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Businesses can defend themselves against a case of discrimination by
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claiming the right of quid pro quo
building a prima facie case
Showing that business cannot be adequately conducted without people of a certain trait and that those in the candidate pool who fit these criteria happen to be of a particular race, gender, etc.
showing that the selection system is NOT related to the job
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Multiple cutoffs are when
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Passing scores are set for each predictor
The predictors are administered in a predetermined order. Applicants can only move onto the next predictor if they have scored above a certain level on the previous predictor
Statistical technique that allows us to determine how well a set of predictors forecasts job performance
Passing scores are set for interviews only
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During a _____________________, multiple applicants answer questions during the same interview
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serial interview
group interview
return interview
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Todd and Jason are waiting to interview for a job. Jason gets to interview before Todd. While waiting Todd worries that Jason’s performance on the interview will affect how the interviewer rates Todd during his interview. Todd’s worries are known as:
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primacy effect
contrast effect
negative information bias
interviewer-interviewee similarity
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Tommy arrived for an interview with a recruiter on Monday. He was asked to come back for another interview the following week. The second interview is is known as a(n)
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panel interview
group interview
return interview
serial interview
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All of the following are ways to collect biographical information EXCEPT
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Application blank
Situational Judgment test
Biodata
Interview
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Oregon’s school districts recently got into trouble with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission because it did not have enough female gym teachers in their faculty. In their defense, the Oregon school district stated that people who fit the criteria for the job happened to be men and that the school district was not intentionally trying to discriminate. This defense is referred to as
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business necessity
prima facie case
undue hardship
reasonable doubt.
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The Scheinhardt Wig Company uses a selection system that requires that applicants participate in an interview first. If the applicant receives a high enough score on the interview, the applicant is asked back for a situational judgment test. If the applicant receives a high enough score on the situational judgment test, the applicant is asked back for a personality test. Based on these scores a selection decision is then made. This type of selection process is known as:
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multiple cutoffs
multiple regression
multiple hurdle
multiple choice
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Staples Restaurant asks all of the applicants for the position of waiter/waitress to come to the restaurant and participate in a test where the applicants pretend to serve customers (who are really Staples Restaurant managers). This type of test is known as:
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cognitive ability
work sample
situational judgment
spatial ability
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A work sample test
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Analyzes previous work that the employee has produced at another job
Tests applicants by asking them to work for free
Is a test that duplicates on the job activities
Includes information about the applicant’s biography
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When predictors are administered in a predetermined order, and applicants are measured on a subsequent predictor only if they pass the cutoff on a previous predictor, the approach to selection is known as:
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multiple predictor.
predictive validation.
multiple hurdle.
concurrent cutoff.
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The Winnipeg Iron Works. uses a selection system that requires applicants to participate in an interview, a work sample test, and a personality assessment. The applicant’s scores are then statistically combined using an equation and those scores are compared to those of the other applicants. This type of selection process is known as:
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multiple cutoffs
multiple choice
multiple hurdle
multiple regression
Question 38 (0.2 points)
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Quid pro quo sexual harassment
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occurs when the work environment is not conducive to work
occurs when the work environment is too sexually charged and offensive to an individual employee
occurs when Latin is spoken in the workplace
occurs when sexual favors are exchanged for promotions
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Selection ratio
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is the percentage of employees calculated by dividing the number of openings by the number of applicants
is the percentage of employees who are successful on the job
is the number of employees who are successful at completing the tasks
is the number of employees available for the job
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Employment at will is
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when employment procedures that inadvertently discriminate against a minority group
employers and employees have the right to start and end the employment relationship at any time for any reason
Provides the operational definition of racism
when the selection rate for a minority group is less than 80% of the selection rate for the group with the highest selection rate
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Patrick was asked to provide information about his personal history in an application. This information was collected using an application blank. This information is known as:
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biodata
biography
employee brand
historiography
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act:
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Provides the operational definition of racism
limits discrimination in hiring based on national origin, sexual orientation, religion (protected groups)
when employment procedures that inadvertently discriminate against a minority group
A and B
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When Melissa interviews applicants, she asks whatever questions pop into her mind at that moment. She tends to ask different questions to different applicants for the same job. This is an example of what kind of an interview?
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informational
unstructured
perfect
structured
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Utility is the degree to which a selection battery is __________________ and ___________________
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useful; cost-efficient
useful; accurate
accurate; valid
accurate; cost-efficient
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In an effort to hire more female job applicants, a company created a quota system where the company set aside 10 jobs specifically for women. The company was sued by some applicants it had rejected and lost the case. Which of the following is the best way to correct this?
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remove the quota system and replace it with a system where being a minority job candidate will be seen as a “plus”
stop hiring women altogether and explain to the courts that hiring only men is “okay”
remove the quota system and ignore minority candidates
continue using the quota system but explain to the courts that the quota system is supported by a job analysis
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The Americans with Disabilities act states that reasonable accommodations are
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A record of impairment
An exception made by an employer that allows a qualified disabled individual to successfully complete their job
An accommodation that causes difficult or too great an expense given the employer’s size and finances
Significant and meaningful task on the job
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Base rate
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is the number of employees available for the job
is the number of employees who are successful at completing the tasks
is the percentage of employees who are successful on the job
is the percentage of employees calculated by dividing the number of openings by the number of applicants
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The Americans with Disabilities act states that an undue hardship is
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An exception made by an employer that allows a qualified disabled individual to successfully complete their job
A record of impairment
An accommodation that causes difficult or too great an expense given the employer’s size and finances
Significant and meaningful task on the job
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A selection battery is
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A tool to differentiate between good employees and bad employees
A set of predictors used to make a hiring decision
A set of employees that have tests administered to them
A tool to charge a selection system
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_____ is said to occur when the selection rate for a group is less than 80% of the selection rate for the group with the highest selection rate.
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Adverse impact
Employment at-will
Validity generalization
