths rule
Narrowing an applicant pool at various phases using cutoff scores is one way to implement a(n)
______________. - Answer-multiple hurdle selection systems
Deciding who to hire based on a gut reaction is called ___________. - Answer-clinical decision-making
___________ is sometimes referred to as "unintentional discrimination." - Answer-adverse impact
