The Human Resources Department of a Large Organization Is Interested

question 163

Multiple Choice

The human resources department of a large organization is interested in measuring the personality traits of its potential employees. The job applicants have been assured that they should feel free to answer honestly and that all responses will be anonymous. All of the following point out reasons why the human resources department should be skeptical about the data collected except that

• A) the applicants may not believe that the responses will truly be anonymous.
• B) the applicants may not be able to accurately measure their own personality traits.
• C) the applicants may deliberately exaggerate their positive characteristics.
• D) the applicants' responses may not show any connection between personality and job performance.
• E) the applicants' responses may reflect their mood only at the time of the test.

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Definitions:

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