CBAD Exam 2: Essential Knowledge for Academic
and Career Growth
Typically, establishing validity is a matter of comparing selection test scores:
Select one:
a. to weighted scores on the candidate’s application
b. to supervisors' ratings of job performance Correct
c. to previous scores done in a similar occupation
d. before and after hiring - correct answer ✔✔b. to supervisors' ratings of job performance Correct
An employer's best defense against liability in a negligent hiring suit is to use which of the following
selection tools?
Select one:
a. structured interview
b. background checks Correct
c. a personality test
d. an honesty test - correct answer ✔✔b. background checks Correct
Ian, in charge of selection, wants to decrease the size of his applicant pool for entry level electrical
workers. This job, like most in his organization, requires an employment test. What should he do?
Select one:
a. Lower the cut score on the employment test.
b. Raise the cut score on the employment test. Correct
c. Increase the concurrent validity of the employment test.
d. Increase the reliability of the employment test. - correct answer ✔✔b. Raise the cut score on the
employment test. Correct
One of the major provisions addressed in the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection is:
Select one:
,a. adverse impact. Correct
b. affirmative action.
c. reverse discrimination.
d. sexual harassment. - correct answer ✔✔a. adverse impact. Correct
Which of the following recruiter characteristics do applicants tend to respond to most positively?
Select one:
a. Similar gender and race as applicant
b. Close in age to applicant
c. Personal appearance and dress
d. Warm and informative Correct - correct answer ✔✔d. Warm and informative Correct
Outside (external) recruitment sources include all of the following except:
Select one:
a. employees recalled from a layoff. Correct
b. college campuses and vocational schools.
c. labor unions.
d. walk in job applicants. - correct answer ✔✔a. employees recalled from a layoff. Correct
One of your employees, a member of a protected class, loses his temper and assaults and injures a
customer. The customer is also a member of a protected class. During the investigation the police
discover that the employee has a long history of such behavior and served jail time for assault and
battery that was never questioned. As the employer
Select one:
a. You cannot be held responsible because the employee was a member of a protected class.
b. Your employees' behavior has made you liable for the injuries under the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
c. You will be subject to establishing an affirmative action plan as a consequence of this incident.
d. You are probably liable for negligent hiring. Correct - correct answer ✔✔d. You are probably liable for
negligent hiring. Correct
, Clear, precise statements on the major tasks, duties, and responsibilities performed are listed in:
Select one:
a. Job specifications
b. Job descriptions Correct
c. Position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)
d. Task analysis inventory - correct answer ✔✔b. Job descriptions Correct
Ways to improve the effectiveness of external recruitment include all of the following except:
Select one:
a. Training organizational recruiters
b. Calculating yield ratios of recruiting sources Incorrect
c. Focusing on only one or two recruiting sources
d. Conducting realistic job previews - correct answer ✔✔c. Focusing on only one or two recruiting
sources
Which of the following is an advantage of relying on internal recruitment sources?
Select one:
a. They are likely to increase diversity.
b. They minimize the impact of political considerations in the hiring decision.
c. They are generally cheaper and faster than other means. Correct
d. They will increase innovation within the organization. - correct answer ✔✔c. They are generally
cheaper and faster than other means. Correct
Determining whether or not performance is acceptable and thus what selection tests to use to screen
applicants can be assisted by which of the following?
Select one:
a. Yield ratio
b. Acceptance rate
c. Base rate Correct
d. Margin ratio - correct answer ✔✔c. Base rate Correct
and Career Growth
Typically, establishing validity is a matter of comparing selection test scores:
Select one:
a. to weighted scores on the candidate’s application
b. to supervisors' ratings of job performance Correct
c. to previous scores done in a similar occupation
d. before and after hiring - correct answer ✔✔b. to supervisors' ratings of job performance Correct
An employer's best defense against liability in a negligent hiring suit is to use which of the following
selection tools?
Select one:
a. structured interview
b. background checks Correct
c. a personality test
d. an honesty test - correct answer ✔✔b. background checks Correct
Ian, in charge of selection, wants to decrease the size of his applicant pool for entry level electrical
workers. This job, like most in his organization, requires an employment test. What should he do?
Select one:
a. Lower the cut score on the employment test.
b. Raise the cut score on the employment test. Correct
c. Increase the concurrent validity of the employment test.
d. Increase the reliability of the employment test. - correct answer ✔✔b. Raise the cut score on the
employment test. Correct
One of the major provisions addressed in the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection is:
Select one:
,a. adverse impact. Correct
b. affirmative action.
c. reverse discrimination.
d. sexual harassment. - correct answer ✔✔a. adverse impact. Correct
Which of the following recruiter characteristics do applicants tend to respond to most positively?
Select one:
a. Similar gender and race as applicant
b. Close in age to applicant
c. Personal appearance and dress
d. Warm and informative Correct - correct answer ✔✔d. Warm and informative Correct
Outside (external) recruitment sources include all of the following except:
Select one:
a. employees recalled from a layoff. Correct
b. college campuses and vocational schools.
c. labor unions.
d. walk in job applicants. - correct answer ✔✔a. employees recalled from a layoff. Correct
One of your employees, a member of a protected class, loses his temper and assaults and injures a
customer. The customer is also a member of a protected class. During the investigation the police
discover that the employee has a long history of such behavior and served jail time for assault and
battery that was never questioned. As the employer
Select one:
a. You cannot be held responsible because the employee was a member of a protected class.
b. Your employees' behavior has made you liable for the injuries under the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
c. You will be subject to establishing an affirmative action plan as a consequence of this incident.
d. You are probably liable for negligent hiring. Correct - correct answer ✔✔d. You are probably liable for
negligent hiring. Correct
, Clear, precise statements on the major tasks, duties, and responsibilities performed are listed in:
Select one:
a. Job specifications
b. Job descriptions Correct
c. Position analysis questionnaire (PAQ)
d. Task analysis inventory - correct answer ✔✔b. Job descriptions Correct
Ways to improve the effectiveness of external recruitment include all of the following except:
Select one:
a. Training organizational recruiters
b. Calculating yield ratios of recruiting sources Incorrect
c. Focusing on only one or two recruiting sources
d. Conducting realistic job previews - correct answer ✔✔c. Focusing on only one or two recruiting
sources
Which of the following is an advantage of relying on internal recruitment sources?
Select one:
a. They are likely to increase diversity.
b. They minimize the impact of political considerations in the hiring decision.
c. They are generally cheaper and faster than other means. Correct
d. They will increase innovation within the organization. - correct answer ✔✔c. They are generally
cheaper and faster than other means. Correct
Determining whether or not performance is acceptable and thus what selection tests to use to screen
applicants can be assisted by which of the following?
Select one:
a. Yield ratio
b. Acceptance rate
c. Base rate Correct
d. Margin ratio - correct answer ✔✔c. Base rate Correct
