MGT 465 ch 9 practice quiz
The best description of UGESP is that they are ________.
a set of federal regulations related to selection systems as covered by the Civil Rights Act
The correlation between structured interviews and cognitive ability tests is ________.
positive
Which of the following is a characteristic of a typical unstructured interview?
The interviewer makes a quick and final evaluation of the candidate.
Which of the following is true regarding drug testing?
The rate of drug testing has declined slightly in recent years.
Which of the following is true regarding cognitive ability tests?
There is reason to believe cognitive ability tests will be associated with positive financial returns.
What are the most useful personality traits, in order, for selection contexts?
Conscientiousness, emotional stability, extraversion
Applicants' reactions to interviews tend to be ________.
very favorable
Which of the following is not one of the five-factor model personality traits?
General mental ability
Which of the following is(are) true based on research regarding interviews?
Panel interviews were less valid than individual interviews.
Measures which assess an individual's capacity to function in a certain way are called ________.
ability tests
This personality trait is associated with more helping behaviors, teamwork, and difficulty in coping with conflicts.
agreeableness
Which of the following is a source of error or bias in unstructured interviews?
all of the above are true
Interest inventories are designed to improve person job match by assessing applicant preferences for different types of work. Research suggests that these inventories ________.
are not strongly predictive of job performance
The difference between black and white test takers on cognitive ability tests has been ________.
both decreasing over time and lower when tests are given in an open-ended format
The UGESP requires employers to ________.
consider suitable alternative selection procedures if one of the selection techniques has adverse impact
The first step of the structured interview process is ________.
consulting the job requirements matrix
Which of the following is true regarding the use of personality tests in the selection process?
none of the above
Work samples and performance tests are useful for a broad range of jobs, although they are difficult to use in ________ jobs.
none of the above
Research studies have found ________ support for the validity of job knowledge tests.
relatively strong
Selection for team contexts ________.
should emphasize both interpersonal and self-management KSAOs
The type of structured interview that assesses an applicant's ability to project what his/her behavior would be in the future is the ________ interview.
situational
The process of administering tests that place applicants in hypothetical, job-related situations and asking them to choose a course of action among several alternatives is called ________.
situational judgement tests
________ assessment methods are used to reduce the candidate pool to finalists for a job.
substantive
The biggest reason why cognitive ability tests are not more widely used is ________.
they have an adverse impact on minorities
