Chapter 8 Selection II: Testing Latest
Exam Questions Fully Solved.
In which of the following tests is each candidate is required to respond to a standardized set of short
reports, notes, telephone messages, and memos of the type that most managers must deal with on a
daily basis?
a. work profile questionnaire (WPQ)
b. job knowledge test
c. in-basket test
d. situational judgement test - Answer c
What is psychological testing NOT used for?
a. to hire applicants
b. to classify applicants selected into the most appropriate positions c. to assist in screening applicants
d. to identify applicant needs for training - Answer c
Which one of the following criteria does NOT need to be met to be accepted as a professional testing
standard? a. Tests must be reliable and valid.
b. Tests must be fair and unbiased.
c. Tests must have utility.
d. Tests must be cost effective. - Answer d
Which of the following is described as an aptitude test? a. Comprehensive Ability Battery (CAB)
b. Work Personality Index (WPI)
c. Wonderlic Personnel Test
d. Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test - Answer a
Which of the following concepts refers to an enduring, general trait or characteristic on which people
differ and that they bring to a work situation?
a. aptitude
, b. attribute
c. ability
d. attitude - Answer c
Which concept refers to an individual's degree of proficiency or competency on a given task that
develops through performing the task?
a. performance
b. skill
c. proficiency d. aptitude - Answer b
Suppose you are seeking an individual with quick finger dexterity for a keyboard operator position. In
which of the following categories would dexterity be classified?
a. aptitude
b. attribute
c. skill
d. ability - Answer d
What kind of test is the Wonderlic Personnel Test? a. Personality Inventory
b. Cognitive Ability Test
c. Vocational Interest Inventory
d. Sensory Ability Test - Answer b
What kind of knowledge is derived from experience when learning is not the primary objective? a. tacit
knowledge
b. job knowledge
c. procedural knowledge
d. situational knowledge - Answer a
Which of the following is NOT a psychological test used to select employees? a. an emotional intelligence
test
Exam Questions Fully Solved.
In which of the following tests is each candidate is required to respond to a standardized set of short
reports, notes, telephone messages, and memos of the type that most managers must deal with on a
daily basis?
a. work profile questionnaire (WPQ)
b. job knowledge test
c. in-basket test
d. situational judgement test - Answer c
What is psychological testing NOT used for?
a. to hire applicants
b. to classify applicants selected into the most appropriate positions c. to assist in screening applicants
d. to identify applicant needs for training - Answer c
Which one of the following criteria does NOT need to be met to be accepted as a professional testing
standard? a. Tests must be reliable and valid.
b. Tests must be fair and unbiased.
c. Tests must have utility.
d. Tests must be cost effective. - Answer d
Which of the following is described as an aptitude test? a. Comprehensive Ability Battery (CAB)
b. Work Personality Index (WPI)
c. Wonderlic Personnel Test
d. Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test - Answer a
Which of the following concepts refers to an enduring, general trait or characteristic on which people
differ and that they bring to a work situation?
a. aptitude
, b. attribute
c. ability
d. attitude - Answer c
Which concept refers to an individual's degree of proficiency or competency on a given task that
develops through performing the task?
a. performance
b. skill
c. proficiency d. aptitude - Answer b
Suppose you are seeking an individual with quick finger dexterity for a keyboard operator position. In
which of the following categories would dexterity be classified?
a. aptitude
b. attribute
c. skill
d. ability - Answer d
What kind of test is the Wonderlic Personnel Test? a. Personality Inventory
b. Cognitive Ability Test
c. Vocational Interest Inventory
d. Sensory Ability Test - Answer b
What kind of knowledge is derived from experience when learning is not the primary objective? a. tacit
knowledge
b. job knowledge
c. procedural knowledge
d. situational knowledge - Answer a
Which of the following is NOT a psychological test used to select employees? a. an emotional intelligence
test
