Reference - Dog and Formals

question 25

Multiple Choice

Reference - Dog and Formals. Paul owns a dog grooming business and needs patient people to work there. He gives all applicants a test he obtained from a management firm that has been proven to measure psychological traits such as patience. Penny alleges sex discrimination after she fails the test miserably and Paul refuses to hire her. Paul tells her that there is no way he is giving her a dime because he is entitled to protect his client's dogs. Upon learning that her state lacked a state office representing the Equal Opportunity Commission, Penny immediately sues him in federal court alleging a violation of Title VII. Paul, who is getting tired of the dog grooming business, also opens a new formal wear shop and needs to hire employees there as well. He wants to appeal to high-school and college age young ladies attending proms and formals. Paul decides that he does not want older sales clerks to assist in choosing formal dresses. He only wants young, attractive ones. Paul runs an ad in the local paper seeking applicants for sales clerks and stating that a qualification for the job is computer training while in high school. Tina, age 60, applies and tells Paul that while she sees no reason that computer training should be required, she attended computer training in adult education and has excellent computer as well as sales skills. Paul refuses to hire her telling her that unless he follows the ad, he may be seen as practicing discrimination. Deciding that formal wear is more trouble than dogs, Paul shuts down the formal wear store. Which of the following is true regarding Paul's test for patience?

• A) Paul is entitled to test so long as the test is not designed, intended, or used to discriminate; and construct validity references measuring a psychological trait needed to perform the job.
• B) Paul is entitled to test so long as the test is not designed, intended, or used to discriminate; and credited validity references measuring a psychological trait needed to perform the job.
• C) Paul is prohibited from performing job testing for psychological traits although he would be allowed to test for other types of skills involving construct validity, such as word processing, so long as it could be shown that the skill was necessary for the job at issue.
• D) Paul is prohibited from performing job testing for psychological traits although he would be allowed to test for other types of skills involving credited validity, such as word processing, so long as it could be shown that the skill was necessary for the job at issue.
• E) Paul is prohibited by Title VII from doing any testing at all.

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Definitions:

Hostile Comments

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Good-Natured Joking

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Realistic Accuracy Model

A framework in social psychology that explains accuracy in personality judgment as arising from a sequence of processes: relevance, availability, detection, and utilization of behavioral information.

Manipulation

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