MGT 486 Exam 2

Validity

100

When a test appears relevant to test takers

What is "face" validity?

200

A network of correlations; used with Construct validity

What is a Nomological Network?

300

When weights from 1st sample apply to 2nd sample

What is cross-validation?

400

[N_e - (N/2)] / (N/2)

What is the formula for the Content Validity Ratio (CVR)?

500

"Restrict of ___" may cause r_xy to indicate test x has low validity when it is high

What is "Restriction of Range"?

Decisions, Decisions

100

Table(s) using SR, r_xy, and ratio of best worker to worst worker; tells how much more work folks will do if hired w. a new system. 

What are the Ghiselli-Brown tables?

200

If no system is used, this is what the % of workers who can do the job is called.

What is the "Base Rate"?

300

This is the % of predictions that are correct.

What is the "Hit Rate"?

400

[Success Rate_new - Success Rate_old ] / Success Rate_old

What is Percent Improvement in the Success Rate of the new system?

500

[N_hired (r_new - r_old) SD_ye Z_hired]-[N_apply(C_new - C_old)]

What is the Change in Utility using the Std. Deviation method?

Staffing

100

Has empirical validity, is historical, verifiable, & may have content validity.

What is Biodata / Weighted Application Blank?

200

One reason more firms use background checks, according to text

What are: 1. > security concerns, 2. ethical lapses, 3. negligent hiring duty, 4. easier access to tech'y?

300

Used w. 'adaptive testing', SJTs, & evaluates speech patterns in applicant videos.

What is generative Artificial Intelligence?

400

ONE counter-argument for not using Big Five traits due to low r_xy (text).

1. Specific traits predict specific behaviors, 2. Each trait may have sub-divisions, 3. Asking others to rate a candidate's traits increases r_xy, 4. Tailoring items for job increases r_xy. 

500

Scoring for WABs: "% of people who had Personal Data item were successful" / constant = adjusted response weight.

What is the "Horizontal % method"?

Interview me!

100

This type of IV has low r_xy; IVers decide in first 5 minutes.

What are "unstructured" inteviews?

200

A type of "oral SJT", assessing knowledge and ability; has good validity.

What is a "Situational Interview"?

300

When an Interviewer has ___ the Interview goes longer, more "selling of job" to candidate.

What is "a positive pre-interview impression of the candidate"?

400

Interviews are combined with simulations and exercises to identify promotion candidates.  Good validity, low adverse impact. Costly. 

What are Assessment Centers?

500

Name of model describing Interviewer decision-making.

What is the Dipboye model?

EEO/ AA

100

ONE (of several) statistics for determining Adverse Impact; it generates fewer "false positives" than the 80% rule.

What are: 1. the 2SD rule, 2. Upton's Chi-Square, 3. Reverse-One [IR_adj] Rule

200

Using multiple, narrow tests, ACs, explicit weighting, video tests, multiple hurdles, GPA & biodata all have this effect. 

What is "Reduces Adverse Impact"? 

300

RFOA, BFOQ, "stray remarks", "distance", and strict compliance w OWBPA provisions are defenses for this. 

What are defenses for age discrimination under the ADEA?

400

One of two LEGAL approaches to use with "fixed banding"

What are 1. Random selection within bands, 2. Tiebreaker preference, 3. Multiple hurdles?

500

Name of court case saying Artificial Intelligence software vendor was "agent" for employer; therefore, could be liable for discrimination. 

What is Mobley v. Workday?