Chapter 10 Quiz Due No due date Points 25 Allowed Attempts Unlimited Questions 25 Time Limit None Take the Quiz Again Attempt History LATEST Attempt Time Score Attempt 1 7 minutes 20 out of 25 Score for this attempt: 20 out of 25 Submitted Apr 13 at 8:10p.m. This attempt took 7 minutes. Question 1 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT a constraint or a competing demand employers must contend with when making selection decisions? time pressures Correct! an oversupply of applicants satisficing selecting individuals who have adequate information about the job requirements Question 2 0 / 1 pts In organizations that select candidates for the organization rather than for specific jobs, which of the following is NOT required? ou Answered orrect Answer selecting for organizational fit having strong external hiring policies possessing flexible job descriptions hiring to fill dynamic and changing jobs Question 3 1 / 1 pts What type of theories are personal beliefs that are held about how people or things function, without objective evidence and often without conscious awareness? explicit psychological Correct! implicit attribution Question 4 1 / 1 pts Which concept refers to the process in which statistical data are combined in a judgmental manner? pure statistical approach pure judgment approach Correct! profile interpretation judgmental composite Question 5 In which approach are data combined statistically? statistical composite Correct! pure statistical 1 / 1 pts profile interpretation trait rating Question 6 0 / 1 pts In which approach to collecting and combining applicant information are a number of judgmental ratings made based on various sources of information? profile interpretation orrect Answer trait rating pure statistical ou Answered judgmental composite Question 7 Which of the following does NOT reduce the objectivity of group decisions? orrect Answer organizational culture group conformity power motives ou Answered information asymmetry 0 / 1 pts Question 8 1 / 1 pts What might team members of a selection committee uncover by discussing their rationales for candidate ratings during the selection process? negligent hiring person–organization fit Correct! biases and errors expectancy errors Question 9 1 / 1 pts What is the term for the threshold at which those scoring at or above the score will pass, and those scoring below will fail? pass mark score threshold level score minimum performance score Correct! cutoff score Question 10 1 / 1 pts Which concept refers to the proportion of applicants who are hired for one or more positions? yield ratio applicant ratio Correct! selection ratio employment ratio Question 11 1 / 1 pts Regarding the accepted standard for passing a course in most general undergraduate university degree programs, what cutoff score was established by convention? 80 Correct! 50 70 60 True\False Question 12 1 / 1 pts What is the simplest way of combining applicant information in the selection process? Apply weighted averages. Apply moving averages. Correct! Add the scores together. Separate quantitative and qualitative data. Question 13 1 / 1 pts The purpose of selection is to discriminate. Correct! True False Question 14 1 / 1 pts The predictive validity of unstructured interviews in employee selection is very low compared to other types of selection procedures. Correct! True False Question 15 1 / 1 pts Implicit theories are personal beliefs that are held about how people or things function, without objective evidence or often without conscious awareness. Correct! True False Question 16 1 / 1 pts The belief that unswerving eye contact reveals honesty, directness, and confidence is an example of an implicit theory. Correct! True False Question 17 1 / 1 pts An approach in which data are combined statistically is referred to as a judgmental composite. Correct! False True Question 18 0 / 1 pts Employers welcome statistical approaches to selection decision making and use them widely. orrect Answer False ou Answered True Question 19 1 / 1 pts According to the textbook, which of the following is NOT a predictor score for a sales applicant? Correct! introversion scale structured interview feedback check cognitive ability test Question 20 1 / 1 pts What concept refers to grouping applicants based on ranges of scores? profiling Correct! banding matching categorizing Question 21 0 / 1 pts Surveys indicate that in most organizations one individual makes selection decisions. ou Answered True orrect Answer False Question 22 1 / 1 pts Cutoff scores ensure that applicants meet some minimum level of ability or qualification to be considered for a job. Correct! True False Question 23 1 / 1 pts In the multiple cutoff model, applicants are rejected if their scores on any of the predictors fall below the cutoff scores. Correct! True False Question 24 1 / 1 pts Correct! True False Question 25 1 / 1 pts For an employment contract to be valid and enforceable there must be consideration. Correct! True False Quiz Score: 20 out of 25
