An Attempt to Determine the Extent to Which a Selection

question 48

Multiple Choice

An attempt to determine the extent to which a selection system provides real benefit to an organization is known as _____.

• A) a realistic job preview
• B) utility analysis
• C) a self-report inventory
• D) banding

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Definitions:

Actor-Observer Effect

This effect describes how an individual tends to attribute their own actions primarily to external factors, yet credits the actions of others to their inherent traits.

Tit-for-Tat Rule

A strategy in game theory and social interactions where an individual responds to an action with a similar action, reciprocating cooperation and retaliation.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to internal factors and negative outcomes to external factors, thereby protecting self-esteem.

Ethnocentric Intergroup Attribution

The tendency to attribute positive behaviors and successes to one's own group's inherent qualities while attributing negatives to external factors.