FOUNDATION OF RECRUITMENT and
SELECTION (Reality and Validity) CHAPTER 2
T/F QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Which of the following is correct?
a. A test can be reliable but not valid.
b. Construct validity is another term for content validity.
c. Bias refers to the reaction of test takers to a particular test. d. A test can be
valid but not reliable.
a
What concept is defined as follows: the decrease in magnitude of the validity
coefficient associated with measurement error of the predictor, the criterion, or
both?
a. sampling error
b. regression
c. attenuation
d. differential prediction
c
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Validity concepts in selection apply only to test scores.
b. U.S. Labor Department guidelines suggest that tests with validity coefficients
above .35 are very beneficial.
c. U.S. Labor Department guidelines suggest that only tests with reliability
coefficients above .55 should be used in selection.
d. Employment tests have been shown to have no adverse impact on applicants.
b
What concept is defined by the following: "systematic errors in measurement, or
inferences made from those measurements, that are related to different
, identifiable group membership characteristics such as age, sex, or race?" a.
discrimination
b. unfairness
c. bias
d. validity
c
Which of the following concepts refers to the use of different selection rules for
different identifiable subgroups? a. subgroup differential
b. subgroup bias
c. subgroup norming
d. subgroup fairness
c
Which employment test has been identified as being biased in favour of males? a.
Bennett Mechanical Comprehension test
b. Wonderlic Personnel test
c. Toronto Police Service physical abilities test
d. cognitive ability test
a
What concept is defined as the predicted average performance score of a
subgroup? a. subgroup prediction
b. differential prediction
c. systematic prediction
d. performance prediction
b
Refer to Figure 2.1. What occurs if the selection system does not have utility? a.
The job should be reanalyzed.
b. The selection system should be reviewed.
c. The selection system should be implemented.
d. The selection system should be validated.
SELECTION (Reality and Validity) CHAPTER 2
T/F QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS.
Which of the following is correct?
a. A test can be reliable but not valid.
b. Construct validity is another term for content validity.
c. Bias refers to the reaction of test takers to a particular test. d. A test can be
valid but not reliable.
a
What concept is defined as follows: the decrease in magnitude of the validity
coefficient associated with measurement error of the predictor, the criterion, or
both?
a. sampling error
b. regression
c. attenuation
d. differential prediction
c
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Validity concepts in selection apply only to test scores.
b. U.S. Labor Department guidelines suggest that tests with validity coefficients
above .35 are very beneficial.
c. U.S. Labor Department guidelines suggest that only tests with reliability
coefficients above .55 should be used in selection.
d. Employment tests have been shown to have no adverse impact on applicants.
b
What concept is defined by the following: "systematic errors in measurement, or
inferences made from those measurements, that are related to different
, identifiable group membership characteristics such as age, sex, or race?" a.
discrimination
b. unfairness
c. bias
d. validity
c
Which of the following concepts refers to the use of different selection rules for
different identifiable subgroups? a. subgroup differential
b. subgroup bias
c. subgroup norming
d. subgroup fairness
c
Which employment test has been identified as being biased in favour of males? a.
Bennett Mechanical Comprehension test
b. Wonderlic Personnel test
c. Toronto Police Service physical abilities test
d. cognitive ability test
a
What concept is defined as the predicted average performance score of a
subgroup? a. subgroup prediction
b. differential prediction
c. systematic prediction
d. performance prediction
b
Refer to Figure 2.1. What occurs if the selection system does not have utility? a.
The job should be reanalyzed.
b. The selection system should be reviewed.
c. The selection system should be implemented.
d. The selection system should be validated.
