Wonderlic Personnel Test PSYS 475 Exam

Wonderlic Personnel Test/ PSYS 475 Exam

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abilities assessed in only - 12 minutes

Scores are highly related to an applicant's ability to: - Learn specific job duties Solve problems Understand instructions Apply knowledge to new situations Benefit from specific job training

WPT first used - by the Navy during WWII to select candidates for pilot training and navigation

During civil rights movement of 60s and 70s - concerns were about it being racially-biased

Wonderlic, Inc. investigated to validity of the WPT across several racial and ethnic groups - These studies, along w government and academic research, demonstrated that the WPT is NOT biased against any racial or ethnic group

latest version known as the - "Wonderlic Contemporary Cognitive Ability Test"

50 items arranged in order of - increasing difficulty

types of problems include - Analogies General math Analysis of geometric figures Disarranged sentences Vocabulary

can be administered - in pencil-and-paper format, on a PC, or online Results of the computer-based and pencil-and-paper versions are comparable

Scoring - Final score = the number of correct responses made within 12 minutes A score of 20 is intended to be equivalent to an IQ score of 100 (average intelligence)

Higher scoring individuals will not only gain more from formalized training, but they are also more likely to - learn effectively from otj experience

Modest scorers need more - detailed instruction, hands-on practice, more time and repetition

Average score of nearly 120k US job applicants is - 21

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