Diversity

Question 1

Evolution of Selection Systems ad Legal changes

Answer 1

1. Started w/ Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and EEO Act which sparked legislation of these acts; cases marked beginning of substantial legal/gov. involvement in p psych; selection
2. Important cases
   Griggs v. Duke Power
   Albermarle Paper Co. vs. Moody
   Conn. V. Teal
3. Federal reg/legal involvement - Uniform Guidelines
   —Given deference
   —Echoed G v D. and APC v. M above
   —Define AI by 4/5 and spurred lots of research on AI
   —Saw resurgence on pers. w/ MA evidence/less AI
4. Response from I/O
   A. Sample size = important! (Schmidt et al., 1976)
   B. We can generalize to diff. situations (M-A!; Schmidt and Hunter, 1977)
   C. Moved to a unitary concept of validity in our field
   Validation = process of gathering and demonstrating evidence to support the inferences we make; validity is not a property of the test!*
   D. Adverse impact research w/ greater focus on subgroup differences
   E. Broadening of constructs
   —Going beyond CA
   —-Use of multiple predictors
   —-Creation of structured interview