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Chapter_03_Legal_Issues_in_Employee_Selection Multiple Choice |
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1. In the past few years, about
_____ discrimination complaints were filed with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
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2. The first step in the legal
process is for some legislative body to:
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3. If a law is passed at the
federal level, states may pass laws that _____ the rights granted in the
federal law, states may not pass laws that will _____ the rights granted in
the federal law.
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4. In which of the following ADR
methods does a neutral third-party make a decision that both sides must abide
by?
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5. The EEOC usually handles
alleged violations of:
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6. In order for a case of
discrimination to be investigated by the EEOC, the complaint must be filed within _____ days of the discriminatory act.
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7. According to the Lilly Ledbetter
Fair Pay Act, an employee filing a discrimination complaint with the EEOC
regarding pay discrimination, has 180 days from when she:
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8. When the courts make a
decision, the decision becomes:
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9. _______ is a judicial
interpretation of a law and is important because it establishes a precedent
for future cases.
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10. Based on the Civil Rights Acts
of 1866, 1964, and 1991 as well as the 14th Amendment, it is illegal to discriminate
against a person based on race. According to Congress, all of the following
are protected races except:
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11. The “equal protection” clause
of the Fourteenth Amendment mandates that no state may deny a person equal
protection under the law. Because any suite filed under the Fourteenth
Amendment must demonstrate ______, it is not often used.
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12. The 1964 Civil Rights Act
(Title VII) and its 1972 and 1991 amendments cover:
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13. Unlike the Fourteenth
Amendment, for an employment practice to be potentially illegal under the
Civil Rights Act, the discrimination does not have to:
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14. The Civil Rights Act has also
been interpreted by the courts to cover such issues as sexual harassment, age
harassment, and race harassment. These issues are related to the
organization’s:
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15. In the 1989 case of Walker v. Secretary of the
Treasury, a district court found that a darker skinned black
illegally fired a lighter skinned black employee. Which of the following
protected classes were at issue in this case?
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16. “English only” requirements
at work are:
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17. All employees at Wally World
Amusement Park are required to work on weekends because that is when 80% of
the customers visit the park. Alex likes to go to church on Sunday morning
and asks that he not have to work on Sunday. Must the park accommodate his
request?
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18. It is illegal to use an
individual’s religion in an employment decision unless the nature of the job
involves:
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19. In determining if an
employment decision is legal, the first question to ask is “does the
employment practice directly refer to a member of a federally protected
class? Which of the following is NOT a federally protected class?
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20. The Age Discrimination in
Employment Act (ADEA) forbids an employer from discriminating against an
individual over the age of:
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21. Which of the following is not
an important factor in filing a complaint of age discrimination?
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22. The _______ is thought to be
the most important piece of employment legislation since the 1964 Civil
Rights Act.
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23. Though Congress did not
provide a list of disabilities, it did define disability in part as “having a
record of such impairment.” Which of the following “disabilities” would
qualify under this part of the definition?
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24. Though Congress did not
provide a list of disabilities, it did define disability in part as “being
regarded as having such an impairment.” Which of the following “disabilities”
would qualify under this part of the definition?
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25. If a disability keeps a person
from performing the _______ of a job, the person does not have to be hired or
retained.
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26. Nagy Industries is considering
reserving the best parking spots for employees who are 7 months pregnant. Is
this legal?
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27. If a job can only be performed
by a person in a particular class, the requirement is considered:
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28. The courts have clearly ruled
that a customer’s satisfaction and/or preference ________ used to determine
if a job requirement is a BFOQ.
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29. _______ means a particular employment
decision results in negative consequences more often for members of one
protected group than for another.
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30. Which of the following can
establish practical significance for adverse impact?
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31. For adverse impact to have
practical significance, the minority selection ratio must be less than ____
percent of the majority selection ratio.
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32. If ____ White applicants and
____ Black applicants were hired, adverse impact would occur.
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33. An employment practice
resulting in adverse impact may still be legal as long as:
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34. Based on the material
presented in your text, which of the following is NOT an exception to the
requirement of determining that an employment practice is job related?
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35. Which of the following types
of harassment are NOT illegal?
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36. A supervisor offering a
promotion in exchange for sex would fall under the ______ form of sexual harassment.
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37. In a quid pro quo case
of sexual harassment, ____ sexual advance(s) must have been made.
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38. Asking a coworker out on a
date is sexual harassment if:
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39. Which of the following
components of a sexual harassment policy would be illegal?
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40. Sexual harassment results in:
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41. Employees using FMLA must:
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42. Jean is the 2nd highest paid
employee at Reilly, Inc. She has worked there 3 years and wants to take 4
weeks of unpaid leave to have a baby. She gave the company 45 days notice but
they rejected her request. Under the FMLA, the company can do this because
she:
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43. There are several affirmative
action strategies an employer could use. If an employer advertised in
magazines and newspapers with a minority readership, it would be using which
of the following strategies?
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44. Which of the affirmative
action strategies would involve an employer changing the company policy or
the way an organization is decorated?
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45. Organizations have affirmative
action plans for one of four reasons. Which of the following is NOT one of
the four reasons?
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46. With a _______, the agency
agrees with a judge that it has not hired or promoted enough members of a
protected class and is willing to make changes.
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47. Which of the following
populations is used to statistically determine discrimination?
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48. AT&G does not have any
female employees. Ann Smith applied for a job as a machine operator. Though
she did not obtain the minimum score of 40 on the machine operator test,
AT&G plans to hire her as part of their new affirmative action plan.
There are 10 men who passed the test who did not get hired. Is this legal?
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49. Research has indicated that
employees hired due to affirmative action programs are perceived by coworkers
as:
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50. The ______ protects against
unreasonable search and seizure.
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51. When rendering decisions
involving the 4th Amendment, as it applies to drug testing, courts have
based their decisions on all of the following factors except:
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52. Allowing employees to
_________ removes the right of the organization to search the lockers.
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53. A test asking questions about
sexual orientation or belief in God might be illegal due to:
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54. The case law most pertinent to
privacy issues and psychological testing is:
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Objective Short Answer |
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55. What are the federally
protected classes?
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56. What employment practices are
most subject to invasion of privacy issues?
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57. What are the two types of
sexual harassment?
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58. What are the three major
affirmative action strategies?
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59. What are the four common
reasons for affirmative action plans?
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60. What are the five key issues
in determining the legality of an affirmative action plan involving
preferential hiring or promotion of minorities?
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Chapter_05_Employee_Selection_References_and_Testing Multiple Choice |
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1. In psychology, it is commonly
believed that the best predictor of future performance is:
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2. The process of confirming the
accuracy of information provided by the applicant is called a:
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3. Because it is not uncommon for
applicants to engage in resume fraud, references and letters of
recommendation are used to:
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4. Which of the following is good
advice in asking for a letter of recommendation?
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5. If an employer does not check
an applicant’s references and the applicant molests a child after being
hired, the employer could be charged with:
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6. Even though references are
commonly used to screen and select employees, they have not been successful
in predicting future employee success. The average uncorrected validity
coefficient for references and performance is:
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7. Which of the following is NOT
a factor contributing to reference leniency?
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8. In a reference check over the
telephone, Bob says that his former employee Ted was a real jerk and couldn’t
be trusted. Ted might sue Bob for:
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9. A problem associated with
letters of recommendation is the lack of agreement between two people who
provide references for the same person. This lack of agreement is related to
the issue of:
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10. Increasing the ______ of
references seems to increase validity.
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11. Which of the following is NOT
an ethical practice in providing references or writing letter of
recommendation?
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12. Which of the following is NOT
true regarding the use of grade point average for employee selection?
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13. Tests that are designed to
measure how much someone already knows rather than how much someone is
capable of knowing are referred to as:
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14. The major disadvantage to job
knowledge tests is that even though they do a good job of predicting
performance, they often result in _______.
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15. Most general ability tests
place the many specific aptitudes into one of three main dimensions. The
_______ dimension includes verbal, numerical, logic, and general learning
aptitudes.
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16. The _________ is a potential
breakthrough in cognitive ability tests as it has high validity and lower
levels of adverse impact.
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17. Color discrimination, glare
sensitivity, and speech recognition are examples of ______ abilities.
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18. Tests of ______ ability might
contain measures of finger dexterity and manual dexterity aptitudes.
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19. Jobs such as police officer,
fire fighter, and lifeguard, which require physical strength and stamina,
often use _______tests.
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20. Which of the following is NOT
a concern about using physical ability tests?
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21. A job in which an employee
continually lifts 25 pound boxes from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. requires:
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22. Though work samples are excellent
selection tools for several reasons, the main reason for not using them is
that they can be:
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23. Which of the following
selection methods uses multiple techniques and multiple observers to
evaluate applicants as they perform different job-related tasks?
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24. Which of the following is NOT
a requirement for an assessment center?
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25. The first step in creating an
assessment center is to:
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26. Which assessment center
technique is designed to simulate the types of daily information that appear
on a manager’s or employee’s desk?
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27. Which of the following
assessment center techniques allows the applicant to demonstrate such
attributes as creativity, decision making, and ability to work with others?
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28. The first step in the
development of a biodata instrument is to:
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29. The traditionally used method
to compare each piece of employee information with criterion group membership
in the biodata process is the:
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30. In constructing a biodata
instrument, John asks his employees to answer a series of questions about
their background. John then compares these answers to the employees’ job
performance. John is using which of the following methods?
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31. Which of the following are
criticisms of biodata?
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32. Gandy and Dye (1989) believe that
proper biodata items must:
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33. The 16PF is a personality
inventory whose 16 dimensions were determined by a factor analysis.
The 16PF is an example of a(n) ______ test.
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34. Though there is some
disagreement, psychologists today agree there are _______ main personality
dimensions.
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35. Which of the following is NOT
one of the “Big 5” personality dimensions?
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36. Tests of _______ determine if
individuals have serious psychological problems such as depression and
bipolar disorder.
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37. Because they are expensive,
time-consuming to score and administer, and lack reliability and validity,
_______ tests such as the Rorschach Ink Blot Test are seldom used by I/O
psychologists.
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38. A job applicant is given a
set of questions in which she is asked to rate the extent to which she is
outgoing, anxious, optimistic, careful, and loyal. She is probably taking:
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39. Of the four choices below,
which is the worst predictor of employee performance?
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40. _______ are designed to tell
an employer the probability that an applicant would steal money or
merchandise.
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