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QUESTION 1

According to a study described in the textbook, all of the following are consistent with international staffing practices except:

		application forms are widely used for initial screening.
		job descriptions are used infrequently.
		cognitive ability tests are used less frequently.
		interviews and references are the most common post-screening techniques.

QUESTION 2

Tests that have no rigid time limit are:

		speed tests.
		power tests.
		group tests.
		individual tests.

QUESTION 3

The acronym KSAO stands for:

		knowledge, skills, agreeableness, and organization.
		knowledge, skills, abilities, and organization.
		knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics.
		knowledge, skills, agreeableness, and openness.

QUESTION 4

An I-O psychologist is screening firefighter recruits to examine strength, flexibility, and stamina. These traits would best be tested by:

		physical ability tests.
		IQ tests.
		differential psychology.
		general mental ability tests.

QUESTION 5

Early individual differences tests focused on measuring:

		interests.
		opinions.
		beliefs.
		intelligence.

QUESTION 6

Employers (and often parents) lament that their employees (or children) lack common sense. In this unit, we have covered many different human attributes, but common sense was not one of them. Nevertheless, to the non-psychologist, common sense has some meaning. Based upon cognitive abilities and KSAOs examined in this chapter, identify the attributes that you think define common sense. Your response must be at least 200 words in length. No direct quotes from any source should be included.

QUESTION 7

A consulting company approaches an organization and suggests that it can improve productivity substantially by administering a battery of tests. These tests will include three different tests of mental ability. In examining the technical manual for this battery, you discover that one of the three tests typically produces very high scores, the second typically produces very low scores, and the third has just as many high as low test scores. What would be your response to the suggestion that all three tests be used in the battery? Why? Your response must be at least 200 words in length. No direct quotes from any source should be included .