Reference Testing, Etc. Flashcards
The expression of an opinion either orally or through a written checklist regarding an applicant’s ability, etc.
Reference
Defamation of character
Reference is untrue and has malicious content
- Slander (oral)
- Libel (written)
Conditional privilege
People providing references have the right to express their opinion provided they believe what they say is true
Letters of recommendation
- lack reliability
- person giving the reference doesn’t know applicant too well
Job knowledge test
has excellent content and criterion validty
Ability tests
-used primarily for occupations in which applicants are not expected to know how to perform the job at the time of hire
Cognitive ability tests
- important for professional, clerical and supervisory jobs
- drawback: high levels of adverse impact
- WONDERLIC PERSONNEL TEST
- one of the most widely used cognitive ability test
- MILLER ANALOGIES
- THE QUICK TEST
- RAVEN’S PROGRESSIVE MATRICES
- SIENNA REASONING TEST
- potential breakthrough
Assessment centers
-multiple assessment techniques, multiple assessors, simulation
- IN-BASKET TECHNIQUE
- designed to simulate types of daily info that appear on a managers or employee’s desk
- SIMULATION -backbone of assessment centers
- BUSINESS GAMES -allow applicant to demonstrate such attributes such as creativity, decision-making, work with others
Biodata
- best predictor of future employee tenure
- file approach
- questionnaire approach
- criterion groups (pieces of info that distinguish high from low group)
- vertical percentage method (percentage of a particular response for the low group is subtracted from the same response in the high group)
Normal Personality tests
- Hogan Personality test
- CPI
- 16PF
- NEO-PI-R
*Conscientiousness -best predictor in most occupations
Psychopathology tests
*Interest inventories
>Strong Interest Inventory (SII)
-most commonly used
-useful in vocational counselling
- Integrity tests
- Conditional Reasoning tests
- reduce inaccurate responses and get a more accurate picture of a person’s tendency to engage in aggressive or counterproductive behavior
- provide testtakers with a series of statements and ask respondent to select the reason that best justifies each of the statements
Hostile attibution bias
Most people have harmful intentions behind their behavior
Potency bias
important to show strength or dominance in social interactions
Retribution bias
important to retaliate when wronged rather than try to maintain a relationship
Derogation of target bias
evil people deserve to have bad things happen to them
