10 Questions
What type of test measures motor abilities, such as finger dexterity, manual dexterity, and reaction time?
Motor and physical abilities tests
Which type of test measures general reasoning ability and specific mental abilities like memory, vocabulary, verbal fluency, and numerical ability?
Cognitive tests
What type of test measures what someone has learned in areas like economics, marketing, or human resources?
Achievement tests
Which type of test measures basic aspects of an applicant’s personality, such as introversion, stability, and motivation?
Personality tests
Which step in test validation involves repeating the process with a different sample to ensure the reliability of the test results?
Cross-Validate and Revalidate
What is the main focus of criterion validity?
Demonstrating a relationship between test scores and job performance
What is the role of the industrial psychologist in a validation study?
Conducting the validation study
What evidence is needed to demonstrate the usefulness of a selection test?
Scores on the test relate predictably to performance on the job
What does content validity of a test demonstrate?
The test constitutes a fair sample of the job's content
Who ensures that the job's human requirements and performance standards are clear to the psychologist in a validation study?
The supervisor
Learn about criterion validity and content validity, and their importance in demonstrating the relationship between test scores and job performance.
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