A Firm Established the Concurrent Validity of a Selection Test

question 66

True/False

A firm established the concurrent validity of a selection test by obtaining data from current employees. Now, any candidates for the position should be required to score at the same level on that test in order to be hired.

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Definitions:

Logical

Pertaining to a mode of reasoning or argumentation that is consistent, valid, and based on facts or established rules of reasoning.

Conservation

A cognitive ability, identified by Piaget, that allows a person to understand that changing the form of a substance or object does not change its amount, overall volume, or mass.

Animism

The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

Irreversibility

The cognitive inability in young children to understand that actions cannot always be undone, a concept studied in developmental psychology.