41. Which of the following forms of validation becomes relatively more attractive as the sample available for validation becomes smaller?
A. Predictive criterion-related
B. Concurrent criterion-related
C. Content validation
D. Face validation
Content Validation — A test-validation strategy performed by demonstrating that the items, questions, or problems posed by a test are a representative sample of the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job.
42. Unlike predictive and concurrent validity, content validity is:
A. measured statistically.
B. more valid.
C. based on judgments.
D. not legally approved.
Although criterion-related validity is established by empirical means, content validity is achieved primarily through a process of expert judgment.
43. A construction firm is in need of a construction superintendent, whose primary responsibilities involve organizing, supervising, and inspecting the work of several subcontractors. It administers a construction-error recognition test, where an applicant enters into a shed that has been specially constructed to have 25 common and expensive errors and where he/she is asked to record as many of these problems as can be detected. What type of validation would best be used for the test?
A. Concurrent criterion-related
B. Predictive criterion-related
C. Content
D. Standard error of the measurement
Content validation is performed by demonstrating that the items, questions, or problems posed by the test are a representative sample of the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job.
44. A firm is seeking to hire 15 electricians. It intends to hire only experienced electricians and, as a result, has no plans to train them. A test is developed that requires applicants to identify the mistakes in a miswired circuit and to then correct them by rewiring the circuit properly. What would be the most appropriate method to use in validating this test?
A. Concurrent criterion-related validation
B. Predictive criterion-related validation
C. Construct validation
D. Content validation
Content validation is performed by demonstrating that the items, questions, or problems posed by the test are a representative sample of the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job.
45. ______ is performed by demonstrating that the items, questions, or problems posed by a test are a representative sample of the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job.
A. Flexible validation
B. Predictive validation
C. Content validation
D. Concurrent validation
A test that is content valid exposes the job applicant to situations that are likely to occur on the job, and then tests whether the applicant currently has sufficient knowledge, skill, or ability to handle such situations.
46. Concerns about the large role that subjective judgments play should be greatest when using:
A. predictive criterion-related validation.
B. concurrent criterion-related validation.
C. content validation.
D. test-retest estimates of reliability.
As subjective judgment plays such a large role in content validation, it is critical to minimize the amount of inference involved on the part of judges.
47. ______ is defined as the degree to which the validity of a selection method established in one context extends to other contexts.
A. Utility
B. Generalizability
C. Reliability
D. Legality
There are three primary "contexts" over which we might like to generalize: different situations (jobs or organizations), different samples of people, and different time periods.
48. The best alternative for validating selection methods for companies that cannot use criterion-related or content validation is:
A. validation by demonstrating very high reliability.
B. validity generalization.
C. the use of commercial selection tests.
D. validation by demonstrating a very low standard error of measurement.
Generalizability — The degree to which the validity of a selection method established in one context extends to other contexts.
49. The process of determining statistically whether criterion-related validity obtained in one sample holds up in another sample is:
A. selection validity.
B. cross validation.
C. predictive ability analysis.
D. validity generalization.
Generalizability is defined as the degree to which the validity of a selection method established in one context extends to other contexts.
50. Which of the following is not a primary context which we might generalize?
A. Different situations
B. Different geographic areas
C. Different time periods
D. Different samples of people
There are three primary "contexts" over which we might like to generalize: different situations (jobs or organizations), different samples of people, and different time periods.