Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales appear to provide _______ ratings than other types of rating scales.
a) less accurate
b) more accurate
c) more consistent
d) no more accurate
A timed test which is basically a code-substitution test on the WAIS-III is the
a) digit span subtest
b) digit symbol subtest
c) picture completion subtest
d) symbol substitution subtest
Given the equation X = T + e, X represents ________, T represents ________, and e represents _________.
a) true score; score on the test; error
b) true score; error; score on the test
c) score on the test; error; true score
d) score on the test; true score; error
Conscious efforts of the test taker to produce a distorted picture is
a) random responding
b) dissimulation
c) response style
d) biased responding
General knowledge that is neither specialized, esoteric, nor academic in nature is covered in the WAIS-III by the
a) comprehension test
b) digit span subtest
c) similarities subtest
d) information subtest
A technique which requires a supervisor to designate a fixed number of workers in each of several performance categories is a(n)
a) full ranking
b) forced distribution
c) paired comparison
d) objective placement
People who are incapable of completing the test accurately, or who lack motivation, may exhibit ______ on a test.
a) random responding
b) dissimulation
c) social desirability
d) all of the above
The WAIS-III can be broken down into two scales:
a) Verbal Scale and Performance Scale
b) Verbal Scale and Analytic Scale
c) Analytic Scale and Performance Scale
d) Performance Scale and Spatial Scale
One reason that objective performance indices have not fared well as measures
of job performance is that
a) these measures reflect a broad range of group- and individually-oriented aspectsof performance
b) these measures focus on group-oriented aspects of performance only
c) these measures focus on individually-oriented aspects of performance only
d) these work samples are hard to develop
Almost all theories of reliability assume that
a) people do not differ in levels of a given characteristic
b) test scores change over time
c) test scores do not change over time
d) test scores are influenced by consistency and inconsistency
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