Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Stress Interview Is

question 75

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the stress interview is false?

• A) It is designed to put job candidates under extreme, unexpected psychological duress for the purpose of seeing how they will react.
• B) It may create an unfavorable image of the company.
• C) It may alienate some of the better candidates.
• D) It appears to be a risky and ethically questionable approach.
• E) It may be a form of discrimination in some cases, in which its use would make it illegal.

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Definitions:

Pseudogroups

Temporary or makeshift groups with minimal integration or common identity, often lacking the cohesion or dynamics of more formally established groups.

Disjunctive Task

A type of group task in which the group's performance is determined by the best-performing individual within the group.

Conjunctive Task

A task that requires all group members to contribute for the task to be successfully completed; performance is determined by the least capable member.

Additive Task

A type of group task where the contributions from all members are summed to produce a final outcome.