Dump 7 Flashcards
The attitude or state of mind through which individuals are conscious of the existence of the security program and are persuaded that it is relevant to their own behavior is a concept known as:
a. Security motivation
b. Security awareness
c. Security consciousness
d. None of the above
B – Security awareness
The theory that the human organism is motivated by an ascending series of needs and that once the lower needs have been satisfied, they will be supplanted by the higher needs as motives for behavior is known as:
a. Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Prepotency”
b. McGregor’s Theory X
c. McGregor’s Theory Y
d. Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory
e. Both B and C
f. None of the above
A – Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Prepotency”
Security awareness is motivated by what technique?
a. Integration into line operations
b. Formal security briefings
c. Use of written material
d. Both B and C
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
A – Integration into line operations
Which of the following is not an example of an intelligence test?
a. Manual placement test
b. Stanford-Binet IQ test
c. Armed Forces General Classification Test
d. Henman-Nelson IQ test
e. None of the above
A – Manual placement test
An example of an honesty test given by firms to determine dishonest employees is:
a. The Stanford-Binet test
b. The Reid survey
c. The Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory (MMPI)
d. Both B and C
e. All of the above
B – The Reid survey
A personality test that uses the MMPI evaluation and states it is specially designed for police and security applicants is:
a. The Caldwell report
b. The Reid survey
c. The Stanfords-Binet test
d. The Stanton survey
e. None of the above
A – The Caldwell report
The main hurdle to overcome for personality tests is the requirement of the Civil Rights Acto f 1964 that such a test not be discriminatory against protected minorities. This rule used as a test as known as the:
a. 30 percent rule
b. 40 percent rule
c. 60 percent rule
d. 80 percent rule
e. None of the above
D – 80 percent rule
According to a 1979 survey by the American Society for Industrial Security, the number of organizations in the United States offering security courses is greater than:
a. 50
b. 75
c. 150
d. 180
e. 250
D – 180
What are the advantages of having an outside organization perform background screening on your employees?
a. Company personnel are spared potential embarrassments as well as liability claims
b. Depending on the number of checks, the costs will be lower
c. Screening will be done by trained staff with extensive sources of information
d. Screenings will be unbiased with no corrupt motivation
e. All of the above
E – All of the above
Background investigations of an applicant should:
a. Be based on the application and an interview record form
b. Be done by a carefully screened investigator
c. Be conducted without any prior contact from the applicant by the investigator
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
D – All of the above
Which of the following is not a requirement for handling preemployment interviews?
a. Interviews must be voluntary
b. Interviews must be unbiased
c. For an interview to be effective, it should be conducted with a witness or a friend of the applicant present
d. The interviewer should not give out information
e. Complete and accurate notes should be kept
C – For an interview to be effective, it should be conducted with a witness or a friend of the applicant present
The quality of service rendered by security personnel is determined by which of the following?
a. Personnel selection process
b. Training
c. Wages
d. Supervision
e. All of the above
E – All of the above
A Burns Security Survey covering 847 banks found that the most important single step toward improved crime prevention was:
a. Adding more guards
b. Training bank employees
c. Better security equipment
d. Both B and C
e. None of the above
B – Training bank employees
The basic principle of personnel security is:
a. That education is the key to loss prevention
b. That attitudes and honesty of rank and file employees are key to minimizing losses through theft
c. To weed out bad apples among employees after they are located
d. Both A and C
e. All of the above
B – That attitudes and honesty of rank and file employees are key to minimizing losses through theft
Of the following questions, what cannot be asked of an applicant because of federal laws?
a. Whether an applicant is married, divorced, separated, widowed, or single
b. Whether an applicant owns or rents a residence
c. Whether an applicant has ever been arrested
d. Whether an applicant’s wages have ever been garnished
e. All of the above, except A
f. All of the above
F – All of the above
Inquiring about an applicant’s age and date of birth on a preemployment form may be prohibited by:
a. The Civil Service Act of 1970
b. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the Age Discrimination in employment Act
c. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
d. All of the above
C – The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Which of the following may be a clue on the employment form for considering refusal to hire?
a. Gaps in employment history
b. Long list of jobs over a relatively short period
c. A significant reduction in salary at recent job
d. Three to six months spent in the military
e. All of the above
E – All of the above
Which of the following should not be a policy in considering applicants for hire?
a. Similar problems in numerous areas, such as bad credit, absenteeism, numerous short-term jobs
b. A problem in one area of interest should be enough to disqualify an applicant for hire
c. If obviously overqualified, find out why applicant is willing to accept current job
d. Both A and C
e. All of the above
B – A problem in one area of interest should be enough to disqualify an applicant for hire
Dishonest employees cost employers as much as all the nations’ burglaries, car thefts, and bank holdups combined
a. A quarter
b. Half
c. The same amount
d. Twice
e. Triple
D – Twice
According to estimates, about one third of all business failures are caused by:
a. Theft from employees
b. Bad management
c. Theft from outsiders
d. Poor quality of product or service
e. None of the above
A – Theft from employees
Store inventory shortages are mainly caused by:
a. Shoplifting losses
b. Employee theft
c. Poor inventory control
d. Paperwork errors
e. A, B and D
f. All of the above
E – A, B, and D
The single most important safeguard for preventing internal theft is probably:
a. The personal interview
b. Interviewing an applicant’s references
c. Use of the polygraph
d. An extensive personal history search
e. Upgrading the screening of new employees
E – Upgrading the screening of new employees
An employer may reject an applicant on the basis of:
a. Incomplete data on the personal history search
b. Unexplained gaps in employment history
c. Unsatisfactory interview
d. An arrest for a crime against property
e. A conviction for a crime against property
E – A conviction for a crime against property
An employer may not question an applicant about:
a. An unsatisfactory interview
b. Unexplained gaps in employment history
c. An arrest for a crime against property
d. A conviction for a crime against property
C – An arrest for a crime against property
A study by scientists at Yale University (1939) found that theft resulted from:
a. Lack of religion and moral values
b. Aggression, frustration, and need
c. Aggression, frustration, and lack of moral values
d. Aggression, low morale, and low anticipation of being caught
e. Aggression, frustration, and low anticipation of being caught
E – Aggression, frustration, and low anticipation of being caught
Scientists at Yale University (1939) concluded that frustration almost always results in some aggressive reaction, the most important point being:
a. Open aggression against the supervisor
b. Aggression against the person whom the employee feels is responsible
c. Unrelieved aggression builds up until relief from inner pressures becomes imperative
d. A substitute satisfaction, in which the employee “gets even” by stealing from the company
D – A substitute satisfaction, in which the employees “get even” by stealing from the company