One Problem with the Early Application of Personality Tests to Personnel

question 55

Multiple Choice

One problem with the early application of personality tests to personnel selection was that

• A) there was no established relation between test scores and job success
• B) legal barriers prevented I/O psychologists from using appropriate tests
• C) existing tests did not possess sufficient validity to be used for personnel selection
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Empathy And Sympathy

Empathy involves the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, while sympathy refers to feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

Guilt

A feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, real or imagined.

Prosocial Behaviors

Actions intended to benefit others, such as helping, sharing, or providing comfort, indicative of social and emotional development.

Parents

Primary caretakers of a child, responsible for providing emotional, physical, and material support.