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What is criterion validity in the context of testing?
What is criterion validity in the context of testing?
- Showing that the test constitutes a fair sample of the job’s content
- Demonstrating a relationship between test scores and job performance (correct)
- Conducting a validation study to assess test effectiveness
- Relating test scores to the human requirements of the job
Who usually conducts the validation study for selection tests?
Who usually conducts the validation study for selection tests?
- Industrial psychologist (correct)
- HR department
- Supervisor
- Job performance standards coordinator
What does content validity of a test refer to?
What does content validity of a test refer to?
- Demonstrating a clear understanding of job’s human requirements
- Predictable relationship between test scores and job performance
- Representative sample of job’s content in the test (correct)
- The coordination of validation study by HR department
What is evidence-based HR in the context of test validation?
What is evidence-based HR in the context of test validation?
What is the role of the supervisor in coordinating test validation efforts?
What is the role of the supervisor in coordinating test validation efforts?
Which type of test measures an applicant's basic aspects of personality?
Which type of test measures an applicant's basic aspects of personality?
What type of test measures what someone has learned?
What type of test measures what someone has learned?
Which type of test measures general reasoning ability and specific mental abilities like memory, vocabulary, and numerical ability?
Which type of test measures general reasoning ability and specific mental abilities like memory, vocabulary, and numerical ability?
What type of test measures motor abilities such as finger dexterity, manual dexterity, and reaction time?
What type of test measures motor abilities such as finger dexterity, manual dexterity, and reaction time?
What is the technique used to present the relationship between test scores and job performance graphically?
What is the technique used to present the relationship between test scores and job performance graphically?
