CHAPTER 8 PART 2

Question 1

The consistency of test scores over time and

across alternative measurements

Answer 1

Reliability

Question 2

The degree to which a selection test predicts

or correlates with job performance

Answer 2

Validity

Question 3

Refers to the degree to which a test actually predicts or correlates with job performance

Answer 3

Criterion-related validity

Question 4

Concerns the degree to which selection tests measure a representative sample of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for
the job

Answer 4

Content validity

Question 5

The legal concept that an employee may be

terminated for any reason

Answer 5

Employment-at-will

Question 6

The process of helping people who have been

dismissed from the company regain employment elsewhere

Answer 6

Outplacement

Question 7

Prohibits gender-based pay discrimination between two jobs substantially similar in skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions. Fines. up to $10,000, imprisonment up to 6 months, or both; enforced by Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Answer 7

Equal Pay Act of 1963

Question 8

Prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin in employment decisions: hiring, pay, working
conditions, promotion, discipline, or discharge. EEOC.

Answer 8

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)

Question 9

Prohibits employment discrimination based on age for persons over 40 years; restricts mandatory retirement. EEOC.

Answer 9

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967

Question 10

Extends affirmative action provisions of Vocational Rehabilitation Act to private employers; requires workplace modifications to facilitate disabled employees; prohibits discrimination against disabled. EEOC.

Answer 10

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990