CMAN 272 EXAM 3 CORE CONCEPTS AND
MEDICAL ASSISTING REVIEW 2026
◉ Legal Standards.
Answer: Illegal activities:
gathering information on protected status (even indirectly)
Race and sex norming- using different norms or adjusting scores for
minority group members
◉ Banding.
Answer: A legal alternative to race and sex norming
Treats a range of scores as being similar
Within a set of similar scores, anyone can be hired
example:
band 1 scores: 50, 48
band 2: 43, 41, 40, 39
band 3: 35, 34
,Hiring 4 people, who gets hired?
Both in band 1, two in band 2, zero in band 3
Methods of choosing: top down, random, minorities
◉ Job application.
Answer: Applications
Contact information
Work experience
Educational background
Applicant's signature
◉ Resume.
Answer: created by the applicant
◉ References.
Answer: Vary in amount of information provided
Legal issues: defamation & misrepresentation (remember lecture
example)
◉ aptitude test.
Answer: Assess how well a person can learn or acquire skills and
abilities
, ◉ achievement test.
Answer: assess existing knowledge and skills
◉ Physical Ability Tests.
Answer: Measure muscular power, endurance, flexibility,
balance, and coordination
◉ Cognitive Ability Tests.
Answer: Measure mental abilities (e.g., verbal skills,
quantitative skills, reasoning ability)
Concern: disparate impact
Possible solutions: Race or sex norming, Banding
◉ Big Five Personality Model.
Answer: Remember OCEAN
Openness to experience (inquisitiveness)
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
MEDICAL ASSISTING REVIEW 2026
◉ Legal Standards.
Answer: Illegal activities:
gathering information on protected status (even indirectly)
Race and sex norming- using different norms or adjusting scores for
minority group members
◉ Banding.
Answer: A legal alternative to race and sex norming
Treats a range of scores as being similar
Within a set of similar scores, anyone can be hired
example:
band 1 scores: 50, 48
band 2: 43, 41, 40, 39
band 3: 35, 34
,Hiring 4 people, who gets hired?
Both in band 1, two in band 2, zero in band 3
Methods of choosing: top down, random, minorities
◉ Job application.
Answer: Applications
Contact information
Work experience
Educational background
Applicant's signature
◉ Resume.
Answer: created by the applicant
◉ References.
Answer: Vary in amount of information provided
Legal issues: defamation & misrepresentation (remember lecture
example)
◉ aptitude test.
Answer: Assess how well a person can learn or acquire skills and
abilities
, ◉ achievement test.
Answer: assess existing knowledge and skills
◉ Physical Ability Tests.
Answer: Measure muscular power, endurance, flexibility,
balance, and coordination
◉ Cognitive Ability Tests.
Answer: Measure mental abilities (e.g., verbal skills,
quantitative skills, reasoning ability)
Concern: disparate impact
Possible solutions: Race or sex norming, Banding
◉ Big Five Personality Model.
Answer: Remember OCEAN
Openness to experience (inquisitiveness)
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
