HRM701 Chapter 6 Practice Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
If an organization did not hire a person who was described as low in predicted success and low in
job performance, that situation would be called which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a hit
Which of the following refers to the use of selection tests to measure applicant KSAOs against
competencies for the job? - CORRECT ANSWER - person-job fit
Which of the following most accurately represents the typical steps in the selection process? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Candidates are interviewed in the initial stages and again the late
stages of the process.
Why has interest in person-organization fit been increasing? - CORRECT ANSWER -
because of organizations' increased need for teamwork and flexibility
Organization B is using an interview that requires a panel of three interviewers to complete. The
company has found that about half of the time, the interviewers disagree in their ratings such that
some members of the panel give the candidate a high rating, while others give the same
candidate a low rating. What is the best way to describe the situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The interview that Organization B is using is not reliable
Six months ago, Organization A used a new selection system to hire 100 front-line staff
members. With six months of performance data in hand, Organization A is interested in
determining if its new selection system predicts performance on the job. What is the best way to
describe this process? - CORRECT ANSWER - assessing predictive validity through a
criterion-related validity study
When would an applicant be rejected during the selection procedure? - CORRECT
ANSWER - at any step in the procedure
, Which of the following represents an essential factor in the selection procedure, regardless of the
selection methods used? - CORRECT ANSWER - reliable and valid
Which of the following refers to the degree to which selection procedures yield comparable data
over a period of time? - CORRECT ANSWER - reliability
Organization C has developed a new selection system. The company is interested in determining
if the system predicts performance on the job, so Organization C gave the selection tests to 100
existing employees. What is the best way to describe this process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - assessing concurrent validity through a criterion-related validity study
Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which inferences drawn from interviews,
test scores, and other selection procedures are supported by evidence (such as good job
performance)? - CORRECT ANSWER - validity
Which of the following terms refers to the extent to which good performance on a test correlates
with high marks on a performance review? - CORRECT ANSWER - criterion-related
validity
Giving applicants a clerical aptitude test and then tracking their performance six months later is
an example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - predictive validity
What is one of the most important processes in establishing validity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - cross-validation
Which of the following is the process in which a test or test battery is administered to a different
sample (drawn from the same population) for the purpose of verifying the results obtained from
the original validation study? - CORRECT ANSWER - cross-validation
Organization X applies validity data from another similar job situation to its own organization.
What is this process called? - CORRECT ANSWER - validity generalization
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
If an organization did not hire a person who was described as low in predicted success and low in
job performance, that situation would be called which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - a hit
Which of the following refers to the use of selection tests to measure applicant KSAOs against
competencies for the job? - CORRECT ANSWER - person-job fit
Which of the following most accurately represents the typical steps in the selection process? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Candidates are interviewed in the initial stages and again the late
stages of the process.
Why has interest in person-organization fit been increasing? - CORRECT ANSWER -
because of organizations' increased need for teamwork and flexibility
Organization B is using an interview that requires a panel of three interviewers to complete. The
company has found that about half of the time, the interviewers disagree in their ratings such that
some members of the panel give the candidate a high rating, while others give the same
candidate a low rating. What is the best way to describe the situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The interview that Organization B is using is not reliable
Six months ago, Organization A used a new selection system to hire 100 front-line staff
members. With six months of performance data in hand, Organization A is interested in
determining if its new selection system predicts performance on the job. What is the best way to
describe this process? - CORRECT ANSWER - assessing predictive validity through a
criterion-related validity study
When would an applicant be rejected during the selection procedure? - CORRECT
ANSWER - at any step in the procedure
, Which of the following represents an essential factor in the selection procedure, regardless of the
selection methods used? - CORRECT ANSWER - reliable and valid
Which of the following refers to the degree to which selection procedures yield comparable data
over a period of time? - CORRECT ANSWER - reliability
Organization C has developed a new selection system. The company is interested in determining
if the system predicts performance on the job, so Organization C gave the selection tests to 100
existing employees. What is the best way to describe this process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - assessing concurrent validity through a criterion-related validity study
Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which inferences drawn from interviews,
test scores, and other selection procedures are supported by evidence (such as good job
performance)? - CORRECT ANSWER - validity
Which of the following terms refers to the extent to which good performance on a test correlates
with high marks on a performance review? - CORRECT ANSWER - criterion-related
validity
Giving applicants a clerical aptitude test and then tracking their performance six months later is
an example of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER - predictive validity
What is one of the most important processes in establishing validity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - cross-validation
Which of the following is the process in which a test or test battery is administered to a different
sample (drawn from the same population) for the purpose of verifying the results obtained from
the original validation study? - CORRECT ANSWER - cross-validation
Organization X applies validity data from another similar job situation to its own organization.
What is this process called? - CORRECT ANSWER - validity generalization
