11.In following a ____ strategy, a firm attempts to provide evidence showing a relationship between applicant selection scores and subsequent job performance levels.
a.content-oriented
b.validity generalization
c.criterion-related
d.reliability
12.In following a ____ strategy, the firm attempts to demonstrate that other companies have already demonstrated the validity of the selection instruments.
a.content-oriented
b.criterion-related
c.validity generalization
d.reliability
13.Which document validity strategy does a firm use in trying to show that its selection devices were properly designed and were accurate measures of the needed worker requirements?
a.Content-oriented
b.Criterion-related
c.Validity generalization
d.Predictive validation
14.In reviewing the content-oriented validation strategy, courts require all but which of the following types of evidence from employers?
a.The instrument must be based on a proper job evaluation.
b.The items should be properly constructed so that they accurately measure the attributes they have been designed to measure.
c.The difficulty level of the items should be appropriate for the job in question.
d.The cut-off or passing score should be set in an appropriate manner.
15.The sole use of a ____ strategy for demonstrating validity is most appropriate for selection devices that directly assess job behavior.
a.validity generalization
b.criterion-related
c.content-oriented
d.predictive validation
16.When using a ____ strategy, the firm attempts to demonstrate statistically that someone who does well on a selection instrument is more likely to be a good job performer than someone who does poorly.
a.content-oriented
b.criterion-related
c.validity generalization
d.predictive validation
17.Which of the following pieces of information is required to gather criterion-related evidence?
a.Predictor score and criterion score
b.Predictor score and reliability score
c.Criterion score and reliability score
d.Criterion score and value-added score
18.When utilizing a criterion-related validation strategy, ____ represent how well the individual fared during the selection process.
a.criterion scores
b.predictor scores
c.device scores
d.value-added scores
19.When utilizing a criterion-related strategy, ____ represent the job performance level achieved by the individual, usually based on supervisor evaluations.
a.predictor scores
b.value-added scores
c.criterion scores
d.reliability scores
20.To be considered valid, the ____ must be statistically significant, and its magnitude must be sufficiently large to be of practical value.
a.predictor score
b.criterion score
c.validity coefficient
d.reliability coefficient