Scarlett Has Received Authorization to Add an Assistant Manager to Her

question 9

Multiple Choice

Scarlett has received authorization to add an assistant manager to her department. This person will be working closely with Scarlett and must have excellent interpersonal as well as technical skills. Scarlett wants to make certain that she maximizes the chance of choosing the correct individual and is trying to decide on the most appropriate selection device.
-Which of the following is most likely to be used by Scarlett during the initial selection stage to check if an applicant meets the basic qualifications for a job?

• A) work-sample test
• B) application form
• C) integrity test
• D) assessment center
• E) drug test

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Definitions:

Personality Theory

A theory that attempts to describe and explain similarities and differences in people's patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality responsible for dealing with reality, balancing the demands of the id and superego.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Personality Components

The elements that make up an individual's personality, often described in models such as the Big Five traits of openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.