Question : 41.Which of the following forms of validation becomes relatively more : 1243235

 

 

41.Which of the following forms of validation becomes relatively more attractive as the sample available for validation becomes smaller?   

A.Predictive validation

 

B.Concurrent validation

 

C.Content validation

 

D.External validation

 

E.Criterion-related validation

 

 

42.Content validation:   

A.seeks to establish an empirical relationship between test scores taken prior to being hired and eventual performance on the job.

 

B.refers to the degree to which a measure is free from internal defects of standardization.

 

C.is performed by demonstrating that the questions or problems posed by a test are a representative sample of the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job.

 

D.is an estimate of whether a test appears to measure a certain criterion.

 

E.assesses the validity of a test by administering it to people already on the job and then correlating test scores with existing measures of each person’s performance.

 

 

43.A test that has _____ validity exposes the job applicant to situations that are likely to occur on the job, and then tests whether the applicant currently has sufficient knowledge, skill, or ability to handle such situations.   

A.criterion-related

 

B.probabilistic

 

C.predictive

 

D.content

 

E.concurrent

 

 

44.Rollerbeam Inc., a provider of engineering services, is looking to hire several maintenance engineers. Rollerbeam’s HR department checks with the company’s engineering department to confirm that the scenarios mentioned in the test are plausible real world scenarios maintenance engineers might face. Which of the following types of validation is Rollerbeam’s HR team performing?   

A.Concurrent validation

 

B.Predictive validation

 

C.Content validation

 

D.Criterion-related validation

 

E.Subjective validation

 

 

45.Federal Auto Corp. (FAC) is looking for experienced ergonomic design engineers and wants to keep training costs to a minimum. The upper management instructs its HR team to develop a test that would test the design and ergonomic knowledge of the potential engineering candidates. This test is a _____ valid test.   

A.predictive

 

B.subjective

 

C.criterion-related

 

D.content

 

E.concurrent

 

 

46.Content validity is achieved primarily through a process of _____.   

A.quantitative analysis

 

B.empirical study

 

C.statistical analysis

 

D.procedural study

 

E.expert judgment

 

 

47.In case of _____ validation, it is critical to minimize the amount of inference involved on the part of the judges because their subjective judgment could bias the findings.   

A.predictive

 

B.concurrent

 

C.content

 

D.criterion

 

E.standard

 

 

48._____ is defined as the degree to which the validity of a selection method established in one context extends to other contexts.   

A.Utility

 

B.Generalizability

 

C.Reliability

 

D.Validity

 

E.Exclusivity

 

 

49.When a company provides evidence from previous criterion-related validity studies conducted in other situations to show that a specific test is a valid predictor for a specific job performance, it is trying to prove the test’s:   

A.reliability.

 

B.utility.

 

C.variance.

 

D.generalizability.

 

E.legality.

 

 

50.The degree to which the information provided by selection methods enhances the bottom-line effectiveness of the organization is known as the selection method’s:   

A.reliability.

 

B.validity.

 

C.generalizability.

 

D.utility.

 

E.legality.