The Multiple Regression Approach to Employee Selection Involves

question 39

Multiple Choice

The multiple regression approach to employee selection involves

• A) combining various predictors of success in a statistical manner.
• B) an ordered sequence of screening devices after each of which a decision is made.
• C) designating a score on each predictor above which the candidate must score.
• D) using only those criteria on which the candidate scores either very high or very low.

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Definitions:

Front Region

A term in sociolinguistics and social psychology referring to the setting or stage where individuals perform certain roles under social observation.

Ingratiation

The deliberate use of deception to increase a target person's liking for us in hopes of gaining tangible benefits that the target person controls. Techniques such as flattery, expressing agreement with the target person's attitudes, and exaggerating one's own admirable qualities may be used.

Supplication

An impression management tactic that involves convincing a target person that you are needy and deserving.

Save Face

Refers to the efforts or actions taken by an individual or group to prevent embarrassment or maintain their reputation and dignity in front of others.