Predictors - Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Predictors

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Are used to forecast criteria

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A test with limited time and mostly easy questions…

Ex: typing test

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Speed Test

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Power Test

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No fixed time limits and relatively difficult items
Ex: class exam
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What is a test?

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Objective and standardized procedure for measuring a psychological construct using a sample of behavior

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An applicant who is provided with accurate information about job characteristics, organizational climate, employee attitudes, and subordinate supervisor relationships…

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Realistic Job Preview

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6
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Because we typically do not have access to criteria in a selection context, we must use ________ as substitutes for criteria.

a) Appraisals
b) preferences
c) predictors
d) paradigms

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C ) predictors

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Research indicates that as much as __________ of performance variance across people can be accounted for by general cognitive ability.

a) 10%
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) 75%

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B) 25%

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It’s dimensions can be understood by the acronym OCEAN

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Big Five Personality Test

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The two personality dimensions that have been reported to be the best predictors of job performance are:

a) neuroticism and openness to experience
b) introversion and agreeableness
c) reasoning and reliability
d) conscientiousness and emotional stability

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D) conscientiousness and emotional stability

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Attempts to predict whether an employee will engage in counterproductive work-related behaviors…

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Integrity Test

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In the context is selection, the relationship between a predictor and a criterion.

And

Evidence that a test is a good predictor of job performance

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Validity coefficient (R)

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Computer adaptive testing

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How you score in earlier questions affects the difficulty of subsequent questions

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Unstructured Interview

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No consistency of questioning across applicants, less useful, tough to make comparisons

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Structured Interview

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Standardized, job analysis-based questions asked if all candidates; increased reliability, allows for fair comparisons

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Structured Interview formats
- behavior description interview
&
- situational interview

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Behavior description interview
- focused on past behavior, what have you done in the past?

Situational interview
- focused on future behavior, what would you do in this scenario?

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Types of predictors:

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  • standardized tests
  • Cognitive ability
  • Psychomotor
  • Personality
  • Integrity
Work samples 
Assessment centers
Interviews
References
Biographical information
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Cognitive Ability Tests (intelligence tests)

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General: predicting individuals general capacity to learn

Specific: predicting how well an individual will do using their specific abilities
EX - mechanical ability; engineer
spatial ability; mechanic, architect
clerical ability tests; bookkeeper, clerk, secretary

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Emotional Intelligence (EI)

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Awareness of our own and others emotions

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Psychomotor tests

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Sensory abilities (speed and accuracy of motor and sensory coordination) 
EX- surgeon, packer, fighter pilot, machine operator
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Personality Tests

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An individual’s traits of predispositions to behave in a particular way across situations

measure the “Big Five” 
Openness to experience 
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
21
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Two types of integrity tests, their definitions, and which one should organizations use?

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*Overt Integrity tests (use this more)
- measures attitudes toward theft and actual theft behaviors (self-report)
Ex: Do your friends ever steal from their employers?

*Personality-type integrity tests
- measures personality characteristics believed to predict counterproductive behavior
Ex: do you like taking risks?

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Work sample Tests

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Miniature replicas of the job

Ex: Driving Test

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Situational Judgment tests (SJTs)

Type of work sample test

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Paper and pencil or video scenarios that measure applicants judgment in work settings

Ex: the picture of the military guy in the snow and some scenario options

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Assessment Centers

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Multiple raters (assessors) evaluate applicants (assesses) on a standardized set of predictors (exercises)

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What are the two types of Assessment Centers?
In-Basket- assessee responds to a series of job related scenarios Ex: being newly hired to replace a manager who had had to leave the company abruptly due to a serious illness Leaderless group discussion (LGD)- group exercise designed to tap managerial attributes, requires small group interaction. Observed by assessors after being given an issue to resolve with no roles assigned
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Biographical Information
Assumes past behavior is best predictor of future behavior
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What two ways is biographical information collected?
1) application blank: form requesting historical and current information 2) BioData questionnaire: broad questions, multiple choice items, health, hobbies
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Reserved for the personal history information that is obtained through biographical information blanks
BioData