ability tests

Question 1

ability tests measure _ and are referred to as _ or achievement tests

Answer 1

knowledge, aptitude

Question 2

cognitive ability tests measure the _ association between _ of tests and _ (2)

Answer 2

close, content, academic achievement

Question 3

one type of test measure _ abilities and does _ combine scores

Answer 3

separate, not

Question 4

_ test: current knowledge, understanding or skill

Answer 4

attainment

Question 5

_ test: what someone is currently capable of doing

Answer 5

ability

Question 6

_ test: a measure of what someone will be able to learn or do in the future

Answer 6

aptitude

Question 7

cognitive ability tests are the same as _ tests, they measure various _ abilities, and are linked to _ (2)

Answer 7

intelligence, mental, academic success

Question 8

Cattell and Horn:

1. _ intelligence: capacity to _ and solve novel problems without _ (2)
2. _ intelligence: product of a person’s _ and _ experience

Answer 8

fluid, reason, prior learning, crystallized, cultural, educational

Question 9

_ reasoning tests are most useful where _ and _ are important to a role

Answer 9

general, understanding, proficiency

Question 10

_ reasoning tests require a moderate to _ level of _ to complete

Answer 10

critical, high, literacy

Question 11

_ (3) measure verbal comprehension, then deduction and numerical

Answer 11

Wonderlic Personnel Test

Question 12

_ (2) Critical Thinking Appraisal measure _ (3) levels

Answer 12

Watson Glaser, critical thinking ability

Question 13

_ (2) Numerical Reasoning Appraisal measure advanced _ (3) to solve problems

Answer 13

Rust Advanced, numerical reasoning skills

Question 14

Raven’s _ (2) measure _ (2) and overall general ability (_ intelligence)

Answer 14

Progressive Matrices, abstract reasoning, fluid

Question 15

studies have uniformly concluded that mental ability tests are among the most _ of all selection instruments

Answer 15

valid

Question 16

_ (2) theory promotes that _ is the most important factor in predicting job performance:

1. _ is the best predictor of job performance
2. conscientiousness _ correlated with fluid and crystallized intelligence
3. people with _ levels of intelligence tend to _ with more _ behaviours

Answer 16

Intelligence Compensatory, intelligence, conscientiousness, negatively, lower, compensate, conscientiousness

Question 17

cognitive ability tests usually result in a higher number of _ being hired, resulting in _ (2), this can be remedied by the _ rule

Answer 17

whites, adverse impact, 4/5ths

Question 18

major concerns with internet-based mental ability tests:

1. _ of paper-and-pencil and electronic tests
2. _ internet testing

Answer 18

equivalence, unproctored

Question 19

legal issues in physical ability testing:

1. _
2. _ workers
3. _ workers

Answer 19

females, disabled, older

Question 20

recommendations for the use of ability tests in selection:

1. reliability - was it calculated correctly on _ workers?
2. validity:
   - does the ability test measure what it is said to _?
   - have the test scores been _ with some measure of training or _ (2)?

Answer 20

similar, measure, correlated, job performance