Chapter 6: Evaluating Selection Techniques and Decision (Reversed)

Question 1

reliability

Answer 1

the extent to which a score from a selection measure is stable and free from error

Question 2

1. Test- Retest Reliability
2. Alternate-forms Reliability
3. Internal reliability
4. scorer reliability

Answer 2

four ways to determine test reliability

Question 3

the extent to which repeated administration of the same test will achieve similar results

Answer 3

test- retest reliability

Question 4

temporal stability

Answer 4

the consistency of test scores across time

Question 5

bonus: the amount of anxiety an individual normally has all the time

Answer 5

trait anxiety

Question 6

state anxiety

Answer 6

Bonus: anxiety has at any given moment

Question 7

Alternate-Forms reliability

Answer 7

method of reliability in which two forms (Form A and Form B) of the same test are constructed, half of the sample receive form A and there other half receive form b

Question 8

form stability

Answer 8

the extent to which two forms of the test are similar

Question 9

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Answer 9

the average correlation between alternate form of test used in the industry

Question 10

item stability

Answer 10

the extent to which the responses to the tests items are consistent

Question 11

item homogeneity

Answer 11

the extent to which test items measure the same construct

Question 12

Kuder- Richardson 20

Answer 12

the statistic used to determine the reliability of the tests that use items with dichotomous answers

Question 13

split-half method

Answer 13

a form of reliability in which the consistency of item responses is determined by comparing scores on half of the items with scores on the other half

Question 14

coefficient alpha

Answer 14

a statistic used to determine internal reliability of tests that use interval or ratio scales

Question 15

scorer reliability

Answer 15

the extent to which scorers agree on the test score, or the test is scored correctly

Question 16

validity

Answer 16

the degree to which inferences from the test scores are justified by the evidence

Question 17

1. content validity
2. criterion validity
3. construct validity

Answer 17

three types of validity

Question 18

content validity

Answer 18

the extent to which the items on a test are fairly representative of the entire domain the test seeks to measure

Question 19

the extent to which test score is statistically related to the criterion

Answer 19

criterion validity

Question 20

concurrent validity

Answer 20

a form of criterion validity that correlates test scores of current employees with measures of job performance (performance appraisal)

Question 21

predictive validity

Answer 21

a form of criterion validity in which test scores of applicants are correlated to the future job performance

Question 22

(restricted range issues)

Answer 22

why is a concurrent design weaker than predictive design?

Question 23

validity generalization

Answer 23

the extent to which a test found valid for a job in one location or organization is valid for the same job in a different location

Question 24

synthetic validity

Answer 24

_______ _______ is based on the assumption that tests that predict a particular component of one job should predict performance on the same job component for a different job

Question 25

construct validity

Answer 25

the extent to which a test measures the construct it intends to measure

Question 26

1. convergent validity
2. discriminant validity
3. known-group validity

Answer 26

three types of construct validity

Question 27

face validity

Answer 27

the extent to which a test appears to be job-related which affects the applicant’s motivation to do well on a test

Question 28

1. Nineteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook

2. compendium entitled Test in Print VIII

Answer 28

sources of reliability and validity information

Question 29

Cost-efficiency

Answer 29

refers to the practical selection of tests when it comes to the testing cost, administration, and scoring as well