Damen Is Reviewing the Results of an Employment Test His

question 96

Multiple Choice

Damen is reviewing the results of an employment test his company has been using.The scores do not relate well to applicants' actual job performance once hired.This test is most likely subject to a:

• A) reliability error.
• B) validity error.
• C) contamination error.
• D) deficiency error.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.