An Employer Interviews a Job Candidate for 15 Minutes

question 30

Multiple Choice

An employer interviews a job candidate for 15 minutes.On the basis of this interview,the employer decides that the candidate will perform well in the job,so he hires her.This is a case of a

• A)sound decision because the employer is making use of available information.
• B)sound decision because the employer is employing base rates.
• C)potential error because the employer is assuming that a small sample of information (the interview)is representative of a broader pattern (job performance).
• D)potential error because the employer is relying on schema-based reasoning rather than deduction.

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Definitions:

Lumen

The space within an artery, vein, or capillary; the space within a tube.

Artery

A blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart, usually filled with oxygenated blood.

Vein

A blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart. Most veins carry deoxygenated blood from the tissues back to the heart.

Capillary

The smallest of the body's blood vessels, connecting arterioles and venules, and playing a key role in the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and surrounding tissues.