Recruitment and Selection Methods Quiz

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What are the two most basic ways to combine information in making staffing decisions?

  • Judgmental and structured decision-making
  • Clinical and statistical decision-making (correct)
  • Intuitive and mechanical decision-making
  • Clinical and behavioral decision-making

What is the nature of clinical decision-making in staffing decisions?

  • Based on structured interviews only
  • Reliable and consistent
  • Purely objective and data-driven
  • Mostly subjective and judgmental (correct)

How are predictions about the likely future performance of a candidate made in clinical decision-making?

  • Subjectively by combining a set of impressions (correct)
  • Based on structured assessments only
  • Objectively using statistical models
  • By relying solely on past performance

Why are clinical or intuitive decisions often regarded as unreliable and idiosyncratic?

<p>They are mostly subjective or judgmental in nature (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is information weighted in clinical decision-making?

<p>In the decision-maker's head based on experience and beliefs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technique is mentioned as an example of how multiple pieces of information are examined in clinical decision-making?

<p>Unstructured interviews (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common criticism of clinical or intuitive decisions?

<p>They are error-prone and often inaccurate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the unreliability of clinical or intuitive decisions?

<p>Subjective and judgmental nature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main drawback of clinical decision-making according to the text?

<p>Being mostly subjective and judgmental (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of statistical decision-making in staffing decisions?

<p>Data-driven and objective (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are data collected and combined in statistical decision-making?

<p>Using actuarial or mechanical methods (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing factor of statistical decision-making compared to clinical decision-making?

<p>Reliance on objective data and methods (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the unreliability of clinical or intuitive decisions in staffing?

<p>They are mostly subjective and judgemental (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technique is mentioned as an example of how multiple pieces of information are examined in clinical decision-making?

<p>Unstructured interviews (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of statistical decision-making in staffing decisions?

<p>Objective and data-driven (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main drawback of clinical decision-making according to the text?

<p>Reliability and idiosyncrasy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are clinical or intuitive decisions often regarded as unreliable and idiosyncratic?

<p>Due to their subjective and judgemental nature (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two most basic ways to combine information in making staffing decisions?

<p>Clinical and statistical decision-making (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is information weighted in clinical decision-making?

<p>In the decision-maker's head based on experience and beliefs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing factor of statistical decision-making compared to clinical decision-making?

<p>Objective and data-driven approach (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of clinical decision-making in staffing decisions?

<p>Mostly subjective and judgemental (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common criticism of clinical or intuitive decisions?

<p>Unreliable and idiosyncratic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are data collected and combined in statistical decision-making?

<p>Through comprehensive data analysis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are predictions about the likely future performance of a candidate made in clinical decision-making?

<p>By subjectively combining a set of impressions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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