TA exam 2 Questions and Solved Answers

TA exam 2 Questions and Solved Answers The largest component of the Wonderlic Personnel test is ______

• English knowledge
• Logic questions
• general knowledge
• problem solving - ANSWER-a. English knowledge

Which of the following is not true of the Wonderlic Personnel test?

• it has 50 multiple choice questions
• all alternatives are true
• it is used by the National Football League
• the time limit is 12 minutes
• it is the most widely used pre-employment test - ANSWER-b. all alternatives are true

The Science of Personality video concluded____

• our behavior is influenced primarily by rewards and punishments in situations we

encounter

• none of the alternatives are correct
• we can't change our personality but we can change our behavior
• we can change our personality over time - ANSWER-c. we can't change our

personality but we can change our behavior The Science of Personality video argued we have three main motives. Which of the following is not one of the three?

• finding meaning
• getting along
• finding self-actualization 1 / 3

• getting ahead - ANSWER-c. finding self-actualization

According to The Science of Personality video, the best predictor of job performance is ____

• identity
• reputation
• leadership
• the dark side of personality - ANSWER-b. reputation

All of the following are advantages of internal selection vs external selection except ----

• greater depth of candidate information
• greater verifiability of candidate information
• greater emphasis can be placed on signs than samples
• past experience is more relevant - ANSWER-c) greater emphasis can be placed on

signs than samples The software is an example of an open (vs. closed) recruiting system t/f - ANSWER-f The Success Factors Succession Planning software includes ----

• a 9 box model
• competencies
• 9 box model and competencies
• cognitive ability test scores - ANSWER-c) 9 box model and competencies

The Success Factors Succession Planning Software as described, enables employees to nominate themselves for positions.t/f - ANSWER-f The purpose of the Taylor-Russell tables is to examine ----

• validity
• reliability 2 / 3

• utility
• adverse impact - ANSWER-c) utility

The percent of applicants hired is ----

• the selection ratio

• validity

• reliability

• base rate - ANSWER-a) the selection ratio

Base rate refers to ----

• utility
• the % of applicants hired
• the cost of testing
• the % of employees judged successful - ANSWER-d) the % of employees judged

successful Managers tend to be most impressed by ----

• economic gain analysis

• magnitude of the correlation r

• high reliability
• low selection ratios - ANSWER-b) magnitude of the correlation r

If your manager asks you if the company should buy an new test and the base rate is high, selection ratio and validity high, what would you advise?

• do not buy the new test
• buy the new test

• raise the selection ratio

• have a drink and think about it - ANSWER-a) do not buy the new test

The advice to Nonooki, the Eskimo seeking spouse is ----

• / 3