Shortly Before Being Interviewed for a Job She Really Wants,Meredith

question 100

Multiple Choice

Shortly before being interviewed for a job she really wants,Meredith finds that the Human Resources Director was involved in a minor traffic accident during lunch.Should Meredith be concerned that the traffic accident may have a negative influence on the outcomes of the job interview?

• A)Yes - research indicates that even experienced interviewers are influenced by their current moods.
• B)Maybe - it depends on how much experience the Director has in interviewing job applicants.
• C)No - other factors,such as the strength of the applicants who have already been interviewed will strongly outweigh any lingering effect of the Director's mood.
• D)Yes - but only if Meredith mentions the accident in a way that accentuates the Director's presumed bad mood.
• E)No - research indicates that experienced interviewers are not influenced by accident-related current moods.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that proposes no significant difference or effect.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical analysis that assumes there is no significant difference or effect, serving as the default assumption to be tested against an alternative hypothesis.

P-value

A statistical measure that helps researchers determine the significance of their results, indicating the probability of observing the results by chance.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical analysis that proposes there is no significant effect or relationship between certain variables, used as a default position until evidence suggests otherwise.