Intro & Methodology (Ch.1)
Selection, Performance Appraisal, and Training are all topics of which part of Industrial/Organizational psychology (I or O)?
Industrial Psychology
What is a BFOQ?
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
This is the MOST common type of substantive selection device.
Interview
KSAO stands for:
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Other
To assess rater stability, you would calculate this type of reliability
Scorer reliability (inter-rater)
Which correlation is stronger?
-.82 or +.73
-.82
When a decision negatively impacts members of a protected class more than the non-protected group.
Adverse Impact
There are three properties to an interview. What are they?
Structure, Style, Medium
SME stands for:
Subject-Matter Expert
To assess form stability, you would calculate this type of reliability
Alternate-Forms reliability
The manipulated variable with different levels
Independent Variable
This is used to assess the practical significance of Adverse Impact.
4/5ths Rule
How many different types of interview questions did you learn about?
6
What are the four types of ability tests?
Cognitive, Perceptual, Psychomotor, Physical
The degree to which test scores result in appropriate conclusions about applicants
Validity
The control groups and experimental groups are decided through this mechanism.
Random Assignment
This is used to assess the statistical significance of Adverse Impact.
D-score
2+ applicants & 1 interviewer
Group Interview
Using various personal aspects of the applicants' biographical information is this type of assessment.
Biodata
Which type of validity is considered the least useful in terms of providing powerful evidence of psychometric and predictive power?
Face Validity
To assess the influence of self-esteem on interpersonal attraction, Dr. Guerrero either insulted or complimented participants about their physical appearance just before they went on a blind date.
In this research, the dependent variable was:
Interpersonal attraction
How many Federally protected classes are there?
9
With this type of scoring key, you will have SMEs rate various possible answers and use their ratings as a scale during the interview
Typical Answer Scoring key
Performance-Simulation tests are these types of tests
Skills tests
Degree to which test scores measure appropriate domain & how
Construct Validity