Question 1

If a restaurant has 5 openings and 15 applicants for those openings, the selection ratio is:

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A)  1/3
B)  1/4
C)  1/5
D)  3E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

What is one potential problem with the current implementation of the FMLA?

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A)  It does not provide for paternity leave.
B)  It allows employees to take time off to care for children, but not to take care of their elderly parents.
C)  Many employees cannot afford to take unpaid leave.
D)  Most employees abuse the system and take leave for things such as sporting events.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which of these is a purpose of affirmative action programs?

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A)  to establish a quota system whereby numbers of minority members must be hired
B)  to increase the number of minorities or members of protected classes in targeted jobs
C)  to prevent majority members from getting jobs in the organization
D)  to ensure the hiring of unqualified minority applicantsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What is the Equal Pay Act, and how has the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act changed the way the EPA works?

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The EPA makes it illegal to provide uneq...

Question 5

To be hired as an airline pilot, one must accomplish three objectives: a 90% or higher score in a flight simulator, an 80% or higher score on a technical knowledge test, and at least 500 hours of flying experience. This approach to employee selection is known as:

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A)  multiple cutoff.
B)  multiple correlation.
C)  multiple regression.
D)  situational specificity.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

One consequence of increased cybervetting is that:

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A)  applicants should carefully consider what they share on social media.
B)  organizations are spending a great deal of money on companies that can scrub any negative comments about them from websites.
C)  younger generations face intense discrimination because of their overreliance on technology.
D)  organizations have poorer selection ratios.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of these events would be covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

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A)  the birth of a child
B)  the serious illness of a pet
C)  permanent disability that prevents the employee from meeting the requirements of the job
D)  needing to leave work to vote in a presidential election.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

_____ is key for maximizing hits and correct rejections and minimizing misses and false alarms.

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A)  A base ratio
B)  A selection ratio
C)  Validity
D)  UtilityE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Ideally, the measures in a selection battery should:

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A)  be highly correlated with one another.
B)  have low correlations with one another.
C)  have identical correlations.
D)  demonstrate a low multiple R.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

A recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action held that:

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A)  every individual should be considered on race alone, regardless of the individual's qualifications.
B)  there is no compelling need for diversity in large institutions such as schools and police departments.
C)  a university cannot automatically award global points to every underrepresented minority group member in its admissions process.
D)  diversity provides educational benefits to law school students, but not to students in other forms of graduate education.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Mary was selected by an organization, and she is an excellent performer. Pascal was selected by an organization, but he is doing very poor work. In this example, Mary is _____ and Pascal is _____.

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A)  a hit; a miss
B)  a miss; a hit
C)  a hit; a correct rejection
D)  a hit; a false alarmE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Predictive validation differs from concurrent validation in that predictive validation involves:

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A)  skipping the job analysis.
B)  not cross-validating a measure.
C)  collecting data from job applicants.
D)  a smaller sample size.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Which test would tend to have the fewest false alarms and misses?

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A)  a test with a validity of .05
B)  a test with a validity of .10
C)  a test with a validity of .20
D)  a test with a validity of .40E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Provide an example of a reasonable accommodation that an organization could make for a disabled employee.

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Responses will vary. The accom...

Question 15

What is adverse impact? How do we know when adverse impact is occurring?

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Adverse impact occurs when an organizati...

Question 16

What was the ultimate purpose of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?

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A)  to require that women be paid equally to men for the same work
B)  to require that women be paid during maternity leave
C)  to prevent the statute of limitations from running out when discriminatory practice is ongoing
D)  to prevent job incumbents from learning how much everyone in the workplace is paidE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

In a multiple hurdle approach, if an applicant fails to meet a cutoff for a selection test:

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A)  the applicant must be provided a retest.
B)  the applicant must redo all other selection tests he or she may have taken.
C)  the applicant is eliminated from the applicant pool.
D)  the applicant must earn a very high score on the next selection test to remain in the applicant pool.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

According to research in racioethnicity, which of these factors seems to have an important influence on whether a racially diverse pool of applicants will apply?

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A)  the race of the recruiter
B)  the diversity of the community
C)  whether there are volunteer opportunities through the organization
D)  whether the organization is a nonprofitE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

One of the most important outcomes of Griggs v. Duke Power is that:

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A)  it is illegal to hire members of only one race, even if they do better on a selection test, if the test does not predict job performance.
B)  organizations must provide reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities.
C)  organizations may not discriminate against pregnant women.
D)  it became illegal to discriminate against people who are under 40 years of age.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , employees are given _____ weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave for family-related issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  6
B)  8
C)  10
D)  12E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 7: Selection Decisions and Personnel Law

According to research in racioethnicity, which of these factors seems to have an important influence on whether a racially diverse pool of applicants will apply?

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To be hired as an airline pilot, one must accomplish three objectives: a 90% or higher score in a flight simulator, an 80% or higher score on a technical knowledge test, and at least 500 hours of flying experience. This approach to employee selection is known as:

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A recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action held that:

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What was the ultimate purpose of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?

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What is the Equal Pay Act, and how has the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act changed the way the EPA works?

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Provide an example of a reasonable accommodation that an organization could make for a disabled employee.

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Predictive validation differs from concurrent validation in that predictive validation involves:

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In a multiple hurdle approach, if an applicant fails to meet a cutoff for a selection test:

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_____ is key for maximizing hits and correct rejections and minimizing misses and false alarms.

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One consequence of increased cybervetting is that:

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If a restaurant has 5 openings and 15 applicants for those openings, the selection ratio is:

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What is one potential problem with the current implementation of the FMLA?

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Mary was selected by an organization, and she is an excellent performer. Pascal was selected by an organization, but he is doing very poor work. In this example, Mary is _____ and Pascal is _____.

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One of the most important outcomes of Griggs v. Duke Power is that:

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Which test would tend to have the fewest false alarms and misses?

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What is adverse impact? How do we know when adverse impact is occurring?

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Ideally, the measures in a selection battery should:

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Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) , employees are given _____ weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave for family-related issues.

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Which of these events would be covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act?

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Which of these is a purpose of affirmative action programs?

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