HRMN 3420 Exam 2 Practice Test 100% Solved 2024

HRMN 3420 Exam 2 Practice Test 100% Solved 2024 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 6. A firm wants to hire 15 electricians. Based on job analysis, this firm decides that a KSAO needed for critical tasks is Conscientiousness because of the attention to detail needed in repairing electric circuits. A test is developed that assesses Conscientiousness, but the measure contains dissimilar items (e.g., "I am conscientious" and "I am talkative"). This test likely has _____. A. Poor inter-rater reliability B. Poor inter-item reliability C. Poor test-retest reliability D. Adequate item diversity reliability E. Adequate inter-item reliability - Answer- B. Poor inter-item reliability 7. A good level of reliability for most selection measures is: A. r = .10 B. r = .30 C. r = .50 D. r = .70 - Answer- D. r = .70 8. The _____ protects individuals from discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, and national origin with respect to hiring as well as compensation and working conditions. A. False Claims Act B. Civil Rights Act of 1991 C. Age Discrimination in Employment Act D. Americans with Disabilities Act E. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - Answer- B. Civil Rights Act of 1991 9. When a company provides evidence from previous criterion-related validity studies conducted in other situations to show that a specific test is a valid predictor of performance in another specific job, it is trying to prove the test's: A. Reliability B. Utility C. Criterion-related validity D. Generalizability E. Legality - Answer- D. Generalizability 10. An advantage of personality inventories is that they display high test-retest and inter-item reliability. However, personality inventories also come with the following disadvantage(s): A. They may adversely impact individuals protecte