Omar Has Received Authorization to Add an Assistant Manager to His

question 98

Multiple Choice

Omar has received authorization to add an assistant manager to his department. This person will be working closely with Omar and must have excellent interpersonal as well as technical skills. Omar wants to make certain that he maximizes the chance of choosing the correct individual and is trying to decide on the most appropriate selection device.
-A written test will most likely help Omar to evaluate candidates'_______ .

• A) productivity
• B) all of a, b and c
• C) none of a, b or c
• D) cognitive abilities
• E) on-the-job skills

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Definitions:

Factitious Disorder

A psychological disorder characterized by the intentional fabrication of illness or injury to assume the sick role without external incentives.

External Gain

Benefits obtained from others or the environment due to one’s behaviors, often discussed in the context of malingering where the gain is used to explain the motivation for symptomatic behavior.

Factitious Disorder

A mental disorder in which an individual deliberately produces or exaggerates symptoms of illness in themselves for the primary purpose of assuming the sick role.

Psychological Need

An intrinsic desire pertinent to achieving mental well-being, such as the need for esteem, belonging, autonomy, and competence.