One Worry About Using Most Personality Tests to Select Job

question 105

Multiple Choice

One worry about using most personality tests to select job applicants is that applicants might fake their answers because:

• A)people are naturally dishonest when seeking employment.
• B)they are self-reported scales.
• C)no one truly understands themselves.
• D)the scales are inaccurate.
• E)personality instruments are discriminatory.

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Definitions:

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected in a statistical study.

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states the distribution of the sample mean of a large enough number of independent, identically distributed variables will be approximately normal, regardless of the population's distribution.

Sample Means

The average value of a sample, which is a subset of a larger population, used to estimate the population mean.

Normally Distributed

A statistical distribution where data points are symmetrically distributed around the mean, forming a bell-shaped curve.