Hasan Is Conducting a Validity Study on a Selection Battery

question 75

Multiple Choice

Hasan is conducting a validity study on a selection battery and has taken a first step by collecting selection data from applicants, but is not using it to choose whom he hires. The type of study Hasan is conducting is referred to as:

• A)content validation.
• B)cross-validation.
• C)predictive validation.
• D)concurrent validation.

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Definitions:

Basic Anxiety

A concept introduced by psychoanalyst Karen Horney, referring to feelings of helplessness and insecurity that arise from living in a potentially hostile world.

Neurotic Needs

Psychological needs that can lead to anxiety and unrealistic desires or expectations when they are not met.

Categories of Behaviors

Classifications or groupings of actions or reactions of individuals according to certain criteria or based on observed patterns.

Basic Anxiety

A term introduced by Karen Horney, referring to feelings of helplessness and insecurity that arise from early childhood experiences, influencing adult behavior.