HRMN 3420 EXAM 2 PRACTICE TEST
The extent to which performance on the selection measure is associated with
performance on the job is called:
A. Reliability
B. Utility
C. Criterion-related validity
D. Generalizability
E. Legality - Answer -C. Criterion-related validity
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding reliability and validity?
A. Reliability and validity are directly proportional to each other
B. Reliability and validity are inversely proportional to each other
C. Every measure that is reliable has high degree of validity
D. Reliability is a necessary and sufficient condition for validity
E. A measure must be reliable if it is to have any validity - Answer -E. A measure must
be reliable if it is to have any validity
3. The _____ is a measure of the degree to which two sets of numbers are related (i.e.,
the covariance between two sets of numbers).
A. Validity coefficient
B. Correlation coefficient
C. Generalizability
D. Standard deviation
E. Utility score - Answer -B. Correlation coefficient
4. Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates NO relationship?
A. +1.00
B. -1.00
C. 0
D. +100
E. -6.67 - Answer -C. 0
5. Which of the following is TRUE about the selection process?
A. It provides information about the job tasks performed and related KSAOs
B. It attracts people with needed KSAOs and who are likely to accept job offers
C. It decides who (of all recruited applicants) will be allowed into the organization
D. A & B
E. B & C - Answer -C. It decides who (of all recruited applicants) will be allowed into the
organization
The extent to which performance on the selection measure is associated with
performance on the job is called:
A. Reliability
B. Utility
C. Criterion-related validity
D. Generalizability
E. Legality - Answer -C. Criterion-related validity
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding reliability and validity?
A. Reliability and validity are directly proportional to each other
B. Reliability and validity are inversely proportional to each other
C. Every measure that is reliable has high degree of validity
D. Reliability is a necessary and sufficient condition for validity
E. A measure must be reliable if it is to have any validity - Answer -E. A measure must
be reliable if it is to have any validity
3. The _____ is a measure of the degree to which two sets of numbers are related (i.e.,
the covariance between two sets of numbers).
A. Validity coefficient
B. Correlation coefficient
C. Generalizability
D. Standard deviation
E. Utility score - Answer -B. Correlation coefficient
4. Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates NO relationship?
A. +1.00
B. -1.00
C. 0
D. +100
E. -6.67 - Answer -C. 0
5. Which of the following is TRUE about the selection process?
A. It provides information about the job tasks performed and related KSAOs
B. It attracts people with needed KSAOs and who are likely to accept job offers
C. It decides who (of all recruited applicants) will be allowed into the organization
D. A & B
E. B & C - Answer -C. It decides who (of all recruited applicants) will be allowed into the
organization
