If You Were Asked by the Personnel Department of a Large

question 196

Multiple Choice

If you were asked by the personnel department of a large organization to make recommendations regarding the validity and reliability of various selection devices, which of th efollowing would you rank as having the lowest validity?

• A)work samples and situational exercises
• B)structured behavioral interviews
• C)unstructured interviews
• D)interactive job simulations

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Definitions:

Elaboration

The process of adding more information to existing, often simpler, information to create a more complex understanding.

Reverberation

The persistence of a sound in a particular space after the original sound is produced, often used metaphorically to describe a lasting effect or influence.

Self-efficacy

The belief in one's own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

Self-references

An individual's practice of relating information or situations back to oneself, often a cognitive process related to memory and identity.